Behavioral Economics and Health-Care Markets
This chapter summarizes research in behavioral health economics, focusing on insurance markets and product markets in health care.
Research
Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Brief
The 3rd edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy estimates that two billion (61 per cent) of the global employed population earn their living in the informal economy (ILO 2018).
Our Troubling Fiscal Situation
Federal debt is on an unsustainable path. Low interest rates mean that we do not need to reduce budget deficits immediately and that we should do more public investment.
Trump’s Iraq Visit Alone Won’t Undo Damage He Did Last Week
The move of President Donald Trump to visit Baghdad on Wednesday is a small, good one, amid a week of calamitous decisions.
The Right Way to Use the Wisdom of Crowds
Management teams are responsible for making sense of complex questions. Maybe it’s estimating how much a market will grow next year, or finding the best strategy to beat a competitor.
The (Lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia
Many developing country governments determine eligibility for anti-poverty programs using censuses of household assets.
Universal Basic Incomes versus Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty Programs in Developing Countries
Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals articulated by the United Nations, number one is the elimination of extreme poverty by 2030.
The Role of Industry-Specific, Occupation-Specific, and Location-Specific Knowledge in the Growth and Survival of New Firms
How do regions acquire the knowledge they need to diversify their economic activities? How does the migration of workers among firms and industries contribute to the diffusion of that knowledge?
George HW Bush Was Fiscally Responsible – Unlike Donald Trump
When George HW Bush was laid to rest last week, the encomiums appropriately remarked on his general decency and competence, which tended to be followed by a “but.” For journalists and historians, it i
The Crisis Next Time: What We Should Have Learned from 2008
At the turn of this century, most economists in the developed world believed that major economic disasters were a thing of the past, or at least relegated to volatile emerging markets.
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