Research Highlights

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

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Teacher diversity in the classroom

January 10, 2023

Does exposure to same-race teachers help students in the long run?

Research Highlights Article

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.

Research Highlights Featured Chart

2022 in Featured Charts

December 20, 2022

Economists tackled inequality, political turnover, air pollution, and more.

Research Highlights Podcast

How good is popular financial advice?

December 13, 2022

James Choi discusses how advice from popular financial authors differs from the theories and models of academic economists.

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Social media and depression

December 5, 2022

How did the rollout of Facebook affect the mental health of college students?

Research Highlights Article

Parental investment and educational attainment

November 28, 2022

How does family background affect college completion?

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More information, more polarization

November 21, 2022

Do efforts at persuasion in modern autocracies entrench political opinions?

Research Highlights Podcast

The costs of cultural traditions

November 15, 2022

Eduardo Montero and Dean Yang discuss the long-term economic consequences of religious festivals in Mexico that coincide with peak planting or harvest months.