The NBER Digest: October 2006 Issue

Publication Date: October 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:

* Media Bias and Voting * Electoral Outcomes and Financial Markets * The Evolution of Top Incomes * A Healthy Economy Can Break Your Heart * The Allies, Spain, And Oil In World War II * Generous Benefits Raise Long-Term Unemployment

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