Are application hassles, or “ordeals,” an effective way to limit public program enrollment? We provide new evidence by studying (removal of…
Adverse selection is a classic market failure known to limit or “unravel” trade in insurance markets and many other settings. We show that…
The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population…
This article, prepared as part of a special issue on multiarmed experiments, describes the design of the RAND Health Insurance Experiment,…
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The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population…
Health plans for the poor increasingly limit access to specialty hospitals. We investigate the role of adverse selection in generating this…
One of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of…
Policy Points Policymakers at federal and state agencies, health systems, payers, and providers need rigorous evidence for strategies to…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
We test for financial constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income country by experimentally allocating unconditional cash…