NBER Papers in Law and Economics for 2011

The Latest NBER Working Papers and Chapters for Forthcoming NBER Books 2011

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Week of Oct 3, 2011 – Oct 10, 2011

• Human Capital and Organizational Performance: Evidence from the Healthcare Sector
  Ann P. Bartel, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Nancy Beaulieu, and Patricia Stone #17474 (   HC LS)
• The Hidden Benefits of Control: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
  Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price, and Nicholas G. Rupp #17473 (   EEE PE)
• Is There a ‘Hidden Cost of Control’ in Naturally-Occurring Markets? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
  Craig E. Landry, Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price, and Nicholas G. Rupp #17472 (   LS PR)
• The Geographic Accessibility of Child Care Subsidies and Evidence on the Impact of Subsidy Receipt on Childhood Obesity
  Chris M. Herbst and Erdal Tekin #17471 (   CH HE)
• Grossman-Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production
  Pol Antras #17470 (   ITI)
• State Gun Policy and Cross-State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing
  Brian G. Knight #17469 (   PE POL)
• Does Short-Term Debt Increase Vulnerability to Crisis? Evidence from the East Asian Financial Crisis
  Efraim Benmelech and Eyal Dvir #17468 (   CF EFG IFM ITI ME)
• Do Stronger Age Discrimination Laws Make Social Security Reforms More Effective?
  David Neumark and Joanne Song #17467 (   AG LE LS PE)
• Who Offers Tax-Based Business Development Incentives?
  R. Alison Felix and James R. Hines, Jr. #17466 (   PE)
• Grade Non-Disclosure
  Daniel Gottlieb and Kent Smetters #17465 (   ED LS PE)
• Political Uncertainty and Risk Premia
  Lubos Pastor and Pietro Veronesi #17464 (   AP EFG POL)
• Corporate Acquisitions, Diversification, and the Firm’s Lifecycle
  Asli M. Arikan and Rene M. Stulz #17463 (   CF)
• Racial Disparities in Job Finding and Offered Wages
  Roland G. Fryer, Jr, Devah Pager, and Jorg L. Spenkuch #17462 (   LS)
• Substitution Between Immigrants, Natives, and Skill Groups
  George J. Borjas, Jeffrey Grogger, and Gordon H. Hanson #17461 (   ITI LS)
• Importing Skill-Biased Technology
  Ariel Burstein, Javier Cravino, and Jonathan Vogel #17460 (   ITI)