To shed light on intervention policies that can be most effective in addressing the novel COVID-19, we have performed some preliminary…
May 6, 2020, Paper, "The ultimate solutions to the Covid-19 crisis may be big breakthroughs in building massive test and trace capacity and…
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May 5, 2020, Video, "The New York Times reported Monday that a draft document from the federal government projected an estimated 3,000…
The Case Against Labor-Tax-Financed Social Health Insurance For Low- And Low-Middle-Income Countries
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May 4, 2020, Opinion, "An increasing interest in initiating and expanding social health insurance through labor taxes in low- and low-…
We test the theory that seller reputation moderates the effect of demand shocks on a seller's propensity to price gouge. From mid January…
In 2002, the federal government established the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), a pharmaceutical and vaccine stockpile, jointly managed…
In medicine, the reasons for variation in treatment rates across hospitals serving similar patients are not well understood. Some interpret…
Before the implementation of cost-sharing parity in Medicare, beneficiaries faced higher cost sharing for mental health services than for…
April 30, 2020, Paper. "There are several key takeaways: More than 80% of Americans support closing non-essential businesses. Support for…
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behaviour change and places…