We examine the teams that emerge when a primary care physician (PCP) refers patients to
specialists. When PCPs concentrate their specialist referrals—for instance, by sending their …

We construct robust empirical Bayes confidence intervals (EBCIs) in a normal means
problem. The intervals are centered at the usual linear empirical Bayes estimator, but use a …

We study whether, and how, managers can increase government productivity in the context
of public health provision. Using novel data from public hospitals in Chile, we document that …

Importance Characterizing and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in peripartum pain
assessment and treatment is a national priority. Objective To evaluate the association of …

Economists are often interested in estimating averages with respect to distributions of
unobservables, such as moments of individual fixed-effects, or average partial effects in …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between zip code–level
socioeconomic status (SES) and presenting characteristics and short-term clinical outcomes …

Many medical decisions during the pandemic were made without the support of causal
evidence obtained in clinical trials. We study the case of nebulized ibuprofen (NaIHS), a …

We study whether, and how, managers can increase government productivity in the context
of public health provision. Using novel data from public hospitals in Chile, we document that …

Risk-adjustment models are used to predict the cost of care for patients based on their
observable characteristics, and to derive efficient and equitable budgets based on weighted …

Accurate measurement of performance in health care must account for patient
characteristics. Wallace and colleagues reported a study that suggested that current …