THE LATEST WORKING PAPERS
                   National Bureau of Economic Research
                       Week of January 4, 2010
                                                                    
The following NBER Working Papers that match your selections
were released in electronic format this week. Abbreviations
in parentheses refer to NBER Research Programs.  (visit
http://www.nber.org/programs.html for Program information.)

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1.  Estimation of De Facto Flexibility Parameter and Basket Weights in Evolving Exchange Rate Regimes
by Jeffrey A. Frankel, Daniel Xie #15620 (IFM)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15620

2.  The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development
by Siqi Zheng, Rui Wang, Edward L. Glaeser, Matthew E. Kahn #15621 (EEE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15621

3.  Measuring the Returns to R&D
by Bronwyn H. Hall, Jacques Mairesse, Pierre Mohnen #15622 (PR)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15622

4.  The Behavioralist Visits the Factory:
Increasing Productivity Using Simple Framing Manipulations
by Tanjim Hossain, John A. List #15623 (LS PR)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15623

5.  The Micro-Macro Disconnect of Purchasing Power Parity
by Paul R. Bergin, Reuven Glick, Jyh-Lin Wu #15624 (IFM)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15624

6.  The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants:
 Evidence from the Remarkable Case of Spain
by Giovanni Peri, Francisco Requena #15625 (ITI LS)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15625

7.  Estimated Impact of the Feds Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchase Program
by Johannes C. Stroebel, John B. Taylor #15626 (EFG ME)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15626

8.  Labor Regulations and European Private Equity
by Ant Bozkaya, William R. Kerr #15627 (PR)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15627

9.  Testing for Altruism and Social Pressure in Charitable Giving
by Stefano DellaVigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier #15629 (HC HE IO LS PE)
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15629


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1.  Estimation of De Facto Flexibility Parameter and Basket Weights
in Evolving Exchange Rate Regimes
by Jeffrey A. Frankel, Daniel Xie  -  #15620 (IFM)