The NBER Digest: June 2003 Issue

Publication Date: June 2003

Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research

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Research Area: Economics

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The following articles appear in this issue:

* How School Administrators Cheat the Accountability Rules * The Effect of Heavy Vehicles on Traffic Safety * Why Economic Downturns have Favorable Effects on Mortality * Wage Compression Limits Quality of Public Sector Workers

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