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December 2011 Issue
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Why Canada Didn't Have a Banking Crisis in 2008
Explaining Charter School Effectiveness
People Retire Later If They Understand Social Security Better
Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry
Organ Allocation Policy and Organ Donation Decisions
The "CAPS" Prediction System and Stock Market Returns
November 2011 Issue
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Over-Optimism in Official Budget Agencies' Forecasts
Time Use during Recessions
New Evidence on the Effects of Health Insurance
Early Maternal Employment and Family Wellbeing
Investment in Schooling Responds to Changes in Returns
Vehicle Weight and Automotive Fatalities
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The Effects of Public Health Insurance Expansions
The Availability and Use of 401(k) Loans
Mortgage Subsidies Affect Home Ownership
Employment, Wages, and Voter Turnout
What Option Markets Imply About Sector-Wide Government Guarantees
Disability, Pension Reform, and Early Retirement in Germany
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Job Loss in the Great Recession
Bank Performance in 1998 Explains Performance during the Recent Crisis
The Impact of Ozone Pollution on Worker Productivity
Limited Attention in the Car Market
How Finance,Trade, and Growth are Connected
The Consequences of Risk Adjustment in the Medicare Advantage Program
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The Rise of IPO Activity around the World
The Psychological Costs of War: Military Combat and Mental Health
Do Higher Sales Tax Rates Encourage Local Governments to Court Retailers?
The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT, and Productivity
Fuel Tax Incidence and Supply Conditions
The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
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Stock Option Exercise and Gift Exchange Relationships
African Export Successes
The Persistent Financial Losses of U.S. Airlines
Counterfeiters: Foes or Friends?
Implications of Population Aging for Economic Growth
Estimates of the Effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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Consumer Spending and the Economic Stimulus Payments of 2008
The Drawdown of Personal Retirement Assets
Programs to Affect Clean Electricity Demand Need Careful Design
Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy
Does Management Matter?
The Effect of Licensing on Dentists and Hygienists
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Financial Crises, Credit Booms, and External Imbalances
The Decline of "Piece Rate" Compensation in Manufacturing
The Multiplier for Federal Spending During the New Deal
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Shareholder Value
Mauritius: African Success Story
Long-Term Effects of School Desegregation and School Quality
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Decoding Inside Information
Taxes and the International Migration of Superstars
The Effects of Government-Sponsored Venture Capital
Labor Laws and Innovation
What Hinders Investment in the Aftermath of Financial Crises?
How Childbearing Affects Women's Wages
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State Pension System Liabilities
Country Characteristics Determine the Effects of Fiscal Stimulus
Peer Salaries and Job Satisfaction
Capital Structure and Debt Maturity Choices
School Desegregation and Urban Change
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Who Creates Jobs?
Cash for Clunkers Had Modest and Short-Lived Effects
The TIPS-Treasury Bond Puzzle
Government Grants Crowd Out Fund-Raising by Charities
Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth
The End of the Great Depression
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The Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimulus Depends on How It Is Delivered
Hospital Competition and Patient Outcomes
Are Building Codes Effective at Saving Energy?
The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms
Broker Incentives and Mutual Fund Market Segmentation
College Coeducation from 1835 to the Present