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

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Open access

September 25, 2020
Is there a way that companies can use consumer data while also respecting their privacy?
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The next big thing

September 23, 2020
A lot of cities want to be the next Silicon Valley, but transforming into a high-tech hub is not that easy.
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The DNA of new exporters

September 21, 2020
Which companies are successful at selling abroad?
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Reviving distressed communities

September 16, 2020
Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute on how economic development policy is shortchanging poor regions.
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Risk equals reward

September 9, 2020
Wealth inequality is growing, in part, because rich people can be riskier with their money.
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Kill the machines

September 8, 2020
To what extent can technological disruption lead to civil unrest?