The NBER Digest: July 2006 Issue

Publication Date: July 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:

* Do Mutual Fund Investors Care About Fees? * Why High Earners Work Longer Hours * Comparing Government Healthcare Costs in Ten OECD Countries * The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing

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