The NBER Digest: February 2005 Issue

Publication Date: February 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:

* Does the U.S. Outsource Polluting Industries? * The Cost of Entrenched Boards * School Accountability Raises Educational Performance * Better Health Increases Foreign Direct Investment * Why Do Firms Pay Dividends? * SEC Regulation FD Raises the Cost of Capital for Small Firms

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