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Mitt Romney Flunks His Foreign-Policy Tryout
Governor Mitt Romney had a chance to demonstrate on his trip to Great Britain, Israel, and Poland that he is ready to take on the duties of America’s top diplomat and commander in chief — among the pr
The Role of Elite Institutions
The increase in the college premium—the differential in what is earned by college graduates compared with what is earned by those with high-school diplomas—is a major factor contributing to rising in
The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians
It has been difficult to open up the black box of knowledge production.
The Effect of Allowance Allocations on Cap-and-Trade System Performance
An implication of the Coase theorem is that under certain conditions, the market equilibrium in a cap-and-trade system will be cost-effective and independent of the initial allocation of tradable righ
The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year
In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery to be given the chance to apply for Medicaid.
American Political Futures: In Conversation with Elaine Kamarck and Robert Reich
Leading US Democrats and former White House insiders Elaine C. Kamarck and Robert B.
The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans
One of the most well-established relationships in the economics of aging is that between health and wealth.
Medicare Part D Cost Sharing and Antipsychotic Use in Two Medicare Advantage Plans
The Affordable Care Act phases out the Medicare Part D coverage gap over the next decade; however, beneficiaries will continue to face substantial cost-sharing even after 2020.
The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies
This working paper, the first in the WIEGO Working Paper series, provides an overview of the definitional, theoretical, and policy debates on the informal economy.
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