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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

How policy shapes culture

July 21, 2021
Natalie Bau discusses the impact that pension reform had on traditional family arrangements in Indonesia and Ghana.
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To catch a polluter

July 19, 2021
Do emissions rise when regulatory agencies aren’t looking?
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Understanding the child penalty

July 14, 2021
Can biology explain gender-based differences in earnings after the birth of a child?
Research Highlights Article

Family ties

July 12, 2021
The relationship between kinship networks and war.
Research Highlights Podcast

More than a few bad apples

July 7, 2021
Steven Mello discusses discrimination within the Florida Highway Patrol and what it reveals about racial bias in the US.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The fallout of bankruptcy reform

July 6, 2021
What are the economic consequences of making it more difficult for individuals to file for bankruptcy protection?
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Foreign interventions

June 30, 2021
Do scholars need a better framework for thinking about foreign influence?
Research Highlights Article

Persistent protesting

June 28, 2021
How do political movements sustain participation over the long run?