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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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The returns to industrial policy

January 23, 2025
Panle Jia Barwick and Myrto Kalouptsidi discuss how China subsidized its rise to becoming the world’s leading shipbuilder.
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The immigration–crime link

January 13, 2025
Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens.
Research Highlights Article

2024 in Research Highlights

December 30, 2024
Economists addressed issues related to economics publishing, congestion effects, bank runs, and more.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

2024 in Featured Charts

December 23, 2024
Economists addressed issues related to remote learning, carbon pricing, species extinction, and more.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The polarization of industry wages

December 11, 2024
A small set of industries accounts for the rise in US earnings inequality over the last two decades.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The optimal size of local governments

November 27, 2024
How the allocation of villages to government units in India affects the delivery of public services.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Carbon pricing

November 13, 2024
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