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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

America’s public safety net

March 19, 2025
Christopher Howard discusses the history of public assistance and social insurance in the United States.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Prisons and mental health

March 12, 2025
Norway’s rehabilitation-oriented correctional system is a case study for improving the mental health outcomes for the incarcerated.
Research Highlights Podcast

Media salience and polarization

February 19, 2025
Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski discusses how increased media coverage can polarize the views of moderate individuals.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Beating the heat

January 29, 2025
How much are people willing to pay to avoid uncomfortable temperatures?
Research Highlights Podcast

The returns to industrial policy

January 23, 2025
Panle Jia Barwick and Myrto Kalouptsidi discuss how China subsidized its rise to becoming the world’s leading shipbuilder.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The immigration–crime link

January 13, 2025
Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens.