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1.

Defining and Measuring Financial Literacy

RAND Working Paper Series WR-708
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Nov 2009
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Angela Hung, Andrew M. Parker and Joanne Yoong
RAND Corporation - Labor and Population, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling: Gender Spillovers in Corporate Leadership

RAND Working Paper No. WR-842
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 03 Apr 2011
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David A. Matsa and Amalia R. Miller
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and University of Virginia - Department of Economics

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Downloads 794
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A Qualitative Study of Early Childhood Educators' Beliefs About Key Preschool Classroom Experiences

RAND Working Paper No. WR- 656
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Jan 2009
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Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Allison Sidle Fuligni, Lindsay Daugherty, Carollee Howes and Lynn A. Karoly
affiliation not provided to SSRN, California State University, Los Angeles, RAND Corporation, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and RAND Corporation - Santa Monica CA Offices
Downloads 686
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Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More About Them

RAND Working Paper No. WR- 603-EMKF
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Nov 2008
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Qian Gu, Lynn A. Karoly and Julie M. Zissimopoulos
RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation - Santa Monica CA Offices and University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy
Downloads 488
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Asking for Help: Survey and Experimental Evidence on Financial Advice and Behavior Change

RAND Working Paper Series WR-714-1
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2010
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Angela Hung and Joanne Yoong
RAND Corporation - Labor and Population and RAND Corporation
Downloads 486
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A Description and Analysis of Evolving Data Resources on Small Business

RAND Corporation Working Paper No. WR-293-1-ICJ
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 05 Oct 2007
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Amelia Haviland and Bogdan Savych
RAND Corporation and Workers Compensation Research Institute
Downloads 296
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The Role of Education in Preparing Graduates for the Labor Market in the GCC Countries

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 742
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Feb 2010
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Lynn A. Karoly
RAND Corporation - Santa Monica CA Offices
Downloads 296
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Can You Get What You Pay For? Pay-for-Performance and the Quality of Healthcare Providers

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR- 680
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Apr 2009
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Kathleen J. Mullen, Richard G. Frank and Meredith B. Rosenthal
RAND Corporation, Harvard Medical School and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Downloads 289
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Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-637-EMKF
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 24 Nov 2008
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Robert W. Fairlie, Kanika Kapur and Susan M. Gates
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University College Dublin (UCD) - Department of Economics and RAND Corporation

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Downloads 282
10.

The Geography of Financial Literacy

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-893-SSA
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Dec 2011
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Christopher B. Bumcrot, Judy Lin and Annamaria Lusardi
Applied Research & Consulting LLC, affiliation not provided to SSRN and George Washington University - Department of Accountancy
Downloads 282
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Is Full Better than Half? Examining the Longitudinal Effects of Full-Day Kindergarten Attendance

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-266
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Jul 2005
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Jill S. Cannon, Alison Jacknowitz and Gary Painter
RAND Corporation, American University - Kogod School of Business and University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy
Downloads 279
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The Impact of Terrorism on the Defense Industry

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 597
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 May 2005
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Claude Berrebi and Esteban F. Klor
RAND Corporation and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics
Downloads 263
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Do More Friends Mean Better Grades?: Student Popularity and Academic Achievement

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 678
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
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Kata Mihaly
RAND Corporation
Downloads 261
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Qatari Women in the Workforce

RAND Education Working Paper No. WR-612-QATAR
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Nov 2008
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Dell Felder and Mirka Vuollo
affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 248
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What Explains the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy? The Role of Household Decision-Making

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 762
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Jul 2010
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Raquel Fonseca, Kathleen J. Mullen, Gema Zamarro and Julie M. Zissimopoulos
RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation, University of Arkansas - Department of Education Reform and University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy
Downloads 241
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How do Mutual Fund Fees Affect Investor Choices?: Evidence from Survey Experiments

RAND Working Paper No. WR-653
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2009
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Jeff Dominitz, Angela Hung and Joanne Yoong
Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University and RAND Corporation
Downloads 228
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Optimal Financial Literacy and Saving for Retirement

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-905-SSA
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Jan 2012
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Annamaria Lusardi, Pierre-Carl Michaud and Olivia S. Mitchell
George Washington University - Department of Accountancy, RAND Corporation and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Downloads 225
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How Transparent are Class Action Outcomes?: Empirical Research on the Availability of Class Action Claims Data

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 599-ICJ
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Aug 2008
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Nicholas M. Pace and William B. Rubenstein
RAND Corporation and Harvard Law School
Downloads 223
19.

Comparing Life Satisfaction

RAND Working Paper No. WR-623-1
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2009
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Arie Kapteyn, James P. Smith and Arthur van Soest
Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research - University of Southern California, RAND Corporation and Tilburg University
Downloads 222
20.

Early Retirement and Employment of the Young

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR- 679
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
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Adriaan Kalwij, Arie Kapteyn and Klaas de Vos
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research - University of Southern California and CentERdata
Downloads 220
21.

