This article reviews Adam Smith's clearly articulated views about the desirability of free trade
and his equally strong view on the necessity of sound institutions and 'the tolerable …

Do environmental conditions pose greater health risks to individuals living in urban or rural
areas? The answer is theoretically ambiguous: while urban areas have traditionally been …

Objective To describe network structure and alignment across organizations in healthcare,
public health, and social services sectors that serve pregnant and parenting women with …

Is government guiding the invisible hand at the top of the labor market? We use new
administrative data to measure physicians' earnings and estimate the influence of …

Objectives This study analyzed the synergistic development of the Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) service trade within the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China, aiming to provide …

How does the existence of complementarities between surgeon and hospital quality impact
aggregate patient outcomes? Using Medicare data, I examine the joint production function of …

The One Health perspective highlights the potential synergies between the human, animal,
and environmental health sciences, especially in an era of budget shortfalls, climate change …

We examine “agglomeration shadows” that emerge around large cities, which discourage
some economic activities in nearby areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is …

Improving returns on health spending requires balancing tradeoffs between promoting
innovative treatments and equitable access to care. In addition to being costprohibitive …

Top income inequality in the United States has increased considerably within occupations.
This phenomenon has led to a search for a common explanation. We instead develop a …