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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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Dreaming of an education

February 14, 2020
The DACA program significantly boosted high school enrollment for undocumented migrants.
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Foreign investment

February 12, 2020
Public research universities in states that have had severe funding cuts for higher education have also had large gains in international students.
Research Highlights Article

Don’t feed the trolls

February 10, 2020
More care in crafting patents could be an efficient way to rein in frivolous lawsuits.
Research Highlights Article

Not ready to retire

February 5, 2020
The AEA interviews Christopher Tonetti about why older Americans would keep working if they had job flexibility.
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Unfortunate sons

February 3, 2020
Evidence from the Vietnam War shows how parents’ experiences can have a long-lasting impact on their children.
Research Highlights Article

More testing is needed

January 27, 2020
The regulatory process for new medical technology is faster in Europe than the US. But which system benefits consumers the most?
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When the well runs dry

January 22, 2020
Small farmers are adapting to water loss by leaving the fields and working elsewhere.