The NBER Digest: November 2006 Issue

Publication Date: November 2006

Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research

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Research Area: Economics

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The following articles appear in this issue:

* International Capital Flows Alter U.S. Interest Rates * Black-White Test Scores: Neighborhoods, Not Schools, Matter Most * New Laboratory Procedures Increase Life Expectancy * The Career Effects Of Graduating In A Recession * Will Super-High Chinese Growth Continue?

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