American Economic Review: Insights

ISSN 2640-205X (Print) | ISSN 2640-2068 (Online)

AER: Insights Research Highlights

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Hidden genius

December 16, 2020
How does a successful research career relate to where someone was born?
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Gendered laws

December 9, 2020
Penny Goldberg discusses how legal gender discrimination affects women’s economic opportunities around the globe.
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The DNA of new exporters

September 21, 2020
Which companies are successful at selling abroad?
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Kill the machines

September 8, 2020
To what extent can technological disruption lead to civil unrest?
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Room to grow

July 17, 2020
Are social insurance mandates holding back entrepreneurs?
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Breaking the poverty cycle

June 17, 2020
Can a support program for disadvantaged high school students have lasting effects?
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Figuring out what works

June 15, 2020
Healthy people follow health trends. That behavior can actually cloud research.
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Time to adjust

April 8, 2020
Do immigrants to the US assimilate more slowly than they used to?
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Investment tax cuts and jobs

March 30, 2020
How much does a tax deduction on capital purchases stimulate employment?