American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

AER Research Highlights

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Reshaping financial networks

September 23, 2019
Civil War-era legislation helped usher in a period of top-down banking panics. Are there lessons for today’s economies?
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Breaching the Great Firewall

September 4, 2019
What has censorship done to the Chinese public’s demand for politically sensitive news?
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Unbiased results

August 19, 2019
Many research fields are plagued with publication bias. A new statistical technique can help correct the problem.
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Paying for kidneys

August 14, 2019
What are the moral calculations people make when it comes to compensating organ donors?
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Inequality in the "Middle Kingdom"

July 31, 2019
As China's economy has expanded, how has that wealth been distributed among social classes?
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Measuring misallocation

July 8, 2019
How much are countries like Saudi Arabia distorting oil markets?
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Meeting the needs of the elderly

July 1, 2019
What should state governments do to improve the quality of nursing homes? Pennsylvania may offer some lessons.
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Betting on beach tourism

June 26, 2019
How do investments in the service sector affect economic growth in developing countries?