Selection Bias in Web Surveys and the Use of Propensity Scores

RAND Working Paper No. WR-279
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2008
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Matthias Schonlau, Arthur van Soest, Arie Kapteyn and Mick P. Couper
University of Waterloo, Tilburg University, Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research - University of Southern California and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Downloads 219
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Building Up, Spending Down: Financial Literacy, Retirement Savings Management, and Decumulation

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 712
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Dec 2009
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Angela Hung, Erik Meijer, Kata Mihaly and Joanne Yoong
RAND Corporation - Labor and Population, University of Southern California, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
Downloads 218
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Did the Economic Stimulus Payments of 2008 Reduce Labor Supply? Evidence from Quantile Panel Data Estimation

RAND Working Paper Series WR-710-3
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 22 May 2014
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David Powell
RAND Corporation
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The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth, the Labor Force and Productivity

RAND Working Paper Series WR-1063-1
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2016
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Nicole Maestas, Kathleen Mullen and David Powell
Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
Downloads 205
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The Effects of World War II on Economic and Health Outcomes Across Europe

RAND Working Paper Series WR-917
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Jan 2012
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Iris Kesternich, Bettina Siflinger, James P. Smith and Joachim K. Winter
KU Leuven - Department of Economics, University of Mannheim - Department of Economics, RAND Corporation and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

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A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Over the Life Cycle

RAND Working Paper No. WR-773
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2010
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Titus J. Galama and Hans van Kippersluis
USC Center for Economic and Social Research and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)

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Downloads 195
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Synthetic Control Estimation Beyond Case Studies: Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Employment?

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1142
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2017
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David Powell
RAND Corporation
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Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wage Growth of Men and Women

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-482-1
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2008
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David Loughran and Julie M. Zissimopoulos
RAND Corporation and University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy
Downloads 180
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Information and Persuasion: Achieving Safe Water Behaviors in Kenya

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-885
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jan 2012
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Jill Luoto, David Levine and Jeff Albert
RAND Corporation, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Aquaya Institute
Downloads 174
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Effects of Social Activities on Cognitive Functions: Evidence from CHARLS

RAND Working Paper Series WR-918
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Jan 2012
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Yuqing Hu, Xiaoyan Lei, James P. Smith and Yaohui Zhao
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, Peking University - CCER, RAND Corporation and Peking University
Downloads 172
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Does Disability Insurance Receipt Discourage Work? Using Examiner Assignment to Estimate Causal Effects of SSDI Receipt

RAND Working Paper No. WR-853-3
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2012
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Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen and Alexander Strand
Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation and Social Security Administration

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Downloads 166
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Mental Retirement

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 711
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 06 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2009
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Susann Rohwedder and Robert J. Willis
RAND Corporation and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics

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Personal Retirement Accounts and Saving

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR- 600
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Sep 2008
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Emma Aguila
RAND Corporation
Downloads 164
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State Health Insurance Mandates, Consumer Directed Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts: Are They a Panacea for Small Businesses?

RAND Working Paper No. WR-450-ICJ
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Sep 2007
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Susan M. Gates, Kanika Kapur and Pinar Karaca-Mandic
RAND Corporation, University College Dublin (UCD) - Department of Economics and RAND Corporation
Downloads 159
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Beyond Tracking and Detracking: The Dimensions of Organizational Differentiation in Schools

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1155
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 08 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2016
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Thurston Domina, Andrew McEachin, Paul Hanselman, Priyanka Agarwal, NaYoung Hwang and Ryan Lewis
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, RAND Corporation, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Colvin Taluqdars College, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 154
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The Retirement-Consumption Puzzle: Anticipated and Actual Declines in Spending at Retirement

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-242, Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No., 2004-069
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Jul 2005
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Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder
RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation

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International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-880
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Jan 2012
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James P. Smith and James W. Banks
RAND Corporation and Institute for Fiscal Studies

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Downloads 147
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Do Risk Disclosures Affect Investment Choice?

RAND Working Paper No. WR-788
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Oct 2010
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Angela Hung, Aileen Heinberg and Joanne Yoong
RAND Corporation - Labor and Population, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
Downloads 146
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Retirement Effects on Health in Europe

RAND Working Paper No. WR-588
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Jun 2008
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Norma B. Coe and Gema Zamarro
University of Washington - Department of Health Services and University of Arkansas - Department of Education Reform
Downloads 134
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Trust and Financial Advice

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1075
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jun 2016
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Jeremy Burke and Angela Hung
Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and RAND Corporation - Labor and Population
Downloads 133
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Health Endowments and Parental Investments in Infancy and Early Childhood

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-367
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Aug 2007
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Ashlesha Datar, Rebecca Kilburn and David Loughran
Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR), RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
Downloads 131
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Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice

RAND Working Paper No. WR-325-1
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 15 Aug 2007
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Dana P. Goldman and Nicole Maestas
RAND Corporation and Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy

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A Contribution to Health Capital Theory

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-831
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Jan 2011
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Titus J. Galama
USC Center for Economic and Social Research

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Understanding Mass Tort Defendant Incentives for Confidential Settlements: Lessons from Bayer's Cerivastatin Litigation Strategy

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR- 617-ICJ, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Oct 2008
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James M. Anderson
RAND Corporation
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Using Stated Preferences Data to Analyze Preferences for Full and Partial Retirement

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2785, RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-345
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 May 2007
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Arthur van Soest, Arie Kapteyn and Julie M. Zissimopoulos
Tilburg University, Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research - University of Southern California and University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy
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Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 866
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Sep 2011
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Xiaoyan Lei, John Strauss, Meng Tian and Yaohui Zhao
Peking University - CCER, University of Southern California - Department of Economics, Peking University and Peking University

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The Effect of Retirement Incentives on Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Self-Employed in the United States and England

RAND Working Paper Series No. WR-528, Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2007-155
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2008
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Julie M. Zissimopoulos, Nicole Maestas and Lynn A. Karoly
University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy and RAND Corporation - Santa Monica CA Offices
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A New Framework for Estimation of Quantile Treatment Effects: Nonseparable Disturbance in the Presence of Covariates

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 824-1
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2013
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David Powell
RAND Corporation
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Prioritizing Educational Investments in Children in the Developing World

RAND Working Paper No. WR-587
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Jun 2008
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David Evans and Arkadipta Ghosh
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Downloads 124
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The Effect of Education on Time Preferences

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 844
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Apr 2011
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Francisco Pérez-Arce
Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)
Downloads 124