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New England Economic Review
1996 Issues
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This section provides links to abstracts of articles appearing in 1996 issues of the New England Economic Review. Issues are in reverse chronological order; articles are in the order they appear in the Review.

November/December
May/June
September/October
March/April
July/August
January/February

November/December

Technology and Growth: An Overview
Jeffrey C. Fuhrer and Jane Sneddon Little
Abstract
Unilateral International Transfers: Unrequited and Generally Unheeded
Norman S. Fieleke
Abstract
Regional Housing Supply and Credit Constraints
Christopher J. Mayer and C. Tsuriel Somerville
Abstract

September/October

Value at Risk - New Approaches to Risk Management
Katerina Simons
Abstract
The Saving Mystery, or Where Did the Money Go?
Lynn Elaine Browne with Joshua Gleason
Abstract
Do Municipal Bond Yields Forecast Tax Policy?
Peter Fortune
Abstract
The Use of Capital Ratios to Trigger Intervention in Problem Banks: Too Little, Too Late
Joe Peek and Eric S. Rosengren
Abstract

July/August

Laid-Off Workers in a Time of Structural Change
Yolanda K. Kodrzycki
Abstract
Risk and the Capital of Insurance Companies
Richard W. Kopcke
Abstract
Can Demand Elasticities Explain Sticky Credit Card Rates?
Joanna Stavins
Abstract
The Growing Inequality of Family Incomes: Changing Families and Changing Wages
Katharine L. Bradbury
Abstract

May/June

Earnings Inequality: Proceedings of a Symposium
Abstract
Spatial and Labor Market Contributions to Earnings Inequality: An Overview
Katharine L. Bradbury, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki, and Christopher J. Mayer
Summary of Issues and Current Knowledge
The papers in this session summarize recent research on how labor markets and location contribute to earnings inequality, in order to provide a context for the papers to follow.
Labor Markets and Earnings Inequality: A Status Report
Yolanda K. Kodrzycki
Does Location Matter?
Christopher J. Mayer
The Role of Neighborhood and Job Location in Employment/ Hiring and Earnings
Abstract
Spatial Effects upon Employment Outcomes: The Case of New Jersey Teenagers
Katherine M. O'Regan and John M. Quigley
Discussion : Edward L. Glaeser
Spatial Factors and the Employment of Blacks at the Firm Level
Harry J. Holzer and Keith R. Ihlanfeldt
Discussion: James E. Rosenbaum
The Role of Schools and the Changing Quality of Labor in Earnings Inequality
Abstract
Equality of Educational Opportunity Revisited
John F. Kain and Kraig Singleton
Discussion: Eric A. Hanushek
Is the Market for College Graduates Headed for a Bust? Demand and Supply Responses to Rising College Wage Premiums
John H. Bishop
Discussion: Richard J. Murnane
The Role of Organizational Change and Labor Market Institutions in Earnings Inequality
Abstract
Technology and Skill Requirements: Implications for Establishment Wage Structures
Peter Cappelli
Discussion: John Bound
Labor Market Institutions and Earnings Inequality
Richard B. Freeman
Discussion: Peter Gottschalk
Panel Discussion on Policy Implications
Anita A. Summers, Moderator; Ann B. Schnare, Frank Levy, and Lawrence F. Katz
Abstract

March/April

How Do Changes in Military Spending Affect the Economy? Evidence from State-Level Data
Mark A. Hooker
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Anomalies in Option Pricing: The Black-Scholes Model Revisited
Peter Fortune
Abstract
International Capital Movements: How Shocking Are They?
Norman S. Fieleke
Abstract

January/February

U.S. Regional Trade with Canada during the Transition to Free Trade
Jane Sneddon Little
Abstract
State Business Tax Climate: How Should It Be Measured and How Important Is It?
Robert Tannenwald
Abstract
CEO Incentive Contracts, Monitoring Costs, and Corporate Performance
Stacey Tevlin
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