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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.
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Escaping to opportunity

October 1, 2018
Leaving impoverished public housing projects has profound long-term consequences for children.
Research Highlights Article

Explanation of benefits

September 26, 2018
Are policymakers providing enough information about social programs?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Job killer or creator?

September 24, 2018
What impact did a $15 per hour minimum wage have on the employment rate in three cities?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Back to school

September 19, 2018
Providing more information to prospective students encourages a return to school.
Research Highlights Article

Equal opportunities?

September 17, 2018
The AEA interviews Kelly Bedard about how gender-neutral tenure clock stopping policies can actually widen the gender gap in the profession.
Research Highlights Article

Bigger reach, higher prices

September 13, 2018
Mergers may increase health care costs even when competition isn't weakened.
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Working late in life

September 10, 2018
What impact do government support programs for seniors have on their participation in the labor market?
Research Highlights Article

No prosperity without freedom

September 4, 2018
Can China's media thrive while being a propaganda arm for the government?
Research Highlights Article

More than a paycheck

August 29, 2018
The AEA interviews Stephan Meier about the nonmonetary rewards of work.