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What Can Economics Say About Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) affects one in ten people aged 65 or older and is the most expensive disease in the United States. We describe the central economic questions raised by AD.

The Targeting and Impact of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed to quickly deliver hundreds of billions of dollars of loans to small businesses, with the loans administered via private banks.

Economic Vulnerability of Households With Essential Workers

The label of “essential worker” reflects society’s needs but does not mean that society has compensated those workers for additional risks incurred on the job during the current pandemic.

A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts.

How Much Does COVID-19 Increase With Mobility? Evidence From New York and Four Other US Cities

How effective are restrictions on mobility in limiting COVID-19 spread? Using zip code data across five U.S.

Horrible Trade-offs in a Pandemic: Lockdowns, Transfers, Fiscal Space, and Compliance

In this paper, we develop a heterogeneous agent general equilibrium framework to analyze optimal joint policies of a lockdown and transfer payments in times of a pandemic.

Are Quality-Adjusted Medical Prices Declining for Chronic Disease? Evidence from Diabetes Care in Four Health Systems

Improvements in medical treatment have contributed to rising health spending.

An Ounce of Prevention

I look at prevention through an economic lens and make three main points. First, those advocating preventive measures are often asked how much money a given measure saves. This question is misguided.

Association Between Switching to a High-Deductible Health Plan and Major Cardiovascular Outcomes

Question: Are high-deductible health plans associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events? Finding: This cohort study included 156?962 individuals with cardiovascular disease risk f

The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Outcomes and Expectations