2019 AEA Poster Videos

The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2019 conference in Atlanta to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. The highlights of those interviews can be viewed below. The poster presenters also told us what they considered to be the most urgent question that economists face today. You can watch the bonus video here. Selected AEA webcasts are also available, compliments of the AEA.

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Alessandro Flamini on illegal drugs and public corruption

January 9, 2019

Did the arrival of crack cocaine in California increase institutionalized corruption?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Alicia Sasser Modestino on the effectiveness of financial coaching

January 11, 2019

To what extent can educational programs improve people's financial behaivor?

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Boubacar Diallo on the "Scramble for Africa"

January 11, 2019

How did the partitioning of Africa in the 19th century affect modern day financial development across countries?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Derek Wu on federal grants and education spending

January 9, 2019

Do federal grants crowd out local revenues?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Gi-Eu Lee on water right reforms

January 14, 2019

What effects did reforms in Texas and New Mexico have on agricultural revenue?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Haishan Yuan on the challenges of regulating fisheries

January 11, 2019

Are bans effective in reducing the number of boats in fisheries?

AEA Poster Presenter Video

Janna Johnson on the undercounting of children in the US Census

January 9, 2019

How big of a problem is the US Census undercount of children for social science research?

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Mallory Avery on colonial resistance and economic development

January 9, 2019

How do the reactions of native populations to colonial rule affect future growth?

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Matteo Binfare on the performance of investment-savvy university boards

January 11, 2019

Does board member experience with investing improve endowment returns?

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Pallab Ghosh on tenure in economics

January 10, 2019

What matters more: the quantity of publications or having fewer papers in top journals?