Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 22 No. 2 Spring 2008

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Title

Abstract

Author

Symposium: Development

What Is Middle Class about the Middle Classes around the World?

Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo

(pp. 3-28)

Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid

William Easterly and Tobias Pfutze

(pp. 29-52)

Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll

Angus Deaton

(pp. 53-72)

What Do Nongovernmental Organizations Do?

Eric Werker and Faisal Z. Ahmed

(pp. 73-92)

The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries

Jishnu Das, Jeffrey Hammer and Kenneth Leonard

(pp. 93-114)

Symposium: Economics of Persuasion

What the Seller Won't Tell You: Persuasion and Disclosure in Markets

Paul Milgrom

(pp. 115-131)

Competition and Truth in the Market for News

Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro

(pp. 133-154)

Media Freedom, Political Knowledge, and Participation

Peter T. Leeson

(pp. 155-169)

Articles

Identity Theft

Keith B. Anderson, Erik Durbin and Michael A. Salinger

(pp. 171-192)

Taking the Pulse of the Economy: Measuring GDP

J. Steven Landefeld, Eugene P. Seskin and Barbara M. Fraumeni

(pp. 193-216)

Features

Markets: Transparency and the Corporate Bond Market

Hendrik Bessembinder and William Maxwell

(pp. 217-234)

Recommendations for Further Reading

Timothy Taylor

(pp. 235-242)

Comments: Elbert Dijkgraaf and Raymond Gradus, Thomas Kinnaman; and a Correction

Elbert Dijkgraaf, Raymond Gradus, Thomas Kinnaman, Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho and Kevin J. Stiroh

(pp. 243-244)

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 22 No. 2 Spring 2008

Find articles in this issue

What Is Middle Class about the Middle Classes around the World? Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo (pp. 3-28)

Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid William Easterly and Tobias Pfutze (pp. 29-52)

Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll Angus Deaton (pp. 53-72)

What Do Nongovernmental Organizations Do? Eric Werker and Faisal Z. Ahmed (pp. 73-92)

The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries Jishnu Das, Jeffrey Hammer and Kenneth Leonard (pp. 93-114)

What the Seller Won't Tell You: Persuasion and Disclosure in Markets Paul Milgrom (pp. 115-131)

Competition and Truth in the Market for News Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro (pp. 133-154)

Media Freedom, Political Knowledge, and Participation Peter T. Leeson (pp. 155-169)

Identity Theft Keith B. Anderson, Erik Durbin and Michael A. Salinger (pp. 171-192)

Taking the Pulse of the Economy: Measuring GDP J. Steven Landefeld, Eugene P. Seskin and Barbara M. Fraumeni (pp. 193-216)

Markets: Transparency and the Corporate Bond Market Hendrik Bessembinder and William Maxwell (pp. 217-234)

Recommendations for Further Reading Timothy Taylor (pp. 235-242)

Comments: Elbert Dijkgraaf and Raymond Gradus, Thomas Kinnaman; and a Correction Elbert Dijkgraaf, Raymond Gradus, Thomas Kinnaman, Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho and Kevin J. Stiroh (pp. 243-244)

Notes (pp. 247-248)

What Is Middle Class about the Middle Classes around the World?

Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo

(pp. 3-28)

Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid

William Easterly and Tobias Pfutze

(pp. 29-52)

Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll

Angus Deaton

(pp. 53-72)

What Do Nongovernmental Organizations Do?

Eric Werker and Faisal Z. Ahmed

(pp. 73-92)

The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries

Jishnu Das, Jeffrey Hammer and Kenneth Leonard

(pp. 93-114)

What the Seller Won't Tell You: Persuasion and Disclosure in Markets

Paul Milgrom

(pp. 115-131)

Competition and Truth in the Market for News

Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro

(pp. 133-154)

Media Freedom, Political Knowledge, and Participation

Peter T. Leeson

(pp. 155-169)

Identity Theft

Keith B. Anderson, Erik Durbin and Michael A. Salinger

(pp. 171-192)

Taking the Pulse of the Economy: Measuring GDP

J. Steven Landefeld, Eugene P. Seskin and Barbara M. Fraumeni

(pp. 193-216)

Markets: Transparency and the Corporate Bond Market

Hendrik Bessembinder and William Maxwell

(pp. 217-234)

Recommendations for Further Reading

Timothy Taylor

(pp. 235-242)

Comments: Elbert Dijkgraaf and Raymond Gradus, Thomas Kinnaman; and a Correction

Elbert Dijkgraaf, Raymond Gradus, Thomas Kinnaman, Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho and Kevin J. Stiroh

(pp. 243-244)