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July 2011, Volume 3, Issue 3
- 88-123 Low-Skilled Immigration and the Labor Supply of Highly Skilled Women
by Patricia Cortés & José Tessada - 124-157 Marrying Up: The Role of Sex Ratio in Assortative Matching
by Ran Abramitzky & Adeline Delavande & Luis Vasconcelos - 158-187 Are High-Quality Schools Enough to Increase Achievement among the Poor? Evidence from the Harlem Children's Zone
by Will Dobbie & Roland G. Fryer - 188-220 Subsidizing Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
by Orazio Attanasio & Adriana Kugler & Costas Meghir - 221-243 Returns to Local-Area Health Care Spending: Evidence from Health Shocks to Patients Far from Home
by Joseph J. Doyle - 244-267 Do Social Connections Reduce Moral Hazard? Evidence from the New York City Taxi Industry
by C. Kirabo Jackson & Henry S. Schneider - 268-268 Corrigendum: Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School
by Victor Lavy & Analía Schlosser
April 2011, Volume 3, Issue 2
- 1-33 Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School
by Victor Lavy & Analia Schlosser - 34-66 The Wrong Side(s) of the Tracks: The Causal Effects of Racial Segregation on Urban Poverty and Inequality
by Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat - 67-95 Peers, Neighborhoods, and Immigrant Student Achievement: Evidence from a Placement Policy
by Olof Åslund & Per-Anders Edin & Peter Fredriksson & Hans Grönqvist - 96-118 Schooling and the Vietnam-Era GI Bill: Evidence from the Draft Lottery
by Joshua D. Angrist & Stacey H. Chen - 119-136 Conscription and Crime: Evidence from the Argentine Draft Lottery
by Sebastian Galiani & Martín A. Rossi & Ernesto Schargrodsky - 137-166 Purchasing Power Parity Exchange Rates for the Global Poor
by Angus Deaton & Olivier Dupriez - 167-195 Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
by Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Marianne Bertrand & Leigh L. Linden & Francisco Perez-Calle - 196-214 The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta
by Chang-Tai Hsieh & Edward Miguel & Daniel Ortega & Francisco Rodriguez
January 2011, Volume 3, Issue 1
- 1-34 Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
by Pascaline Dupas - 35-64 Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya
by Jonathan Robinson & Ethan Yeh - 65-90 Traffic Congestion and Infant Health: Evidence from E-ZPass
by Janet Currie & Reed Walker - 91-100 Menstruation, Sanitary Products, and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
by Emily Oster & Rebecca Thornton - 101-128 The Labor Market Returns to Cognitive and Noncognitive Ability: Evidence from the Swedish Enlistment
by Erik Lindqvist & Roine Vestman - 129-151 Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
by Mirko Draca & Stephen Machin & John Van Reenen - 152-188 Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America?
by Michael L. Anderson & David A. Matsa - 189-223 Aftershocks: The Impact of Clinic Violence on Abortion Services
by Mireille Jacobson & Heather Royer - 224-238 Was There Really a Hawthorne Effect at the Hawthorne Plant? An Analysis of the Original Illumination Experiments
by Steven D. Levitt & John A. List - 239-263 Caste as an Impediment to Trade
by Siwan Anderson
October 2010, Volume 2, Issue 4
- 1-41 Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization: Evidence on Poverty from India
by Petia Topalova - 42-75 Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform
by Eric V. Edmonds & Nina Pavcnik & Petia Topalova - 76-104 Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability
by Peter Arcidiacono & Patrick Bayer & Aurel Hizmo - 105-127 The Flattening Firm and Product Market Competition: The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Corporate Hierarchies
by Maria Guadalupe & Julie Wulf - 128-149 Minimum Wages and Earnings Inequality in Urban Mexico
by Mariano Bosch & Marco Manacorda - 150-176 School Competition and Efficiency with Publicly Funded Catholic Schools
by David Card & Martin D. Dooley & A. Abigail Payne - 177-199 (Over)insuring Modest Risks
by Justin Sydnor - 200-212 Government Spending and Legislative Organization: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Germany
by Peter Egger & Marko Koethenbuerger - 213-235 Put Your Money Where Your Butt Is: A Commitment Contract for Smoking Cessation
by Xavier Giné & Dean Karlan & Jonathan Zinman - 236-253 The Importance of Being Wanted
by Quy-Toan Do & Tung D. Phung
July 2010, Volume 2, Issue 3
- 1-21 Does Wage Persistence Matter for Employment Fluctuations? Evidence from Displaced Workers
by Johannes F. Schmieder & Till von Wachter - 22-45 Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
by Aparajita Goyal - 46-59 Information from Markets Near and Far: Mobile Phones and Agricultural Markets in Niger
by Jenny C. Aker - 60-95 Microfinance Games
by Xavier Giné & Pamela Jakiela & Dean Karlan & Jonathan Morduch - 96-128 Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from "Work First"
by David H. Autor & Susan N. Houseman - 129-157 Why Have College Completion Rates Declined? An Analysis of Changing Student Preparation and Collegiate Resources
by John Bound & Michael F. Lovenheim & Sarah Turner - 158-189 US Environmental Regulation and FDI: Evidence from a Panel of US-Based Multinational Firms
by Rema Hanna - 190-204 Service Delivery and Corruption in Public Services: How Does History Matter?
