Research Highlights

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

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Helping moms be happier

March 13, 2020
Providing cognitive behavioral therapy to depressed new mothers yielded benefits seven years later.
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Steering clear of risky mortgages

March 11, 2020
To what extent could financial education help home buyers make wiser decisions?
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Numbing the China shock

March 9, 2020
Is there a link between free trade and deaths of despair?
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Experience counts

March 4, 2020
The AEA interviews Ben Jones about why successful entrepreneurs tend to be older than we think.
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A puzzling development

March 2, 2020
India has grown a lot in the past three decades, but it’s been uneven. Can that continue?
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Keep it in the ground

February 28, 2020
How much does restricting the supply of federal coal reduce carbon emissions?
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Navigating reality

February 26, 2020
How do maps shape economic decisions with the information they convey?
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One tax to rule them all

February 24, 2020
Uniform markups may be simple, but are states leaving tax revenue on the table?
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Breaking the silence

February 19, 2020
Do victims of sexual assault have an incentive to file a report earlier than libelers?
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Join the club

February 18, 2020
Safe spaces for young girls in Africa helped them take control of their lives.