The NBER Digest: July 2005 Issue

Publication Date: July 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:

* Medicaid and the Long-Term Care Insurance Market * The Work Effects of Tax Cuts on Low-Income Single Mothers * Dynamic Scoring: A Back-of-the-Envelope Guide * Financial Development Helps the Poor in Poor Countries * Trade Openness Reduces Financial Vulnerability * Alcohol Policies and Sexually Transmitted Disease Among Youth

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