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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

Supreme polarization

March 3, 2021
University of Chicago law professor Daniel Hemel discusses whether the nation’s highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis and, if so, what to do about it.

Beyond the lab

February 22, 2021
Do experiments with student participants produce valid measures of behavior within the general population?

Blossoming borders

February 8, 2021
Indonesia's efforts to redraw political boundaries shed light on factors affecting ethnic polarization.

The consequences of school choice

February 3, 2021
Harvard professor Chris Avery discusses how allowing students to leave their neighborhood for their education may undercut policymakers' goals.

Danger lurks below

January 25, 2021
How much do leaky underground petroleum tanks harm our health and what should policymakers do about it?