by Priyanka Pandey - 205-227 Teacher Incentives
by Paul Glewwe & Nauman Ilias & Michael Kremer - 228-255 Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors
by Marianne Bertrand & Claudia Goldin & Lawrence F. Katz - 256-281 Freedom Fries
by Guy Michaels & Xiaojia Zhi
April 2010, Volume 2, Issue 2
- 1-45 Malaria Eradication in the Americas: A Retrospective Analysis of Childhood Exposure
by Hoyt Bleakley - 46-71 Malaria Eradication and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Paraguay and Sri Lanka
by Adrienne M. Lucas - 72-94 Early-Life Malaria Exposure and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Malaria Eradication in India
by David Cutler & Winnie Fung & Michael Kremer & Monica Singhal & Tom Vogl - 95-117 Ability, Gender, and Performance Standards: Evidence from Academic Probation
by Jason M. Lindo & Nicholas J. Sanders & Philip Oreopoulos - 118-146 Modern Medicine and the Twentieth Century Decline in Mortality: Evidence on the Impact of Sulfa Drugs
by Seema Jayachandran & Adriana Lleras-Muney & Kimberly V. Smith - 147-163 Information, Preferences, and Public Benefit Participation: Experimental Evidence from the Advance EITC and 401(k) Savings
by Damon Jones - 164-178 Promoting Healthy Choices: Information versus Convenience
by Jessica Wisdom & Julie S. Downs & George Loewenstein - 179-209 Disclosure by Politicians
by Simeon Djankov & Rafael La Porta & Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes & Andrei Shleifer - 210-240 An Empirical Analysis of the Gender Gap in Mathematics
by Roland G. Fryer & Steven D. Levitt - 241-275 Identification of Social Interactions through Partially Overlapping Peer Groups
by Giacomo De Giorgi & Michele Pellizzari & Silvia Redaelli
January 2010, Volume 2, Issue 1
- 1-32 The Effect of Bans and Taxes on Passive Smoking
by Jérôme Adda & Francesca Cornaglia - 33-61 Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
by Shin-Yi Chou & Jin-Tan Liu & Michael Grossman & Ted Joyce - 62-85 Intergenerational Networks, Unemployment, and Persistent Inequality in South Africa
by Jeremy R. Magruder - 86-115 Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-experiment Using Transfer Payments from Casino Profits
by Randall K. Q. Akee & William E. Copeland & Gordon Keeler & Adrian Angold & E. Jane Costello - 116-148 The Changing Consequences of Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
by Roland G. Fryer & Michael Greenstone - 149-164 Prize Structure and Information in Tournaments: Experimental Evidence
by Richard B. Freeman & Alexander M. Gelber - 165-192 Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation among US Immigrants
by Hoyt Bleakley & Aimee Chin - 193-210 Present-Biased Preferences and Credit Card Borrowing
by Stephan Meier & Charles Sprenger - 211-228 Externalities in the Classroom: How Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Affect Everyone's Kids
by Scott E. Carrell & Mark L. Hoekstra
October 2009, Volume 1, Issue 4
- 1-33 Do Television and Radio Destroy Social Capital? Evidence from Indonesian Villages
by Benjamin A. Olken - 34-68 Peer Effects in the Workplace: Evidence from Random Groupings in Professional Golf Tournaments
by Jonathan Guryan & Kory Kroft & Matthew J. Notowidigdo - 69-84 The Effects of Peer Group Heterogeneity on the Production of Human Capital at West Point
by David S. Lyle - 85-108 Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers
by C. Kirabo Jackson & Elias Bruegmann - 109-139 Consumption Responses to In-Kind Transfers: Evidence from the Introduction of the Food Stamp Program
by Hilary W. Hoynes & Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach - 140-169 Iodine Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Tanzania
by Erica Field & Omar Robles & Maximo Torero - 170-199 How Large Are Non-Budget-Constraint Effects of Prices on Demand?
