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

Boosting the youth vote

August 24, 2020

How do states respond when young voters gain more political leverage?

A century of women’s enfranchisement

August 19, 2020

Elizabeth Cascio discusses how generational change has contributed to the expanding political gap between men and women in the US.

Finding the best person for the job

August 14, 2020

Does offering more career advancement attract less motivated workers?

Bound by history

August 10, 2020

Would requiring incumbents to match their previous best vote share improve our democracy?

Wielding charity for political influence

August 5, 2020

Marianne Bertrand and Matilde Bombardini discuss how much of corporate philanthropy is really lobbying.

The spillover effects of trade wars

July 31, 2020

The 2018 tariffs caused price spikes to products that weren't even protected.

Balancing land reform and productivity

July 27, 2020

The Philippines redistributed over 6 million hectares of land. But it came with some unintended costs.

Building barriers

July 22, 2020

Benjamin Feigenberg discusses the effectiveness of border walls on deterring migration.

Room to grow

July 17, 2020

Are social insurance mandates holding back entrepreneurs?

Promoting smaller families

July 13, 2020

Fertility rates are declining in poor countries. Family planning campaigns are part of the reason why.