The NBER Digest: May 2003 Issue

Publication Date: May 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:

* Is Health Insurance Affordable to the Uninsured? * Does the World Trade Organization Actually Promote World Trade? * What Causes House Price Fluctuations? * Does Alcohol and Marijuana Use Alter Teen Sexual Behavior * Information Technology Spillovers * Effects of Multinational Company Investments

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