Drawing upon theories of the diffusion of global norms, this study addresses two issues: is there a shared consensus among experts about…
A rapidly-growing research agenda shared by scholars and applied policy analysts is beginning to explore three questions: when do elections…
Much of the current scholarship on wartime violence, including studies of the combatants themselves, assumes that women are victims and men…
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…
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Objective: Medicare Part D provides formulary protections for antipsychotics but does not exempt these drugs from cost-sharing. We…
With quality-of-care bonus
payments now available for Medicare Advantage health maintenance
organizations (HMOs) and for accountable…
We marshal discoveries about human behavior and learning from social science research and show how these can be used to improve teaching…