The Importance of the Individual Mandate — Evidence from Massachusetts
The most contentious aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the individual mandate requiring that most documented U.S.
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Hooray For Nation States
How many times have we heard that the nation state is passé?
The Sources of the SGR “Holeâ€
Recently, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced a scheduled cut in Medicare physician fees of 27.4% for 2012.
Standard Oil as a Technological Innovator
A century ago, in 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its path-breaking decision in the monopolization case against the Standard Oil Companies.
The Value of Terroir: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sales Prices
We examine the value of terroir, which refers to the special characteristics of a place that impart unique qualities to the wine produced.
Social Security and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms
This is the introduction and summary to the fifth phase of an ongoing project on Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World.
Obama's Joblessness Dilemma: Fighting Minority Unemployment is Good Economics but Tough Politics
The nation is plagued with one of the highest unemployment rates since the Great Depression. Not only have rates of joblessness risen significantly, but long-term joblessness has increased as well.
The Governance and Politics of China
Lavish spectacles such as the Beijing Olympics and Expo 2010 have raised China's global profile and echoed predictions of a rise to the position of a major world actor.
Do Rising Top Incomes Lift All Boats?
Pooling data for 1905 to 2000, we find no systematic relationship between top income shares and economic growth in a panel of 12 developed nations observed between 22 and 85 years.
The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa
African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change.
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