Research Highlights

The AEA profiles research from all of its journals covering the wide range of topics that economists study. The entire archive of research highlights is below. A list of featured charts from AEA journals are also available.

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Archive

Getting the help they need

November 29, 2021

How did cuts to special education in Texas affect the long-run outcomes for students?

Divergences in life expectancy across US states

November 24, 2021

Christopher Foote and Ellen Meara discuss rising geographic disparities in US mortality.

The efficiency of outsourcing

November 19, 2021

Does the government save by hiring private contractors for publicly funded projects?

Household job search

November 15, 2021

What causes the marital wage premium?

Bye, local

November 12, 2021

Better intercity transportation spurred the decline of sole proprietorships in American cities at the turn of the 20th century.

The recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War

November 10, 2021

Leah Boustan discusses how White slaveholding families in the US South rebuilt their fortunes after emancipation.

Measuring consumption inequality

November 1, 2021

Warehouse stores reduce the frequency of shopping trips.

Deterring crime with DNA databases

October 27, 2021

Jennifer Doleac discusses the impact of DNA databases on the reduction of recidivism.

How public policy affects private schools

October 22, 2021

Reforms in funding for New York City’s public schools had consequences for the private school sector.

The rise of advertising giants in the attention economy

October 18, 2021

Is consolidation among marketing networks driving down online advertising sales?