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Education

American Universities in a Global Market

Clotfelter Charles T.

ISBN: PB: 9780226110479, ISBN: HB: 9780226110448, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2012
512 pp., 23x15 cm, 85 tables, 72 line illus.

In higher education, the United States is the preeminent global leader, dominating the list of the world's top research universities. But there are signs that America's position of global leadership will face challenges in the future, as it has in ot...

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NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011 Volume 8

Frankel Jeffrey A., Pissarides Christopher

ISBN: PB: 9780226260358, ISBN: HB: 9780226260341, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2012
500 pp., 23x15 cm

The "NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics" brings together leading American and European economists to discuss a broad range of current issues in global macroeconomics. An international companion to the more American-focused "NBER Macroeconom...

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NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2011 Volume 26

Acemoglu Daron, Woodford Michael

ISBN: PB: 9780226002163, ISBN: HB: 9780226002149, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2012
440 pp., 23x15 cm

The twenty-sixth edition of the "NBER Macroeconomics Annual" continues its tradition of featuring theoretical and empirical contributions that shed light on central issues in contemporary macroeconomics, pushing the frontiers of macroeconomic work in...

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Innovation Policy and the Economy 2011 Volume 12

Lerner Josh, Stern Scott

ISBN: PB: 9780226473406, ISBN: HB: 9780226473390, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2012
176 pp., 23x15 cm

"Innovation Policy and the Economy" provides a forum for research on the interactions among public policy, the innovation process, and the economy. The distinguished contributors look at policies that affect the ability of an economy to achieve scien...

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Business & Economics

Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited

Lerner Josh, Stern Scott

ISBN: HB: 9780226473031, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2012
632 pp., 25x15 cm, 54 tables, 1 halftone, 49 line illus.

While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This volume offers new theoretical and empirical contributions to fundamental questions relating to th...

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Intended and Unintended Effects of US Agricultural and Biotechnology Policies

Graff Zivin Joshua S., Perloff Jeffrey M.

ISBN: HB: 9780226988030, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, March 2012
312 pp., 23x15 cm, 56 tables, 47 line illus.

Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of...

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Criminology

Controlling Crime Strategies and Tradeoffs

Cook Philip J., Ludwig Jens, McCrary Justin

ISBN: HB: 9780226115122, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, October 2011
720 pp., 23x15 cm, 41 tables, 55 line illus.

Criminal justice expenditures have more than doubled since the 1980s, dramatically increasing costs to the public. With state and local revenue shortfalls resulting from the recent recession, the question of whether crime control can be accomplished...

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Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy

Costa Dora L., Lamoreaux Naomi R.

ISBN: HB: 9780226116341, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, October 2011
400 pp., 23x15 cm, 69 tables, 27 line illus.

The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. Probing the long-t...

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Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 25

Brown Jeffrey R.

ISBN: PB: 9780226076591, ISBN: HB: 9780226076577, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2011
176 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

In light of the very public debate on the federal budget this year between Democrats and Republicans, the economic ramifications of tax policy are now more than ever a focus of national attention. This volume is thus an invaluable tool, publishing cu...

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Ecology

Economics of Climate Change Adaptations Past and Present

Libecap Gary D., Steckel Richard H.

ISBN: HB: 9780226479880, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2011
368 pp., 23.1x15.7 cm, 47 tables, 3 halftones, 86 line illus.

While debates over the consequences of climate change are often pessimistic, historical data from the past two centuries indicate many viable opportunities for responding to potential changes. This volume takes a close look at the ways in which econo...

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