NBER Working Papers Cited in the Press

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This archive includes only citations posted in 2006. See the Working Paper citations page for other postings.

This is a partial list of NBER Working Papers cited in the press. If you are aware of any omissions, please email us. Whenever possible, include the name of the publication, title of the article, name of the NBER authors, and NBER Working Paper number.

WP Number

Press Title

Authors

NBER Working Paper Title

Boston Globe

Life in retirement may be easier than you think

12057

Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder

Some Answers to the Retirement-Consumption Puzzle

Caribbean Net News

Beware the pitfalls of ill conceived policy

11619

Amy Finkelstein

The Aggregate Effects of Health Insurance: Evidence from the Introduction of Medicare

The Economist

A ticket for corruption

12312

Raymond Fisman, Edward Miguel

Cultures of Corruption: Evidence From Diplomatic Parking Tickets

Financial Times

Undercover Economist: Check this out

12508

Alexandre Mas, Enrico Moretti

Peers at Work

Handelsblatt

Die einflussreichsten Ökonomen seit 1970	12526	E. Han Kim, Adair Morse, Luigi Zingales	What Has Mattered to Economics Since 1970
Parksünden von Diplomaten - zur Kultur der Korruption	12312	Raymond Fisman, Edward Miguel	Cultures of Corruption: Evidence From Diplomatic Parking Tickets
Wie ein TV-Sender George W. Bush zum Wahlsieg verhalf	12169	Stefano DellaVigna, Ethan Kaplan	The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting
Warum der Aufschwung 873 Deutschen das Leben kosten wird	12102	Christopher J. Ruhm	A Healthy Economy Can Break Your Heart
Höhere Tabaksteuern schaden der Gesundheit von Rauchern	12124	David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser	Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans?
Globalisierung anno 1503	11884	Kevin H. O'Rourke, Jeffrey G. Williamson	Did Vasco da Gama Matter for European Markets? Testing Frederick Lane's Hypotheses Fifty Years Later
Die Ökonomie des Krieges	11954	Edward Miguel, Gerard Roland	The Long Run Impact of Bombing Vietnam
Die Ökonomie des Krieges	12054	Linda Bilmes, Joseph Stiglitz	The Economic Costs of the Iraq War: An Appraisal Three Years After the Beginning of the Conflict
Heiligs Blechle - billiger dank Internet	11515	Florian Zettelmeyer, Fiona Scott Morton, Jorge Silva-Risso	How the Internet Lowers Prices: Evidence from Matched Survey and Auto Transaction Data
E(U) = E (f + g) - c - das ist wahre Freundschaft"	11530	Bruce Sacerdote, David Marmaros	How Do Friendships Form?
Die Ökonomie der Religion	9682	Robert J. Barro, Rachel McCleary	Religion and Economic Growth
Wider die Mär vom faulen Europäer	10316	Edward C. Prescott	Why do Americans work so much more than Europeans

Reuters

Foreign purchases of US bonds keep rates lower

12560

Francis E. Warnock, Veronica Cacdac Warnock

International Capital Flows and U.S. Interest Rates

Rediff

Of Economists and Dowry

12630

Raj Arunachalam, Trevon D. Logan

On the Heterogeneity of Dowry Motives

Rutland Herald

Elections show no sure path for stocks

12073

Erik Snowberg, Justin Wolfers, Eric Zitzewitz

Partisan Impacts on the Economy: Evidence from Prediction Markets and Close Elections

Star-Telegram

	In the Land of 'Duh'	12410	Jonathan Gruber, Daniel M. Hungerman	The Church vs the Mall: What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?
	Taller people are smarter: study	12466	Anne Case, Christina Paxson	Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes

The New Yorker

Shortchanged

12466

Anne Case, Christina Paxson

Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes

The New York Times

Behind Those Stockpiles of Corporate Cash	12534	Thomas W. Bates, Kathleen M. Kahle, Rene M. Stulz	Why Do U.S. Firms Hold So Much More Cash Than They Used To?
China Is Big Trouble for the U.S. Balance of Trade, Right? Well, Not So Fast	12373	Lee Bransetter, Nicholas Lardy	China's Embrace of Globalization
Looking for the Incentives That Will Prompt Americans to Save More	11680	Esther Duflo, William Gale, Jeffrey Liebman, Peter Orszag, Emmanuel Saez	Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block
Investing in Good Deeds Without Checking the Prospectus	11611	Craig Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price, Nicholas G. Rupp	Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Charity: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Hello, Young Workers: One Way to Reach the Top Is to Start There	12059	Paul Oyer	The Making of an Investment Banker: Macroeconomic Shocks, Career Choice and Lifetime Income
What scares doctors about hospitals	11182	Robert S. Huckman, Jason Barro	Cohort Turnover and Productivity: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals
The Cost of Invading Iraq: Imponderables Meet Uncertainties	12092	Steven J. Davis, Kevin M. Murphy, Robert H. Topel	War in Iraq versus Containment
The Cost of Invading Iraq: Imponderables Meet Uncertainties	12054	Linda Bilmes, Joseph Stiglitz	The Economic Costs of the Iraq War: An Appraisal Three Years After the Beginning of the Conflict
The Difference Between Men and Women, Revisited: It's About Competition	11474	Muriel Niederle, Lise Vesterlund	Do Women Shy Away From Competition? Do Men Compete Too Much?
Study Finds Test Scores Not Lowered by Television	12021	Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro	Does Television Rot Your Brain? New Evidence from the Coleman Study

The Wall Street Journal

Guarding the Jewels	12583	James B. Rebitzer, Lowell J. Taylor	When Knowledge is an Asset: Explaining the Organizational Structure of Large Law Firms
Grand Old Rally	12073	Erik Snowberg, Justin Wolfers, Eric Zitzewitz	Partisan Impacts on the Economy: Evidence from Prediction Markets and Close Elections
Washington Wire	12317	Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Joel Waldfogel	Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
For a Few Dollars Less	11281	George J. Borjas, Lawrence F. Katz	The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States

Workforce Management Online

Men, Go Left

12387

Christopher S. Ruebeck, Joseph E. Harrington, Jr., Robert Moffitt

Handedness and Earnings

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