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

Boys' club

January 14, 2019
An elite education can propel someone into a top corporate job...if they are a wealthy man.

Targeting poverty

December 10, 2018
The AEA interviews Rema Hanna and Benjamin Olken about whether universal basic income programs are the best way to provide aid in the developing world.

Building trust with buyers

November 21, 2018
How much do offers of "satisfaction guaranteed" improve efficiency in the marketplace?