Regulatory Approval and Expanded Market Size
Regulatory review of new medicines is often viewed as a hindrance to innovation by increasing the hurdle to bring products to market.
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Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise and Fall of the Waqf as a Central Islamic Philanthropic Institution (Awqaf)
A sine qua non in any basic understanding of the history of Islamic philanthropy is a familiarity with the story of the charitable foundation/endowment in Islam known as the waqf.
The role of childcare challenges in the US jobs market recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic
We examine how much of the overall decline in employment between the beginning of 2020 and 2021 can be explained by excess job loss among parents of young children, and mothers specifically.
Half of Service Sector Workers Are Not Yet Vaccinated for COVID-19: What Gets in the Way?
As eligibility for the Covid-19 vaccine expands to all Americans and the country moves towards a full reopening, durably returning to normal life depends on vaccine uptake. The U.S.
National Climate Policies and Corporate Internal Carbon Pricing
While national governments pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement, delivering on these aims will require significant changes in the activities of major sources of e
Can Transparency and Accountability Programs Improve Health? Experimental Evidence from Indonesia and Tanzania
We assess the impact of a transparency and accountability program designed to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes in Indonesia and Tanzania.
Fault Lines of Refugee Exclusion: Statelessness, Gender, and COVID-19 in South Asia
Despite widespread recognition of the right to a nationality, statelessness and its attendant vulnerabilities continue to characterize the lives of millions in South Asia.
Strategic Partisans: Electoral Motivations and Partisanship in Local Government Communication
Politicians use their communication to present a strategic version of themselves to voters.
Payment Discrepancies and Access to Primary Care Physicians for Dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries
Background: Physicians often receive lower payments for dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries versus nondual Medicare beneficiaries because of state reimbursement caps.
The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19
Concerns about misperceptions among the public are rampant.
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