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Research Highlights

AEA Research Highlights feature selected articles published in the AEA journals.

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Bias on the bench

March 11, 2019
Judicial politics play a role in perpetuating racial and gender disparities in sentencing.
Research Highlights Article

The Poor City Population Boom

March 1, 2019
This video explains why today's fastest growing urban areas are in poorer countries.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Earn less, pay more

February 27, 2019
Can income tax policy explain how globalization drives income inequality?
Research Highlights Article

Does trade policy really matter?

February 25, 2019
Britain’s protectionism in the 1930s may offer insights for policymakers today.
Research Highlights Article

Educational returns

February 20, 2019
Are financial aid programs getting their money's worth?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Looking for work first

February 19, 2019
Should welfare require a period of job search?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Stimulating the vote

February 13, 2019
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act provided a boost to Democrats in the 2012 election.