Archive of NBER Digest -- 1999
The following summaries of NBER Working Papers have appeared in previous issues of the NBER Digest. |
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On the Payoff to Attending an Elite College
The Market for Catastrophe Risk
Reducing Accidents is Key to Lower Child Mortality
Impacts of the Indonesian Economic Crisis: Price Changes and the Poor
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Early Withdrawal Does Not Negate 401(k) Importance
The Japanese Banking System is in Transition
Social Security Increases Wealth Inequality
Corrupt Governments Receive no less Foreign Aid
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Living Standards Rise Faster than Official Estimates
Common Elements in Financial Crises
Bribery Does Not Reduce Bureaucracy
Direct Investment is a Steady Source of Foreign Capital
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New Facts in Finance, and Portfolio Advice for a Multifactor World
Fiscal Incentives Raise Student Disability Rates
Banks are Key to Full Mexican Recovery
Higher Beer Prices Would Reduce Campus Violence
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Stock Market Movements and Investor Demand
Social Security Earnings Reduce Work by the Elderly
Higher Alcohol Prices May Lower Spousal Abuse
Inequality and Growth
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The Health Effects of Medicaid Coverage for Children are Unclear
Reforming Social Security with Personal Accounts
Stimulating Commercialization in Government Laboratories
Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers From Illegal Immigration?
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How People Choose their College Helps to Explain Increasing Income Inequality among College-Educated Workers
Do Higher Cigarette Prices Encourage Youth To Use Marijuana?
Herd Mentality Takes over in Market Crisis
Proposed Social Security Reforms Have Little Effect on Income Distribution
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Venture Capital Spurs Innovation
Equal Prescriptions for Unequal Patients
Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts
The Impact of Taxes on Internet Commerce
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Married Women Work Less Because of the EITC
True Price of Depression Treatment is Declining
Past International Rescues were More Successful than Recent Ones
Immigrants Tend to Live in High Welfare Benefit States
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All School Finance Equalizations Are Not Created Equal
Cleaner Air Results in Higher Home Prices
The Value of Tax Breaks for Not-for-Profit Hospitals
An Experience-Rated UI System Reduces Claims
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Institutional Investors Drive Large Cap Prices
More Efficient Tax Systems Lead to Bigger Government
Lower Medicaid Fees Lead to Fewer Cesarean Births
An Historical Analysis of Monetary Policy Rules