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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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Learning to cheat

March 5, 2018
A high school program designed to promote learning incentivized cheating as well.
Research Highlights Article

Process of assimilation

February 28, 2018
An interview with Leah Boustan about immigrant earnings, assimilation, and policy
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Guilty until proven innocent

February 26, 2018
How does being detained before trial affect the chances that a defendant will be found guilty?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Funding and favoritism in the EU

February 21, 2018
Agricultural Commissioners allocate more of the budget to their home countries.
Research Highlights Article

When less is more

February 19, 2018
Why would a five-star restaurant not want to disclose a positive inspection score?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Imagining a better life

February 12, 2018
Treating AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa made people there feel optimistic about living longer. So, they invested in their future.
Research Highlights Article

Home security

February 9, 2018
How much did unemployment benefits stabilize the housing market during the Great Recession?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Moving up in the world

February 7, 2018
New research explains the link between redistributive preferences and perceptions of social mobility.