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The following summaries of NBER Working Papers have appeared in the NBER Digest.January 2010 Issue

- Growing up in a Recession
- Cognition and Economic Outcomes
- How Regressive is a Price on Carbon?
- Non-Instructional Expenditures Affect Graduation Rates
- Grazing, Goods, and Girth
December 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- The Refinancing Boom and the Financial Crisis
- The Consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls
- Where You Are Sent and for How Long Influences Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Low Life Expectancy in the United States
- The Repo Market and the Start of the Financial Crisis
- International Differences in Decentralization and Productivity
November 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- House Prices, Home Equity-based Borrowing, and the U.S. Household Leverage Crisis
- Capital Market Integration and Wages
- Conditional Cash Penalties in Education
- Automobiles on Steroids
- Medical Licensing Board Characteristics and Physician Discipline
- Global Savings and Investment
October 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Game Theory and Major League Sports
- The Global Expansion of Higher Education
- Federal Life Sciences Funding and University R and D
- The Geography of Venture Capital Expansion
- The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression
- World Markets for Mergers and Acquisitions
September 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- The Professors Gender May Perpetuate the Gender Gap
- Lifecycle Funds in 401(K) Plans
- Effects of Introducing Kindergartens into Public Schools
- Poor Working Conditions Affect Long-Term Health
- Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market?
- When Are Analyst Recommendation Changes Influential?
August 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis
- Five Decades of Poverty
- The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds
- The Impact of the AIDS Pandemic on Health Services in Africa
- Charitable Memberships, Volunteering, and Discounts
- Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior
July 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Forced Sales and House Prices
- Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?
- The Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education
- Why Do Foreign Firms Leave U.S. Equity Markets?
- The Cost of Low Fertility in Europe
- Disclosure and the Cost of Capital
June 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Did Vietnam Veterans Get Sicker in the 1990s?
- Depression Babies and Risk-Taking
- Teaching the Tax Code
- The Governance and Performance of Research Universities
- Central Bank Policies Are More Transparent
- Foreign Ownership and Firm Performance
May 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- The Effect of a Gasoline Tax on Carbon Emissions
- Coverage under Medicare Part D
- A Tale of Two Islands
- Are Health Insurance Markets Competitive?
- Long-Run Effects of Unions on Firms
- Social Security, Retirement, and Youth Employment
April 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Who Bears Aggregate Fluctuations and How?
- The Internet, Wages, and Consumer Welfare
- Immigration and Wage Inequality
- Regulation of Pollution Sources
- The Euro, Wages, and Prices
March 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Did the 2008 Tax Rebates Stimulate Spending?
- Explaining the Credit Crunch
- Do Private Equity Firms "Create Value"?
- What Happened to the Airline Industry?
- Understanding Crude Oil Prices
- Exchange Rates and Prices
February 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Which CEO Characteristics and Abilities Matter?
- American Jobs and the Rise of Service Outsourcing to China and India
- The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing
- Understanding International Price Differences Using Barcode Data
- Currency Crises and Sudden Stops
- Air Pollution and Infant Health
January 2009 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Domestic Debt Helps to Explain External Defaults
- Changes in Social Security Have Affected Retirement
- Benefits of New Pharmaceuticals Significantly Exceed their Costs
- Welfare Reform Has Led to More Work but Less Education
- Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
- Taller Folks Earn More
December 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Climate Change and Economic Growth over The Last Half Century
- The Causes of Rising Income Inequality
- Gasoline Prices Affect Fuel Economy
- Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations
- Happiness Is More Evenly Distributed Among Americans
- Gold Standard Does Not Always Bring Credibility
November 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Public Pensions are Underfunded
- The Unequal Geographic Burden of Federal Taxation
- Having Good Teeth Can Pay Off
- Capital Inflows and Reserve Accumulation
- Latin American Industrialization after 1870
October 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Housing Busts May Lower Household Mobility
- Total Compensation Reflects Growth in Productivity
- The Federal Student Aid Process is Not Efficient
- Hours Spent in Homemaking Have Changed Little This Century
- How Costly is Diversity?
- Reforming Social Security With Progressive Personal Accounts
September 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- The Link Between Foreclosures and House Prices
- Understanding Bank Runs
- Derivatives Markets for Home Prices
- Unemployment Insurance Provides Needed Liquidity
- What Drives Retail Price Movements?
August 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Medicare Part D Saves Money for Many Participants
- Why do Foreigners Invest in the United States?
- Gender Differences: The Role of Institutions
- Macroeconomic Crises Since 1870
- A Black Swan In The Money Market
- Mentoring Reduces Turnover Among Teachers in New York City
June/July 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- School Ties and Mutual Fund Success
- The Increasing Prevalence of Obesity
- Tax Effects on Foreign Portfolio Investment
- A Theory of Military Dictatorships
- Exchange Rates Can Forecast Commodity Prices
- Capital Account Liberalization, Real Wages, and Productivity
April/May 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Origins of the Current Mortgage Problems
- Is a Listing on the NYSE Less Attractive?
- The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Adult Crime
- Do Professional Currency Managers Beat the Benchmark?
February/March 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Do Assassinations Change History?
- 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement
- Tax Increases Reduce GDP
- Does Globalization Weaken Monetary Policy?
- Stocks Rise Around Earnings Announcements
January 2008 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- When Taxpayers Ignore Less Visible Taxes
- The Rise and Fall of the College Graduate Wage Premium
- Higher U.S. Investment Yields Won't Allow Continued Large U.S. Current Account Deficit
- Parents Respond to School Performance Fact Sheets
December 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Is the U.S. Population Behaving Healthier?
