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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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Research Highlights Podcast

The great reset?

April 4, 2022
Guido Alfani discusses how historical pandemics affected wealth gaps between rich and poor.
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The Little Divergence

March 29, 2022
What was the economic impact of the Black Death in Europe?
Research Highlights Article

School choice troubles

March 25, 2022
Why did Taiwan’s school assignment system lead to nationwide protests?
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Immigrants as job-creators

March 23, 2022
Are companies started by non-native founders more innovative?
Research Highlights Article

Money problems

March 21, 2022
Do monetary themed questions on standardized tests have a negative impact on students of low socioeconomic status?
Research Highlights Podcast

Reframing development in Africa

March 16, 2022
Nathan Canen and Leonard Wantchekon discuss state capture and economic growth in Africa.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Automating air pollution monitoring

March 14, 2022
Monitoring technology helped China crack down on cities that underreported air pollution.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

African manufacturing

March 9, 2022
How has industrialization affected labor productivity in sub-Saharan countries?