…There’s been a lot of important work on the social and political effects of inequality. But unlike the steady stream of “incentive” theory from Right economists over decades, economists have mostly failed…

…of Leading Indicators failed last year, as the loosening of and disinflation in supply chains overwhelmed the effects of Fed tightening, it wasn’t as if Fed tightening had no effect….

…quality and enrollment; some measures boosted enrollment and retention. Here I want to review the effects of several Trump administration initiatives (and one legislative act): Reinsurance Cutoff of direct reimbursement…

…is the update for the past five years: Once again, the compositional effects of the pandemic stand out. Recall that lower paid services workers, especially in leisure and hospitality, were…

…large-capacity (>10 rounds) ammunition magazines of 1994 had exemptions and loopholes that limited its short-term effects, but its expiration in 2004 was followed by an increase in the use of…

…or the Medicare program). Favorable selection of enrollees into MA leads to plan enrollees having actual spending that is lower than predicted (independent of the effects of any plan utilization…

…short-term congressional budget models as actually raising revenue. The tax breaks didn’t come until later. “It will have large and damaging effects on the federal budget for decades to come,”…

…7%, respectively. Taco Bell sales increased 1%. Some grocery stores might be the winner of the inflation domino effects — for now. “What you tend to see when people peel…

…department visits and inpatient hospitalizations. ACOs were launched in Medicare following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and research has found that Medicare ACOs can have positive effects on…

…effects of its plan on service and communities.” At yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Governors, Governor Ron Stroman said that the network design being implemented by the Postal Service, while beneficial…