The NBER Digest: January 2008 Issue

Publication Date: January 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:

* When Taxpayers Ignore Less Visible Taxes
* The Rise and Fall of the College Graduate Wage Premium
* Higher U.S. Investment Yields Won't Allow Continued Large U.S. Current Account Deficit
* Parents Respond to School Performance Fact Sheets

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