Archive of NBER Digest -- 1998
| The following summaries of NBER Working Papers have appeared in previous issues of the NBER Digest. |
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The Pay to Performance Incentives of Executive Stock Options
Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of The Americans With Disabilities Act
Effects of Pensions on Savings: Analysis with Data from the Health and Retirement Study
Minimum Wages and Training Revisited
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Quality Differences in Managed Care and Fee-for-Services
Stock Repurchases are Linked to Executive Stock Options
Bad News Travels Slowly
Higher Benefits - Public or Private - Encourage Retirement
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Did Foreign Investors Cause Asian Market Problem?
Lessons from Latin American Capital Flows
Sound Monetary Policy Supports a Healthy Economy
Sentence Enhancements Reduce Crime
Widows Choose to Live Alone
Economic Benefit of Heart Attack Treatments Outweigh the Cost
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Demographic Groups Differ in Response to Substance Abuse Policies
The Diversification Discount and Inefficient Investment
Shorter Hours Raise Living Standard of the Poor
Immigrants Enjoy Better Social Security Returns than U.S. Native
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Shares of Debt-Ridden Takeover Targets Perform Well
Higher Tax on Beer Can Reduce Physical Child Abuse
Price Indexes for the Treatment of Depression
Has U.S. Investment Abroad Become More Sensitive to Tax Rates?
Changing Market Explains Higher College Costs
Fewer Young People Will Not Solve Problem of Youth Employment
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A Long-Term Comparison of Income and Birth Weight
Retirement Assets Will Come Largely from 401(k) Plans
Demographics Linked to Asian Miracle
Monetary Policy Rules in Practice: Some International Evidence
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FCC Taxes Create Significant Efficiency Losses to the U.S. Economy
Housing Projects not as Bad for Kids as Alternatives
Supplemental Security Income Rules Reduces Saving
Recent Changes in Wages and Profits
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Managed Care Has Slowed Growth in Medical Spending
Giving Workers a Voice Increases Productivity
Young People in U. S. and Europe are Increasingly Happy
Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What Is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?
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Social Security Induces Early Retirement Around the World
Minimum Wage Reduces Jobs for Low-Wage Workers in France and U.S.
U.S. Anti-Boycott Legislation Works
Inflation Targeting Has Been A Successful Monetary Policy Strategy
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In the Long Term, the U.S. Still Faces Deficits
Zero Inflation Would Reduce Tax Distortions
Environmental Regulation Affects Technology Choice
The Benefits of Privatization: Evidence From Mexico
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CEO Pay is Linked to Firm Performance Via Stock Options
Juvenile Crime Rates are Related to Punishment
Women's Place in Home and Labor Market Has Improved
Benefits of R and D Spill Over to Trading Partners
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Recent Immigrants Less Likely to go to Prison than Natives
Free Trade, Growth, and Convergence
Openness Spreads the Benefits of R and D
Social Security Work Incentives are Unfair for Older Retirees
Does Public Radio Compete with Commercial Radio?
Minimum Wages Redistribute Income Among Low Income Families