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Full Issue Download The Journal of The Journal of Economic Perspectives Economic Perspectives The Journal of Spring 2021, Volume 35, Number 2 Economic Perspectives Symposia European Union Philip R. Lane, “The Resilience of the Euro” Keith Head and Thierry Mayer, “The United States of Europe: A Gravity Model Evaluation of the Four Freedoms” David Dorn and Josef Zweimüller, “Migration and Labor Market Integration in Europe” Florin Bilbiie, Tommaso Monacelli, and Roberto Perotti, “Fiscal Policy in Europe: Controversies over Rules, Mutual Insurance, and Centralization” Preventive Medicine A journal of the Joseph P. Newhouse, “An Ounce of Prevention” American Economic Association Amanda E. Kowalski, “Mammograms and Mortality: How Has the Evidence Evolved?” Spring 2021 Volume 35, Number 2 Spring 2021 Volume Articles M.V. Lee Badgett, Christopher S. Carpenter, and Dario Sansone, “LGBTQ Economics” Nicolás Campos, Eduardo Engel, Ronald D. Fischer, and Alexander Galetovic, “The Ways of Corruption in Infrastructure: Lessons from the Odebrecht Case” Benjamin F. Jones, “The Rise of Research Teams: Benets and Costs in Economics” Feature Timothy Taylor, “Recommendations for Further Reading” Spring 2021 The American Economic Association The Journal of Correspondence relating to advertising, busi- Founded in 1885 ness matters, permission to quote, or change Economic Perspectives of address should be sent to the AEA business EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE office: [email protected]. Street ad- Elected Officers and Members A journal of the American Economic Association dress: American Economic Association, 2014 Broadway, Suite 305, Nashville, TN 37203. For President membership, subscriptions, or complimentary DAVID CARD, University of California, Berkeley Editor access to JEP articles, go to the AEA website: Heidi Williams, Stanford University http://www.aeaweb.org. 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Lane, “The Resilience of the Euro” ..............................3 Keith Head and Thierry Mayer, “The United States of Europe: A Gravity Model Evaluation of the Four Freedoms” ........................23 David Dorn and Josef Zweimüller, “Migration and Labor Market Integration in Europe” .................................................49 Florin Bilbiie, Tommaso Monacelli, and Roberto Perotti, “Fiscal Policy in Europe: Controversies over Rules, Mutual Insurance, and Centralization” ..............................................77 Preventive Medicine Joseph P. Newhouse, “An Ounce of Prevention” .......................... 101 Amanda E. Kowalski, “Mammograms and Mortality: How Has the Evidence Evolved?” ................................................. 119 Articles M.V. Lee Badgett, Christopher S. Carpenter, and Dario Sansone, “LGBTQ Economics” ............................................... 141 Nicolás Campos, Eduardo Engel, Ronald D. Fischer, and Alexander Galetovic, “The Ways of Corruption in Infrastructure: Lessons from the Odebrecht Case” ....................................... 171 Benjamin F. Jones, “The Rise of Research Teams: Benefits and Costs in Economics” ................................................ 191 Feature Timothy Taylor, “Recommendations for Further Reading” ................. 217 Statement of Purpose The Journal of Economic Perspectives attempts to fill a gap between the general interest press and most other academic economics journals. 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