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

Devotion and economic progress

November 20, 2020

How does religious intensity affect development?

The capacity to meet volatile demand

November 16, 2020

Why are there such large differences in productivity between companies in the same industry?

How economists can help combat COVID-19

November 11, 2020

Boston University epidemiologist Eleanor Murray says the tools of economics can help her field better understand the impacts of the disease.

The not-so-hot melting pot

November 6, 2020

How fast did economic disparities between immigrants to America converge in the Age of Mass Migration?

Friends don’t let friends not vote

November 2, 2020

How is turnout affected by excuses for not casting a ballot?

Importing polarization

October 28, 2020

Professor Gordon Hanson discusses how competition from China has pushed some communities to the edges of the political spectrum.

Radio war

October 23, 2020

How much did foreign news broadcasts contribute to the Italian resistance in WWII?

The rise of the service economy

October 19, 2020

Structural changes are reshaping growth, interest rates, and investment in the world’s economies.

Populism's rise

October 14, 2020

Political scientist Yotam Margalit discusses why economic anxiety alone doesn’t explain the appeal of populist politicians.

Bureaucratic water fights

October 9, 2020

Resolving tension between state and local authorities in Brazil boosted needed investments in water and sanitation services.