by Ori Heffetz & Moses Shayo - 200-232 In Pursuit of Balance: Randomization in Practice in Development Field Experiments
by Miriam Bruhn & David McKenzie
July 2009, Volume 1, Issue 3
- 1-32 Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns
by Suresh de Mel & David McKenzie & Christopher Woodruff - 33-58 The Effect of Grade Retention on High School Completion
by Brian A. Jacob & Lars Lefgren - 59-81 Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India
by Sujata Visaria - 82-96 The Smuggling of Art, and the Art of Smuggling: Uncovering the Illicit Trade in Cultural Property and Antiques
by Raymond Fisman & Shang-Jin Wei - 97-110 To Work or Not to Work? Child Development and Maternal Labor Supply
by Paul Frijters & David W. Johnston & Manisha Shah & Michael A. Shields - 111-134 Early Childhood Intervention and Life-Cycle Skill Development: Evidence from Head Start
by David Deming - 135-169 Task Specialization, Immigration, and Wages
by Giovanni Peri & Chad Sparber - 170-194 HIV/AIDS and Fertility
by Jane G. Fortson
April 2009, Volume 1, Issue 2
- 1-34 Are There Missing Girls in the United States? Evidence from Birth Data
by Jason Abrevaya - 35-52 Does the Media Matter? A Field Experiment Measuring the Effect of Newspapers on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions
by Alan S. Gerber & Dean Karlan & Daniel Bergan - 53-63 Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015
by Thomas Piketty & Nancy Qian - 64-87 What Determines Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims? Experimental Evidence on Racial Group Loyalty
by Christina M. Fong & Erzo F. P. Luttmer - 88-127 Do Labor Market Rigidities Have Microeconomic Effects? Evidence from within the Firm
by Francine Lafontaine & Jagadeesh Sivadasan - 128-149 A Cautionary Tale about the Use of Administrative Data: Evidence from Age of Marriage Laws
by Rebecca M. Blank & Kerwin Kofi Charles & James M. Sallee - 150-175 A Biological Model of Unions
by Michael Kremer & Benjamin A. Olken - 176-215 History Matters: The Long-Term Impact of Colonial Public Investments in French West Africa
by Elise Huillery
January 2009, Volume 1, Issue 1
- 1-1 Editor's Note
by Esther Duflo - 1-21 Educational Debt Burden and Career Choice: Evidence from a Financial Aid Experiment at NYU Law School
by Erica Field - 22-48 Labor Supply Responses to Large Social Transfers: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa
by Victoria Hosegood & Anne Case & Cally Ardington - 49-85 Separated at Girth: US Twin Estimates of the Effects of Birth Weight
by Heather Royer - 86-111 Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes
by Ebonya Washington & Sendhil Mullainathan - 112-135 Many Children Left Behind? Textbooks and Test Scores in Kenya
by Sylvie Moulin & Michael Kremer & Paul Glewwe - 136-163 Incentives and Services for College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
by Philip Oreopoulos & Daniel Lang & Joshua Angrist - 164-182 The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age
by Christopher Carpenter & Carlos Dobkin - 183-218 Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism, and the Earnings Gap
by Andrea Ichino & Enrico Moretti - 219-250 Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India
by Shawn Cole - 251-272 The Social Multiplier and Labor Market Participation of Mothers
by Eric Maurin & Julie Moschion