The NBER Digest: December 2005 Issue

Publication Date: December 2005

Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research

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Research Area: Economics

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The following articles appear in this issue:

* Is China Mercantilist? * The Effect of Brown v. Board of Education on Blacks' Earnings * The Mexican Workforce in the United States * Social Security and Early Retirement * Great Inventions Come Later in Life * The Value of Health and Longevity

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