2018 AEA Poster Videos

The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2018 conference in Philadelphia to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. The highlights of those interviews can be viewed below. The poster presenters also told us how they got interested in economics. You can watch the bonus video here. Selected AEA webcasts are also available, compliments of the AEA.

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Richard Steckel on economic growth and diabetes

January 11, 2018

Can rapid economic growth cause diabetes?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Seth Gershenson on the impact of same-race educators

January 9, 2018

What impact does having a same-race teacher have on long-term student performance?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Shaikh Eskander on how Bangladeshi farmers adapt to natural disasters

January 9, 2018

How do farmers use the land rental market to mitigate the effects of climate change?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Sriya Anbil on emergency lending in the Great Depression

January 9, 2018

How can we identify "bad banks"?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Weihua Zhao on how self-driving cars will change cities

January 11, 2018

Could autonomous vehicles contribute to urban sprawl?