Symposium: Happiness Economics
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Developments in the Measurement of Subjective Well-Being (pp. 3-24) Daniel Kahneman and Alan B. Krueger |

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Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics (pp. 25-46) Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch |

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Symposium: Poverty
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Poverty in America: Trends and Explanations (pp. 47-68) Hilary W. Hoynes, Marianne E. Page and Ann Huff Stevens |

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Poor People in Rich Nations: The United States in Comparative Perspective (pp. 69-90) Timothy Smeeding |

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Symposium: Public Sector Absenteeism
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Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries (pp. 91-116) Nazmul Chaudhury, Jeffrey Hammer, Michael Kremer, Karthik Muralidharan and F. Halsey Rogers |

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Addressing Absence (pp. 117-132) Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo |

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Articles
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The Economy of the Early Roman Empire (pp. 133-151) Peter Temin |
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Electronic Trading in Stock Markets (pp. 153-174) Hans R. Stoll |
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What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success (pp. 175-187) Liran Einav and Leeat Yariv |
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Features
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Markets: Beer in Germany and the United States (pp. 189-205) William James Adams |
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Policy Watch: Debt Relief (pp. 207-220) Serkan Arslanalp and Peter Blair Henry |
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Anomalies: Utility Maximization and Experienced Utility (pp. 221-234) Daniel Kahneman and Richard H. Thaler |
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Recommendations for Further Reading (pp. 235-242) Timothy Taylor |
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Notes (pp. 243-245)
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