Are we in danger of forgetting the scene in “The Godfather, Part II,’’ where the odious Senator Geary demands $250,000 from Michael…
We analyze linear models with a single endogenous regressor in the presence of many instrumental variables. We weaken a key assumption…
Three years have passed since the financial crisis of 2008, and unemployment rates remain painfully high. As of August 2011, America…
States have banned smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and bars. They have increased tobacco tax rates, extended “clean air” laws, and…
Although US health care expenditures reached 17.6 percent of GDP in 2009, quality measurement in this important service sector remains…
Little is known about the relationship between variation in drug and non-drug medical treatment and how areas may substitute one type of…
Objective: To examine the impact of incentive formularies on prescription drug utilization and spending after introduction of new pharmacy…
Following an acrimonious healthcare reform debate involving charges of "death panels," in 2010, Congress explicitly forbade the use of cost…
Recently, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced a scheduled cut in Medicare physician fees of 27.4% for 2012. This cut…