Research Highlights

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

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Few companies, fewer products

June 5, 2020
The oligopolistic smartphone market isn't producing enough phones for consumers.
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Take it again

June 3, 2020
Retaking the SAT boosts scores and college enrollment, especially for minority and low-income students.
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Scrutinizing for-profit colleges

May 27, 2020
Stephanie Cellini discusses the ways students are affected in a much maligned industry.
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Keeping up best practices

May 26, 2020
Do management interventions last? The textile industry in India provides a clue.
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Investing in themselves

May 20, 2020
Displaced migrants often prioritize their education over physical assets when they resettle, leading to generational consequences.
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Supplying a fiscal lifeline

May 13, 2020
Valerie Ramey discusses what economists have learned about stimulus since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Tracking the evolution of work

May 11, 2020
A new dataset on job tasks provides insight into how employment in the US changed.