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…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a historic toll on Americans’ health and longevity. It has also shaped socioeconomic inequalities along…
The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population…
Systemic racism is deeply embedded in U.S. healthcare and economic systems and remains pervasive in social policies and organizational…
This article, prepared as part of a special issue on multiarmed experiments, describes the design of the RAND Health Insurance Experiment,…
People with important evidence-based ideas often struggle to translate data into stories their readers can relate to and understand. And if…
Concerns have been raised about the “demise of democracy”, possibly accelerated by pandemic-related restrictions. Using a survey experiment…
Incomplete health insurance enrollment is a persistent U.S. challenge despite large subsidies. We ask whether hassles built into enrollment…
“By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a…