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November 2006
 
The Economics of 'Profiling'
Stop-and-Search Policing: New Evidence that Strategies are based on 'Hit Rate' Maximisation not Racial Basis
Police Search Strategies May Seek To Minimise Crime Rather Than Maximise Arrests
Profiling Policy for Crime Detection: Minimising the Costs to Society of Completed Offences, Punishment and Police Work
Welfare to Work Programmes Need Careful Design
University Admissions: The Importance of 'Outside Offers' As Colleges Compete for the Best Prospective Students
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October 2006
 
Homeowners Are More Educated And Find New Jobs Faster
Ethnic Minority Workers: The Employment Effects City Structure
Economic Growth In An Interdependent World Economy
How Firms Benefit From Investing In Both General And Specific Programmes
Poverty Is ‘Multidimensional' - And We Need To Measure It That Way
Friends Of A Farmer: How ‘Social Networks' Influence Take-Up Of New Crops
Land Reallocation For Economic Development And Poverty Reduction
Public Procurement: Lessons From Canadian Snow Removal Contracts
Inequality Aversion In A Variety Of Games - An Indirect Evolutionary Analysis
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July 2006
 

The Timing of When We're Paid and When We Spend

Why Who Marries Whom Matters for International Inequality

Alimony Rights Raise Women's Influence of how Family Resources are Used

Why Technological Revolutions Only have Temporary Effects on Share Prices

How the Financial Markets Respond to Japanese Monetary Policy

The Effectiveness of Aid In Promoting Private Foreign Investment

When IMF Programmes bring Private Capital Benefits

Credit Registries Reduce Competition Between Banks

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June 2006
 

UK Inflation Target Should Be Prices Of Goods Produced Not Goods Consumed

UK Monetary Policy And The Sterling Exchange Rate: ‘Open Economy' Issues Need A Rethink

Increased Immigration May Be Needed To Stem The UK Pension Crisis

Big Firms Offer Low Returns To Long Job Tenure

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April 2006
 

Better Monetary Policy Lies Behind Unprecedented Economic Stability

‘Monetary Policy Without Money'

‘Shocking Escapes': How Increased Productivity Has Reduced Policy-Makers' ‘Inflation Bias'

Competition And Openness To Trade Reduce Inflation

The Impact Of Moving To A Pension System Based Much More On Private Savings

The Balance Of Power Between Husbands And Wives: Effects On Women's Work, Household Poverty And Children's Well-being

Commercial Broadcasting And Local Content: The Negative Impact Of ‘Cultural' Quotas, Advertising Limits And Public Stations

How Consumer Boycotts Make Large, Powerful Companies ‘Go Green'

Productivity Growth And Rising Inequality: Can We Make Sense Of Common Economic ‘Fallacies'?

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March 2006
 

Economists Call On Child Support Agency To ‘Replace' Deadbeat Dads

Involuntary Retirement: Damaging Effects On Living Standards

New Estimates Of The House Price Premium For Access To Good/Popular Primary Schools

Selection Increases Educational Inequality And Reduces Educational Performance

Raising Educational Standards: New Evidence On The Effectiveness Of School Accountability Systems In The United States

Life Satisfaction: The Impact Of Quality Of Government

Greater Institutional Ownership Of Public Companies Means Higher Dividends

The Way Economists Teach Is Distorting Students' Economic Views

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February 2006
 

Reforming Public Pensions in the United States and the UK

The Accuracy Of Real-Time Macroeconomic Data In The UK

What Makes Coalitions Succeed Or Fail

Innovative Firms Offer Fewer Job Prospects For Older Workers

Computer Technology: The Impact On Productivity, Communication And How Firms Are Organised

Price Falls Of Network Servers Have Been Dramatically Underestimated

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January 2006
 

Economics Professors Call For Longer Terms of Office For Members of the Monetary Policy Committee

Our Perceptions of Whether House Prices are High or Low Depend on Where We're Moving From

Why Natural Resources can be a Blessing or a Curse

Losing Your Job Reduces Your 'Market Value' Quickly

Genetic Testing: Insurers' Use of Results Must be Regulated

Election Platforms and Policy Shifts: How Clever Politicians Shape Public Opinion

Local Neighbourhoods have a Declining Impact on Young People's Educational and Employment Outcomes

Delivering Public Services in Developing Countries: How the Poor can Benefit from Decentralisation

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