Front Matter
(pp. i–ii)
American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7790 (Online)
Vol. 1, No. 2, April 2009
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Are There Missing Girls in the United States? Evidence from Birth Data
(pp. 1–34)
Does the Media Matter? A Field Experiment Measuring the Effect of Newspapers on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions
(pp. 35–52)
Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015
(pp. 53–63)
What Determines Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims? Experimental Evidence on Racial Group Loyalty
(pp. 64–87)
Do Labor Market Rigidities Have Microeconomic Effects? Evidence from within the Firm
(pp. 88–127)
A Cautionary Tale about the Use of Administrative Data: Evidence from Age of Marriage Laws
(pp. 128–49)
A Biological Model of Unions
(pp. 150–75)
History Matters: The Long-Term Impact of Colonial Public Investments in French West Africa
(pp. 176–215)