Research Highlights

The AEA profiles research from all of our 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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Just what the doctor ordered?

June 27, 2022

Bradley Shapiro discusses the costs and benefits of directly advertising prescription drugs to consumers.

The agricultural roots of economic growth

June 13, 2022

Did agricultural diversity in mid-nineteenth-century America lead to today’s higher standards of living?

The returns to an economics degree

May 31, 2022

Zachary Bleemer discusses why studying economics in college can lead to significantly higher career earnings.

Breaking through restrictive attitudes

May 16, 2022

Can a school-based program have a meaningful impact on gender inequality?

Comparing 911 responses

May 2, 2022

CarlyWill Sloan discusses race and police use of force in two American cities.

Building state capacity with local elites

April 18, 2022

The Democratic Republic of Congo shows how city chiefs can help low-capacity governments collect more taxes.

The great reset?

April 4, 2022

Guido Alfani discusses how historical pandemics affected wealth gaps between rich and poor.

School choice troubles

March 25, 2022

Why did Taiwan’s school assignment system lead to nationwide protests?

Money problems

March 21, 2022

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

Reframing development in Africa

March 16, 2022

Nathan Canen and Leonard Wantchekon discuss state capture and economic growth in Africa.