Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Flood disasters severely impact human subjective well-being (SWB). Nevertheless, few
studies have examined the influence of flood events on individual well-being and how such …

We use an event study approach to examine the economic consequences of hospital
admissions for adults in two datasets: survey data from the Health and Retirement Study …

Measuring consumer responsiveness to medical care prices is a central issue in health
economics and a key ingredient in the optimal design and regulation of health insurance …

In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery to be
given the chance to apply for Medicaid. This lottery provides an opportunity to gauge the …

We describe research on the impact of health insurance on healthcare spending (“moral
hazard”), and use this context to illustrate the value of and important complementarities …

The US health-care sector is large and growing—health-care spending in 2011 amounted to
$2.7 trillion and 18 percent of GDP. Approximately half of health-care output is allocated via …

This paper investigates consumer inertia in health insurance markets, where adverse
selection is a potential concern. We leverage a major change to insurance provision that …

Many believe that “big data” will transform business, government, and other aspects of the
economy. In this article we discuss how new data may impact economic policy and …

Traditional models of insurance choice are predicated on fully informed and rational
consumers protecting themselves from exposure to financial risk. In practice, choosing an …