Ambiguous Dynamic Treatment Regimes: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
A main research goal in various studies is to use an observational data set and provide a new set of counterfactual guidelines that can yield causal improvements.
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Health, Employment, and Disability: Implications from the Undocumented Population
The number of disability beneficiaries has doubled in the past two decades. It is difficult to determine how much is explained by changes in health, as we lack a counterfactual.
Adverse Selection and Network Design Under Regulated Plan Prices: Evidence from Medicaid
Health plans for the poor increasingly limit access to specialty hospitals. We investigate the role of adverse selection in generating this equilibrium among private plans in Medicaid.
Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Regulators of new products confront a tradeoff between speeding a new product to market and collecting additional product quality information.
Shaping gender-stereotypical beliefs: the role of parents and peers
We use a lab-in-the-field experiment to explore the influence of parents and peers in shaping adolescents’ beliefs on whether they are better in male-typed fields (math) versus female-typed fields (li
A tale of two Americas: Socio-economic mobility gaps within and across American cities before and during the pandemic
We examine differences in mobility outcomes between residents of highest and lowest socio-economic index (SEI) at the Census block group (CBG) level in nine major US cities prior to and during the COV
How Pretrial Incarceration Diminishes Individuals' Employment Prospects
The article explores the ways in which pretrial incarceration affects job retention, job-seeking, and relative confidence or lack of confidence in the ability to succeed in getting a job.
Challenges of effective governance for sustainable development at subnational government levels: introduction to this thematic issue of Public Sector Economics
This article describes some of the challenges of effective governance for sustainability at the subnational level of government.
Use of smartphone mobility data to analyze city park visits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic focused attention on city parks as important public resources. However, monitoring park use over time poses practical challenges.
Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations
To address complex social challenges, it is widely recognized that leaders from public, for-profit, and civic organizations should join forces.
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