Nearly 400,000 Black men were drafted into the National Army during World War I, where they toiled in segregated units and received little…
Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to…
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is the most significant reform to US prescription drug pricing in two decades and the first…
Health insurance premiums are primarily understood to pose financial barriers to coverage. However, the need to remit monthly premium…
Which Americans experience the worst infrastructure? What are the costs of living with that infrastructure? We measure road roughness…
We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across thirteen major US cities in the aftermath of the murder…
Are application hassles, or “ordeals,” an effective way to limit public program enrollment? We provide new evidence by studying (removal of…
There are widespread differences in total factor productivity across producers in the U.S. and around the world. To help explain these…
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
Adverse selection is a classic market failure known to limit or “unravel” trade in insurance markets and many other settings. We show that…