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December 2010
	THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON EARNINGS: EVIDENCE FROM THE POST-WAR RAISING OF THE MINIMUM SCHOOL LEAVING AGE
	RADIO SPECTRUM AUCTIONS NOT ALWAYS WON BY THE MOST EFFICIENT FIRMS
	'NEAR-RATIONAL' BUBBLES: MAKING SENSE OF REPEATED BOOMS AND BUSTS IN ASSET PRICES
	'A CASE WORKER LIKE ME': REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT BY MATCHING THE JOBLESS WITH SOCIALLY SIMILAR COUNSELLORS
	EUROPE'S PRODUCTIVITY GAP WITH THE UNITED STATES: HOW SMALL BARRIERS TO NEW FIRMS' ENTRY LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES OF OUTPUT
	BIGGER CLASSES MEAN LOWER MARKS: NEW EVIDENCE OF THE IMPACT OF CLASS SIZE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
	BANKING REGULATION: NEW EVIDENCE ON HOW 'BASEL III' SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS
November 2010
	NUMERACY AMONG ENGLAND'S OVER-FIFTIES: THE LINKS WITH RETIREMENT SAVING AND WELL-BEING
	CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES IN FINANCIAL LITERACY
	SOLVING THE ELDERLY CARE CRISIS THROUGH NEW FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
	MORE NUMERATE COUPLES ENJOY GREATER FAMILY WEALTH
	COGNITIVE DECLINE IN LATER LIFE: THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF BEING BORN IN A RECESSION
September 2010
	NEW RESEARCH FINDS THAT PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS HAVE A SIMILAR WORK ETHIC BUT A DIFFERENT SOCIAL ETHIC
	WHEN MIDDLE CLASS VOTERS CALL FOR PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS: ‘RETRENCHMENT’ LESSONS FROM LATE VICTORIAN ENGLAND
	LOTTERIES ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE ‘PRIZE MECHANISM’ FOR GETTING PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC PROJECTS
	MONETARY POLICY INERTIA HELD BACK GROWTH IN THE EURO AREA
	DISSATISFIED WITH LIFE BUT HAVING A GOOD DAY’: NEW EVIDENCE ON LIFE SATISFACTION AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
	NEW EVIDENCE THAT THE VICTORIANS WERE PRODIGIOUS SAVERS AND REMARKABLY SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS
	WHY AIRLINE TICKETS ARE CHEAP WHEN PURCHASED EARLY BUT THEATRES OFFER DISCOUNTS TO THOSE WHO BUY LATE
	THE CO-EVOLUTION OF BANKS AND CAPITAL MARKETS – IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANNED NEW FINANCIAL REGULATION
August 2010
	COUNTING THE COST OF THE HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE - AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION
	SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT: CHILDREN FROM ETHNIC MINORITIES MATCH OR OUTSTRIP WHITE CHILDREN BY THE END OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION
	LEARNING FROM TRADE: HOW EMERGING ECONOMIES CAN REAP THE GROWTH BENEFITS OF OPENNESS
	CAN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON STUDENT LEARNING HELP TEACHERS IMPROVE TEST SCORES?
	COMPETITION FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS BOOSTS ACHIEVEMENT FOR BOTH PRIVATE AND STATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
June 2010
	AMERICAN JEWS' ENTHUSIASTIC CELEBRATION OF HANUKKAH DRIVEN BY COMPETITION FROM CHRISTMAS
	OPTIONAL WATER METERS: THE DOWNSIDE OF ALLOWING HOUSEHOLDS TO CHOOSE
	PUPILS TAUGHT IN SMALLER CLASSES GET HIGHER EXAM MARKS
	CONTRACEPTION AS DEVELOPMENT: HOW FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMMES IMPROVE WOMEN'S LIVES
	AFRICA'S GROWTH PERFORMANCE: FAILURE EVEN WHEN GOVERNMENT REVENUES ARE HIGH
	NEW EVIDENCE OF HOW E-COMMERCE CREATES WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE RETAIL SECTOR
	DAMPENING DEMAND FOR MEDICAL CARE: EVIDENCE ON THE IMPACT OF ASKING PATIENTS TO MAKE A LARGER FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
May 2010
	GOOD MANAGEMENT IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
	FAST-GROWING AFRICAN POPULATIONS RISK MORE CIVIL WARS
	FALLING COMMODITY PRICES LEAD TO CIVIL WAR
	COMPARING OUR INCOME WITH OTHERS MAKES US UNHAPPY
	US DEFENCE CONTRACTOR STOCKS PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING SHOCKS
	FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS BOOST ESTABLISHED EXPORTERS
	ASSET PRICE BUBBLES DROVE GLOBAL TRADE IMBALANCES
	AVERTING ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON WITH A 'SUPER CHAPTER 11'
March 2010
	RESTRICTING ALCOHOL REDUCES VIOLENT CRIME
	NEW EVIDENCE ON THE ALLOCATION OF WORK AND INCOME WITHIN MARRIED AND UNMARRIED COUPLES
	LOBBYING FOR LEGISLATORS' VOTES
	ENFORCING MINIMUM WAGE LAWS: THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENTS MAKING A CREDIBLE COMMITMENT
	THE DOWNSIDE OF COMPETITION BETWEEN TRADING PLATFORMS
	GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN BASIC RESEARCH
	EXPLAINING THE 'GREAT MODERATION': THE IMPACT OF PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVED MONETARY POLICY AND CHANGING OIL MARKETS
	WEATHER TO GO TO COLLEGE: HOW CLOUD COVER ENCOURAGES UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT
	MEETING OF MINDS: EXPLAINING HOW GROUPS OF PEOPLE CONVERGE ON 'FOCAL POINTS'
	ECONOMIC INEQUALITY DRIVES A COUNTRY'S POLITICAL SYSTEM
February 2010
	THE RENEWED IMPORTANCE OF MONITORING MONETARY AGGREGATES FOR MONETARY POLICY-MAKING
	CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS FOLLOW THEIR PARENTS’ LEAD ON FEELINGS OF ETHNIC IDENTITY
	PAYING DOCTORS FOR QUALITY: INTENDED AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF AN NHS PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE SCHEME
	CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANT GROUPS DO BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS IN EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKETS – BUT STILL NOT AS WELL AS CHILDREN OF NATIVE-BORN PARENTS
	IMMIGRANTS' READY ASSIMILATION OF BRITISH IDENTITY SUGGESTS WE NEED NOT FEAR A 'CULTURE CLASH'