We evaluate the validity of commonly used hospital quality indicators using hospital closures that reallocate large numbers of patients to hospitals of different quality. Using…
An analysis of FDA-approved drugs reveals uneven timing and concentration of revenue life cycles across modalities and therapeutic areas, offering evidence to guide innovation…
There is an important debate about how much the nationalization of American politics has affected local politics. We provide new evidence on local voting behavior from the largest…
Over the past two decades, local newspapers have overwhelmingly adopted subscription paywalls, restricting access to those willing and able to pay. Combining handcollected paywall…
We develop the concept of, and estimation tools for, durable majority gerrymanders: electoral district maps drawn to reduce an opposing political party's probability of winning a…
For most adults in the United States, participation in the labor force is a normative expectation and a pre-requisite for social acceptance and inclusion. Yet, the conditions of…