The NBER Digest: May 2007 Issue

Publication Date: May 2007

Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research

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Research Area: Economics

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The following articles appear in this issue:

* No Child Left Behind Rules Raise Student Performance * Effects of Immigration on African-American Employment and Incarceration * Cigarette Regulations Reduce Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome * Simplification Raises Saving Rates * Higher Tax Rates Reduce Working Hours In OECD Countries

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