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The Economic Journal 2008

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October 2008
 
Fighting Corruption: Monitoring Officials' Spending Likely To Be More Effective Than Raising Their Pay
How To Design A National Lottery To Maximise Income To The Public Purse
Foreign Direct Investments Versus Exports: How Multinational Firms Decide On The Ideal Production Strategy For Overseas Markets
Desperate Housewife? Don't Work On Your Marriage, Work On Making Being Single Better
Google And Microsoft: Different Leaders For Different Markets
'Irresponsible Lending' May Increase With Reduced Competition
Democratisation Boosts Growth
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August 2008
 
People's Health 'Unaffected' By Financial Crisis Or Recession
New Measure Of Competition Can Help Assess The Market Power Of Firms Like Tesco And Microsoft
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July 2008
 
Voters Trust Conviction Politicians To Develop 'Good' Policies
‘Sticky Floors’ Hold Back Women's Careers
Same-Sex Partnership Laws Reduce Syphilis Rates
Raising the School Leaving Age could Reduce the Number of Teenage Pregnancies
Words May Mean that Interest Rates Don't Need to Rise to Prop Up Weak Currencies
Substantial Revisions to UK GDP Statistics Only Likely Once Every Five Years
The Gender Pay Gap Emerges During Men and Women's Early Careers
Economic Forecasters Remain Confident in the Bank of England's Ability to Control Inflation
Globalisation Increases Wage Inequality by Rewarding Skills More Highly
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June 2008
 
Planning Restrictions Raise the Costs of Doing Business in Britain's Cities
‘Getting Used to Everything’: New Evidence of the Path of Our Happiness Before and After Major Life Events
Economics Professor Shakes Up the Wine Industry
Economists Question the Importance of ‘Terroir’ in Making Top-Quality Wines
The Impact of Gurus on Wine Prices: Measuring the Robert Parker Effect on Young Clarets
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April 2008
 
Why Parents Are Stricter with Older Children
The Dangers of Increased Transparency in Monetary Policy-Making
Can Central Banks Talk Too Much
Rich Countries' Openess to Migrant Workers Helps Poor Countries' Development Through the Money Sent to Families Back Home
'Brain Drain' or 'Brain Gain'? How the Emigration of Skilled Workers can Help Poor Countries' Development
Low Life Expectancy and Low Levels of Education Trap Many African Countries in Poverty
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March 2008
 
Market Design: a New Approach to School Choice, Recruiting Junior Doctors and Kidney Transplants
Local Corporate Taxes Have Only Weak Effects on Business Location Decisions
Evidence from Fathers' Child Support Payments on the Impact of Partners' Relative Incomes on Bargaining Power within Houselholds
Increasing Income Inequality Drives the Outsourcing of Public Services Delivery to the Third Sector
Government Spending and Inflation Retard Economic Growth, But Religious and Ethnic Divisions Don't
Microsoft and Yahoo! Why such Mergers may be Bad News for Consumers
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February 2008
 
Motherhood: The Impact on Women's Hours of Work

Motherhood and Part-Time Work Move Women Down the Career Ladder

Women's Part-Time Pay Penalty

Job Satisfaction, Family Life and Happiness: Different Experiences for Men and Women

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January 2008
 
Lazy Bureaucrats: A Blessing in Disguise

‘Strategic Hiring’: How the Scramble for Government Funds Results in an Overstaffed Public Sector

Competition can be Fatal: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market

Groups are more Cautious Decision-Makers than Individuals

Giving to Charity: Multiple Donations Encourage Generosity in Others

Using Auctions to Raise Money for Charity: Simplicity and Fairness Pays Dividends

‘Willingness to Pay’: How to get the Public to put an Accurate Value on Healthcare Services

Valuing Health: Ask People About Their Real Experiences, Not How They Might Imagine Feeling

Decision-Making in the EU's Council of Ministers: Why ‘Quality Majority Voting’ Matters

‘New Deal’-Style Policies Fail to Accelerate Unemployed People's Return to Work

Forward Markets Increase Competition and Benefit Customers

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