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Research Highlights

AEA Research Highlights feature selected articles published in the AEA journals.

Podcasts — Interviews with AEA authors discussing their work.
Articles — Summaries of AEA articles, based on interviews with the authors.
Featured Charts — Illumination of graphs from AEA journal articles.

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Comparing 911 responses

May 2, 2022
CarlyWill Sloan discusses race and police use of force in two American cities.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Local politics

April 25, 2022
How does geographic context influence voter behavior?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Digging into an argument

April 7, 2022
Do people become more convinced of their own positions in the midst of a debate?
Research Highlights Podcast

The great reset?

April 4, 2022
Guido Alfani discusses how historical pandemics affected wealth gaps between rich and poor.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The Little Divergence

March 29, 2022
What was the economic impact of the Black Death in Europe?
Research Highlights Article

School choice troubles

March 25, 2022
Why did Taiwan’s school assignment system lead to nationwide protests?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Immigrants as job-creators

March 23, 2022
Are companies started by non-native founders more innovative?
Research Highlights Article

Money problems

March 21, 2022
Do monetary themed questions on standardized tests have a negative impact on students of low socioeconomic status?