This working paper seeks to determine the preferences of Boston parents for certain school attributes. It analyzes data provided by the…
Background: The United States is aiming to achieve nationwide adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) but lacks robust empirical…
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We evaluate a 'girl-friendly' primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program…
Providing the first experimental estimate of the long-term impacts of an offer of a private-school
voucher to low-income families, we link…
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Objective: Medicare Part D provides formulary protections for antipsychotics but does not exempt these drugs from cost-sharing. We…
Health care in the United States is more expensive than in other developed countries, costing $2.7 trillion in 2011, or 17.9 percent of the…
We investigate the role of physician agency and competition in determining health care supply and patient outcomes. A 2005 change to…
"If I like a boy I cannot tell anybody about my choice because I am a girl. I like making friends with boys but being a girl I cannot do…
With quality-of-care bonus
payments now available for Medicare Advantage health maintenance
organizations (HMOs) and for accountable…