2026 AEA Poster Videos

The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2026 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. The highlights of many of those interviews can be viewed below, with more coming soon so please check back. Selected AEA webcasts are also available, compliments of the AEA.

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Andrew Kao on party bans

January 27, 2026

How effective are political party bans?

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Enel Shirinli on colonialism and trust

January 27, 2026

How did colonial policies affect institutional trust and out-group bias among ethnic groups?

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Hui (Grace) Wang on student loans and labor supply

January 27, 2026

How do US student loans affect household decisions to work?

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Juliet-Nil Uraz on public legal assistance

January 27, 2026

How does losing access to legal aid affect welfare?

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Kathrin Durizzo on corruption and health care

January 27, 2026

Does improving patients’ knowledge reduce petty corruption by healthcare providers in developing countries?

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Lovepreet Singh on public spending and long-run growth

January 27, 2026

How do public spending and investment impact the development of regional economies?

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Lucy Wang on health IT diffusion

January 27, 2026

How does health information technology adoption affect healthcare access?

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Matthew McKetty on tourism in developing economies

January 27, 2026

Do expansions in a nation’s tourism industry improve the welfare of its citizens?

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Naixin Zhang on the politics of industrial policy

January 27, 2026

How does the political power of congressional representatives affect the allocation of industrial policies?

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Slava Mikhed on entrepreneurship and age

January 27, 2026

How do younger and older entrepreneurs respond to extra wealth?