The rise of the platform economy into statelike dominance over the lives of entrepreneurs,
users, and workers. The early Internet was a lawless place, populated by scam artists who …

We study the long run effects of immigration on American political ideology. Exploiting cross-
county variation in the presence of European immigrants between 1900 and 1930, we …

Fears of immigrants as a threat to public health have a long and sordid history. At the turn of
the 20th century, when immigrants made up one-third of the population in crowded …

Clean water provision is considered crucial for eradicating waterborne diseases. However,
the benefits of piped water can be limited in environments characterized by the inadequate …

Previous research into the relationship between income inequality and life expectancy has
almost entirely focused on developed countries. If developing countries were included …

Since 2001, cohorts born after 1960 are no longer eligible for public “Occupational Disability
Insurance (ODI)” in Germany. ODI covers health shocks that prevent employees from …

This paper examines the role of public health in reducing mortality prior to modern medicine
by studying Puerto Rico in the early 20th century. From 1930 to 1960, Puerto Rico …

Economists have long argued that introducing social insurance will reduce fertility. The
hypothesis relies on standard models: if children are desirable in part because they provide …

The past century witnessed a dramatic improvement in public health, the rise of modern
medicine, and the transformation of the hospital from a fringe institution to one essential to …

We investigate universalization of access to health in Brazil. We find large reductions in
maternal, foetal, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality, a reduction in fertility and, possibly on …