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June 2011 Issue

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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
May 2011 Issue
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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