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.
Research
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.
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.
Markers and Drivers: Cardiovascular Health of Middle Age and Older Indians.
The population of Asia is growing both larger and older.
The Great Disparity
Between 1947 and 1970, every income group in America experienced economic advancement. As James K.
Mexican Oil Reforms Are Vital on Both Sides of the Border
In recent days a coalition of Mexican advocacy groups has been protesting in front of Televisa, the country’s largest TV network, to contest the legitimacy of President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto’s July
As Veteran Population Changes, Services Must Adapt
The proposed reductions in the Pentagon’s budget have a lot of people worried that smaller will mean weaker.
US Confronts New Perils in the Middle East as Election Looms
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discovered in the Middle East this week that its revolutionary moment has entered a new, violent, and unpredictable phase. Just after her return, Syrian rebels mana
Michele Bachmann’s Anti-Muslim Paranoia
There are Tiger Moms and Helicopter Moms and French Moms, and all sorts of labels to measure our adequacies as parents.
Why Romney Will Pick Portman
Predicting a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate is a risky business.
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