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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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What's in a name?

June 19, 2017
Companies named for their founders do better. This video explains why more firms don't bear their owners’ names
Research Highlights Article

Why do mothers earn less?

June 14, 2017
An interview with Erik Plug about the "motherhood penalty" and what it means for working moms
Research Highlights Featured Chart

The resource curse in action

June 12, 2017
Violence in mineral-rich regions of Africa rose along with commodity prices
Research Highlights Article

You have the right to an attorney

June 6, 2017
Expanding access to legal counsel would benefit criminal suspects, but what about everybody else?
Research Highlights Featured Chart

Separate and more equal?

May 24, 2017
Certain tax systems can discourage married women from working more.
Research Highlights Article

Should I be a Good Samaritan?

May 17, 2017
An interview with Ted Bergstrom about how game theory helps us understand when we would assist a stranded traveler.