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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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A better understanding of food insecurity

June 4, 2018
A larger share of minorities lack access to healthy food than whites. But the severity of that poor access matters, too.
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What's it worth to you?

June 1, 2018
Evidence from the Canadian airline industry offers a nuanced view of how competition affects price discrimination.
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Economics (in space!)

May 30, 2018
Economists are well positioned to study the commercialization of space.
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Taking smart chances

May 23, 2018
The AEA interviews David Huffman about how a person’s cognitive ability relates to their taste for risk.
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Moving on up

May 21, 2018
A housing reform in Dallas offers lessons for how voucher design shapes decisions about where to live.
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Creating criminals?

May 18, 2018
Restricting immigrants’ ability to work causes an increase in financially motivated crime.
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The rise of the state

May 16, 2018
The Great Depression led to widespread institutional changes in the US.
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Protection from predators

May 14, 2018
What are the economic consequences when governments don't keep law and order?