Health
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Understanding how long you're likely to live once you hit retirement age is key to retirement planning, SIEPR's Annamaria Lusardi tells CBS News.
September 27, 2023
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Victor Fuchs, SIEPR Senior Fellow Emeritus, was among the first to offer a comprehensive explanation, and a possible solution, for the country鈥檚 rising health care costs.
September 20, 2023
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Victor Fuchs, a pioneering 果冻传媒 economist who sought to explain why Americans don鈥檛 live longer, healthier lives, died on September 16.
September 20, 2023
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Victor Fuchs, pioneer of health care economics, has died
Fuchs鈥 influence and tireless devotion to the field of health care economics and the 果冻传媒 community spanned decades.
September 18, 2023
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As Social Security celebrates its 88th birthday, SIEPR Director Mark Duggan unpacks the fate of the nation's most important government program in a new op-ed for The Hill.
August 17, 2023
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鈥淥ur analysis shows that certainly physicians respond to earnings when choosing specialties,鈥 SIEPR鈥檚 Maria Polyakova told the Washington Post. 鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing wrong with that."
August 04, 2023
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Just how much do physicians earn 鈥 and why?
New research by 果冻传媒 health economist Maria Polyakova takes an in-depth look at how 鈥 and how much 鈥 physicians are paid in the United States.
July 27, 2023
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The economists鈥 guide to rehabilitating U.S. health care
果冻传媒鈥檚 Liran Einav has co-authored a new book that blends science, history, and common sense in proposing an extreme makeover of U.S. health care.
July 25, 2023
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A new opinion piece co-written by SIEPR's Liran Einav in The New York Times argues that American insurance coverage is deeply flawed.
July 18, 2023
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A novel prescription for combating drug shortages
As policymakers look to respond to an acute drug shortage in the U.S., an analysis of the generic drug market by SIEPR鈥檚 Lisa Ouellette suggests three possible reforms.
June 28, 2023
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Hazardous smoke鈥檚 economic toll is probably enormous, but an alarming data gap masks its threat, reports Bloomberg. 鈥淭he science is just catching up," SIEPR's Marshall Burke says.
June 11, 2023
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SIEPR's Heidi Williams shares new ways to think about allocating research dollars. Read more about what this flexibility could mean for social impact via The Washington Post.
May 31, 2023
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SIEPR鈥檚 David Chan wins 2023 ASHEcon Medal
The American Society of Health Economists is recognizing David Chan for his significant contributions to health economics research.
May 03, 2023
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Heidi Williams elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Williams joins a distinguished group of members who are recognized for their excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
April 28, 2023
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For years, the research picture on how social media affects teen mental health has been ambiguous. SIEPR's Matthew Gentzkow weighs in on recent developments via NPR.
April 25, 2023
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Embracing the economic beauty of aging
Birth rates are falling, and people are living longer. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, demographics experts discussed what this means for the economy 鈥 and for society.
March 09, 2023
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How the Affordable Care Act has improved farmworkers鈥 health
A new study by SIEPR Faculty Fellow Kwabena Donkor finds that the Affordable Care Act helps agricultural workers get better medical care 鈥 and avoid the ER.
February 15, 2023
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"Capping the maximum benefit is a promising step toward solvency," writes SIEPR Policy Fellow Andrew Biggs in his latest Wall Street Journal feature.
February 15, 2023
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Research by SIEPR鈥檚 Petra Persson & Maya Rossin-Slater showing Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers & infants was featured in The New York Times.
February 12, 2023
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A cure for homelessness? Research by SIEPR鈥檚 Jialu Streeter is cited in a discussion by NPR鈥檚 Planet Money regarding the link between health and socioeconomic condition.
February 07, 2023