Research Highlights

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

Podcasts — Interviews with AEA authors discussing their work.
Articles — Summaries of AEA articles, based on interviews with the authors.
Featured Charts — Illumination of graphs from AEA journal articles.

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Graduate school and mental health

February 21, 2023
Valentin Bolotnyy discusses the state of student mental health in eight top-ranked economics programs.
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Learning on the job

February 13, 2023
Does working while in school help students transition into the labor market?
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War, trade, and social ties

January 30, 2023
Does armed conflict reduce trade through the erosion of intergroup trust?
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Delegating authority

January 17, 2023
How does the need for coordination affect organization design?
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2022 in Research Highlights

December 27, 2022
Economists addressed the returns to an economics degree, why workers in bigger cities have higher wages, grade inflation, and more.
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2022 in Featured Charts

December 20, 2022
Economists tackled inequality, political turnover, air pollution, and more.