The Latest NBER Research (2005-12-05)

1. Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy: What's New?
by John Helliwell #11807 (LS)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11807

2. Searching for Better Prospects: Endogenizing Falling Job Tenure and Private Pension Coverage
by Leora Friedberg, Michael T. Owyang, Tara M. Sinclair #11808 (AG LS)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11808

3. Who Benefits from New Medical Technologies? Estimates of Consumer and Producer Surpluses for HIV/AIDS Drugs
by Tomas J. Philipson, Anupam B. Jena #11810 (HC PR)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11810

4. Aching to Retire? The Rise in the Full Retirement Age and its Impact on the Disability Rolls
by Mark Duggan, Perry Singleton, Jae Song #11811 (AG HE PE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11811

5. How Much is Too Much? The Influence of Preschool Centers on Children's Social and Cognitive Development
by Susanna Loeb, Margaret Bridges, Bruce Fuller, Russ Rumberger #11812 (CH ED)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11812

6. Racial Sorting and Neighborhood Quality
by Patrick Bayer, Robert McMillan #11813 (ED)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11813

7. Salary or Benefits?
by Paul Oyer #11817 (LE LS)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11817

8. Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice
by Dana Goldman, Nicole Maestas #11818 (AG HC)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11818

9. The Welfare Effects of Restricted Hospital Choice in the US Medical Care Market
by Katherine Ho #11819 (HC)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11819

10. Insurer-Provider Networks in the Medical Care Market
by Katherine Ho #11822 (HE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11822

11. Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
by Dora L. Costa, Matthew E. Kahn #11825 (DAE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11825

12. Modeling the Offshoring of White-Collar Services: From Comparative Advantage to the New Theories of Trade and FDI
by James Markusen #11827 (ITI LS)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11827

13. The Effect of Firm-Level Contracts on the Structure of Wages: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
by David Card, Sara de la Rica #11829 (LS)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11829

14. Would the FairTax Raise or Lower Marginal and Average Tax Rates
by Laurence J. Kotlikoff, David Rapson #11831 (PE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11831

15. Universal Childcare, Maternal Labor Supply, and Family Well-Being
by Michael Baker, Jonathan Gruber, Kevin Milligan #11832 (CH PE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11832