Small Marketplace Premiums Pose Financial And Administrative Burdens: Evidence From Massachusetts, 2016–17
Health insurance premiums are primarily understood to pose financial barriers to coverage.
Research
Institutional Change and Adaptive Efficiency: A Study of China's Hukou System Evolution
Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways institutions change also matters.
Infrastructure Inequality: Who Pays the Cost of Road Roughness?
Which Americans experience the worst infrastructure? What are the costs of living with that infrastructure?
Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa
It is painfully clear that South Africa is performing poorly, exacerbating problems such as inequality and exclusion.
Improving delivery of the social safety net: The role of stigma
Many low-income households in the US miss out on social safety net benefits because of the information, compliance, and psychological costs associated with take-up of government assistance.
Improving delivery of the social safety net: The role of stigma
Many low-income households in the US miss out on social safety net benefits because of the information, compliance, and psychological costs associated with take-up of government assistance.
Great Dilution: The Global Impact of the US Inflation Shock on Sovereign Debt
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.
Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time
We explore changes over time in how financially prepared Americans are for retirement, with a focus on the relative positions of Black and White families.
Who Should Make Decisions? Public Perceptions of Democratic Inclusion in Housing Policy
Who deserves to participate in local democracy?
The Impact of Return Migration on Employment and Wages in Mexican Cities
How does return migration from the US to Mexico affect local workers? Return migrants increase the local labor supply, potentially hurting local workers.
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