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Latest media briefings December 2011

December 2011
	THE RISE OF THE WEST: HOW INTEREST RESTRICTIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE DROVE THE ECONOMIC DIVERGENCE BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
	WHY BANKS KEEP LENDING TO SUSPECT GOVERNMENTS: HISTORICAL LESSONS FROM SPAIN’S ‘BORROWER FROM HELL’
	THE IMPACT OF FAVOURITISM ON TEAM PERFORMANCE: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
	INEQUALITY DOES NOT REDUCE GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA
	DIRECT DEMOCRACY REDUCES PUBLIC SPENDING
	THE LABOUR MARKET IMPACT OF ‘AGE-DEPENDENT EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION’
	INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES: AN EFFECTIVE INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN CAPITAL
	DRIVERS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION TO THE UK
November 2011
	HOW SEARCH ENGINES CAN MAKE MORE MONEY FROM PAID-PLACEMENT ADVERTISING
	TASTES, CASTES AND CULTURE: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIETY ON PREFERENCES
	CULTURAL BELIEFS SHAPE SOCIETIES’ DEMAND FOR SOCIAL INSURANCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE CONTRASTING ATTITUDES OF SWISS GERMANS AND SWISS LATINS
	CASTE AND PUNISHMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA OF HOW LOW SOCIAL STATUS DIMINISHES PEOPLE’S WILLINGNESS TO ACT ALTRUISTICALLY
	GETTING PEOPLE TO GIVE BLOOD: NEW EVIDENCE ON THE VALUE OF ENCOURAGING 'ACTIVE DECISIONS'
September 2011
	BOOSTING GROWTH: THE POTENTIAL GAINS FROM DEREGULATING EUROPE’S SERVICE SECTOR
	TRUST, POPULATION SIZE AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
	STRONGER PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS WOULD BRING CONSIDERABLE BENEFITS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
	PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RICH AND POOR COUNTRIES: NEW EVIDENCE FROM TRADE DATA
	TEAMWORK: HOW TO CLOSE THE GENDER COMPETITION GAP
	OIL PRICES AND MONETARY POLICY: NEW RESEARCH EVIDENCE
	HIGH LOCAL TAXES ARE A THREAT TO JOBS
August 2011
	PARENTS’ SPENDING ON THEIR CHILDREN: NEW SURVEY EVIDENCE
	MORTALITY RISKS IN THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI: THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
	THE LONG REACH OF CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND CIRCUMSTANCE: NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE WHITEHALL II STUDY
	DEBATING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY: Top US economist calls for us all to recognise the extent of our uncertainty
	DOES HOSPITAL COMPETITION SAVE LIVES? EVIDENCE FROM THE ENGLISH NHS PATIENT CHOICE REFORMS
June 2011
	THE OLYMPIC EFFECT: HOW HOSTING OR BIDDING FOR A ‘MEGA-EVENT’ BOOSTS NATIONAL EXPORTS
	CANVASSING PUBLIC OPINION: SIMPLE ‘YES OR NO’ QUESTIONS GET THE BEST RESULTS
	THE OVERRATED BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION – EVEN IN NORMAL TIMES
	THE QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS: EVIDENCE FROM THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
	'ONE DOLLAR, ONE VOTE': NEW EVIDENCE THAT INCOME INEQUALITY MATTERS FOR REDISTRIBUTION
	REVOLUTION: THE ROLE OF ‘INFORMATION CASCADES’ IN POLITICAL REGIME CHANGE
	HOUSEHOLDS IN THE EURO AREA HAVE NOT YET BENEFITED FROM FINANCIAL INTEGRATION TO ‘SMOOTH’ THEIR SPENDING PATTERNS
	TEENAGERS ARE KEY HOUSEHOLD DECISION-MAKERS
	UNIONISATION TRIGGERS TAX INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
May 2011
	THE INS AND OUTS OF UK UNEMPLOYMENT
	CUTTING CRIME THROUGH EDUCATION: EVIDENCE FROM BRITISH SCHOOL-LEAVERS
	CUTTING CRIME THROUGH BUILT-IN HOME SECURITY: EVIDENCE FROM THE NETHERLANDS
	CUTTING CRIME THROUGH PRIVATE SECURITY: EVIDENCE FROM LOS ANGELES
	CREDIT STANDARDS AND HOUSEHOLD EXPECTATIONS: MAKING SENSE OF THE BOOM AND BUST IN US HOUSE PRICES
	PROSPECTS FOR PUBLIC DEBT DEFAULT AND HIGH INFLATION: Lessons from the forgotten history of domestic debt
	PSYCHOLOGY DRIVES BUSINESS CYCLES
	BROADBAND BOOSTS GROWTH
	THE POSITIVE EFFECT OF HIGHER PENSIONS ON LIFE EXPECTANCY: EVIDENCE FROM UNION ARMY VETERANS
March 2011
	INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND THE CURSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
	NATURAL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE CAN BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM OIL-RICH COUNTIES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
	MORE OIL, LESS DEMOCRACY: EVIDENCE FROM WORLDWIDE CRUDE OIL DISCOVERIES
	HOW DEVELOPING COUNTRIES RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES SHOULD HARNESS THE REVENUES FOR GROWTH
	HOUSEHOLD WEALTH: FIRST ESTIMATES FOR THE WHOLE WORLD
	OVER-SIXTIES PUSHED INTO EARLY RETIREMENT BY NEW TECHNOLOGY
	INEQUALITY IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES - AND LESSONS FOR TODAY
	STUDYING ABROAD MAKES GRADUATES MORE LIKELY TO WORK ABROAD
	BARRIERS TO NEW RETAILERS RAISE PRICES AND REDUCE JOBS
February 2011
	THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF FISCAL STIMULUS IN EUROPE
	FISCAL POLICY: NEW CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE OF THE IMPACT ON SHORT- AND LONG-RUN GROWTH
	TAX POLICY FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND GROWTH
	THE DAMAGING IMPACT OF 9/11 ON HAPPINESS IN THE UK

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