The NBER Digest: February/March 2008 Issue


 

Publication Date: February 2008

Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research

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Research Area: Economics

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The following articles appear in this issue:

* Do Assassinations Change History?
* 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement
* Tax Increases Reduce GDP
* Does Globalization Weaken Monetary Policy?
* Stocks Rise Around Earnings Announcements

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