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

Supplying a fiscal lifeline

May 13, 2020
Valerie Ramey discusses what economists have learned about stimulus since the 2008 financial crisis.

Dissecting monetary policy

May 8, 2020
How much of the reaction to Fed policy is based on what officials say versus what they do?

After the flood

April 24, 2020
Does economic activity move away from flood-prone areas after catastrophe strikes?

Beyond reproach

April 20, 2020
Can an advertising campaign act as a kind of corporate insurance in a disaster?

When place matters most

April 10, 2020
Moving to nicer neighborhoods has lasting effects on kids' outcomes, especially in their teenage years.