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

LGBTQ economics

June 23, 2021

Lee Badgett discusses her research on the effects of sexual orientation-based discrimination and how economists can engage in the fight for equality.

Collaborative versus adversarial contact

June 18, 2021

How do shared goals among different social groups impact prejudice?

"Drowning in products"

June 14, 2021

Are consumers helped more by professional critics’ reviews or crowd-based ratings?

Making economic tools more reliable

June 9, 2021

An interview with Isaiah Andrews, the 2021 John Bates Clark Medalist

Getting the best election candidates

June 4, 2021

Are voters better off choosing directly or delegating to party leaders?

Welfare generosity and work

June 1, 2021

How much does extending unemployment insurance affect employment?

The pros and cons of collaboration

May 26, 2021

Benjamin Jones discusses the rise of team research and implications for professional advancement.

Nondisclosures and naive consumers

May 21, 2021

When do markets force companies to reveal the quality of their products?

Well-being and poverty

May 17, 2021

There are important considerations beyond incentives to work more.

American capitalism and incarceration

May 12, 2021

Anita Mukherjee discusses the consequences of private prisons for inmates in the United States.