- Cable Television Raises Womens Status in India
- Why Supbprime Auto Loans Default
- Exchange Controls And International Trade
November 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Anti-Depressants Reduce Suicide
- Why is the Developed World Obese?
- The Changing Nature of Marriage and Divorce
- Hidden Taxes Are Easier to Raise
- Higher Health Spending Saves Lives
- Did Bankruptcy Reform Increase Financial Distress?
September/October 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Who Benefits from Inflation Targeting?
- Current Account Surpluses And The Correction Of Global Imbalances
- Ranking Affects the Financial Resources of Public Colleges
- Europe's Lagging Service Sector
- Measuring Happiness and Satisfaction
August 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Public Insurance Expansions Crowd Out Private Health Insurance
- Teacher Credentials Don't Matter for Student Achievement
- Treasury Debt and Corporate Bond Rates
- Distributional Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries
- Who Blows the Whistle on Corporate Fraud?
July 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- What Drives the Political Slant of Daily Newspapers?
- The Effect of Congressional Majorities on Financial Variables
- The Declining Gain from International Portfolio Diversification
- The Return to Capital in China
June 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- TV Appearance and Electoral Success
- The Impact of Terrorism on the Office Real Estate Market
- Teacher Incentives and Student Performance
- Drug Co-Payments Increase Hospital Outpatient Spending
- Welfare Recipients Respond to Complex Incentives
- Has Globalization Changed Inflation?
May 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- No Child Left Behind Rules Raise Student Performance
- Effects of Immigration on African-American Employment and Incarceration
- Cigarette Regulations Reduce Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Simplification Raises Saving Rates
- Higher Tax Rates Reduce Working Hours In OECD Countries
April 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Retirement Saving Versus Mortgage Paydowns
- What Makes Foreign Firms Attractive to U.S. Investors?
- Tax Incentives Raised Business Investment
- Changing Business Volatility
March 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Why Do House Prices Rise Faster in Some Cities?
- The Effects of Education on Health
- Globalization And Poverty
- Cost Effects of Integrating Diagnosis and Treatment
February 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- The Impact of the Euro and Prospects for the Dollar
- Where Did All the Leisure Go?
- Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools?
- New Evidence on Gender Differences in Promotions and Pay
- Spreading the Gains from Immigration
- Why Some Diplomats Park Illegally
January 2007 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Why Do Women Outnumber Men in College?
- Does Child Abuse Cause Crime?
- Global Diversification Through Multinational Shares
- Police Pay and Performance
December 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Are Elite Universities Losing Their Competitive Edge?
- Abortion and Selection
- The Impact of Foreign Students on the Earnings of Doctorates
- Intensive Care Reduces Disability after Cardiovascular Disease
November 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- International Capital Flows Alter U.S. Interest Rates
- Black-White Test Scores: Neighborhoods, Not Schools, Matter Most
- New Laboratory Procedures Increase Life Expectancy
- The Career Effects Of Graduating In A Recession
- Will Super-High Chinese Growth Continue?
October 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Media Bias and Voting
- Electoral Outcomes and Financial Markets
- The Evolution of Top Incomes
- A Healthy Economy Can Break Your Heart
- The Allies, Spain, And Oil In World War II
- Generous Benefits Raise Long-Term Unemployment
September 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Improved Neighborhoods Don't Raise Academic Achievement
- Teacher-Student Matching Increases Teacher Effectiveness
- Incentives to R&D Directors Improve Corporate R&D Performance
- No Decline in Long-Term Employment
- Intangible Capital and Economic Growth
- The Value of Stock Options to Non-Executive Employees
August 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Inflation Dynamics and the Distribution of Income
- TV, Fast Foods, and Childhood Obesity
- A Field Experiment in the Consumer Credit Market
- The Earned Income Tax Credit Raises Employment
- Macroeconomic Derivatives
July 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Do Mutual Fund Investors Care About Fees?
- Why High Earners Work Longer Hours
- Comparing Government Healthcare Costs in Ten OECD Countries
- The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing
June 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Canada's Universal Childcare Hurt Children and Families
- Megan's Law Hits Local Property Prices
- The Safety and Efficacy of the FDA
- Why Poverty Persists
May 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Economic Progress of Immigrants
- Unhappiness after Hurricane Katrina
- Teachers and the Gender Gaps in Student Achievement
- Matching Incentives Raise Saving
April 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Medicare and Its Impact
- Is There a Housing Buble?
- Economic Explanations of Increased Obesity
- The Effects of Communism on Popular Preferences
- What Undermines Aid's Impact on Growth?
March 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- How Daughters Affect Their Legislator Fathers' Voting on Women's Issues
- America's Unsustainable Current Account Deficit
- Do Macro Variables, Asset Markets, Or Surveys Forecast Inflation Better?
- What Do Parents Value in Education?
- Service Offshoring Raises U.S. Productivity
February 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- How Do House Prices Affect Consumption?
- Do Women Shy Away From Competition?
- Do Medicare Report Cards Tell Consumers Anything They Don't Already Know?
- Are Durable Goods Consumers Forward Looking?
- Mutual Fund Switching Lowers Investors' Returns
- No Evidence that Aid Stimulates Growth
January 2006 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- "Acting White"
- The Costs of International Capital Controls
- Why South African Incomes Declined
- The Happiness of Nations
- Bank Supervision and Corruption in Lending
December 2005 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Is China Mercantilist?
- The Effect of Brown v. Board of Education on Blacks' Earnings
- The Mexican Workforce in the United States
- Social Security and Early Retirement
- Great Inventions Come Later in Life
- The Value of Health and Longevity
November 2005 Issue Full issue available as PDF
- Productivity Growth and Employment
- Changing Work Behavior of Married Women
- Fundamentals and Systematic Risk in Stock Returns
- Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Policies, and Risky Sexual Behaviors