The NBER Digest: February 2003 Issue

Publication Date: February 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:

* An Economic Analysis Of Adult Obesity * The Social and Economic Impact of Native American Casinos * Multinationals' Sensitivity to Tax Rules * Why Companies Pay for College * Pollution Abatement in the Pulp and Paper Industry * Government Internet Subsidies and Student Achievement

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