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作者：Cabral, Marika; Carey, Colleen; Miller, Sarah
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; National Bureau of Economic Research; Cornell University; Cornell University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Provider payments are the key determinant of insurance generosity within many health insurance programs covering low-income populations. This paper analyzes a large, federally mandated provider payment increase for primary care services provided to low-income elderly and disabled individuals. Using comprehensive administrative data, we leverage variation across beneficiaries and providers in the policy-induced payment increase in difference-in-differences and triple differences research design...
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作者：Leon-ciliotta, Gianmarco; Zejcirovic, Dijana; Fernandez, Fernando
作者单位：Pompeu Fabra University; University of Vienna; University of Bern
摘要：We study a large-scale family planning intervention in which more than 260,000 Peruvian women were sterilized. Many of these medical procedures are alleged to have been performed without patient consent. The subsequent disclosure of alleged illegal sterilizations caused reductions in the usage of contraceptive methods and prenatal and birth delivery services and, more generally, the demand for medical services in affected areas. As a result, child health worsened. The results persist for at le...
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作者：Ash, Elliott; Galletta, Sergio; Giommoni, Tommaso
作者单位：Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; ETH Zurich; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; University of Amsterdam
摘要：Can machine learning support better governance? This study uses a tree-based, gradient-boosted classifier to predict corruption in Brazilian municipalities using budget data as predictors. The trained model offers a predictive measure of corruption, which we validate through replication and extension of previous corruption studies. Our policy simulations show that machine learning can significantly enhance corruption detection: Compared to random audits, a machine-guided targeted policy could ...
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作者：Dorsey, Jackson; Langer, Ashley; Mcrae, Shaun
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Arizona; National Bureau of Economic Research; Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
摘要：This paper quantifies the value of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and the marginal value of network speed and density. We estimate a model of gasoline drivers' refueling preferences and simulate how these potential future EV drivers value refueling time under counterfactual charging networks. Drivers value refueling time at $19.73/hour. EV adopters with home charging receive $675 per vehicle in benefits from avoiding travel to gas stations, whereas refueling travel and waiting time co...
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作者：Evans, William N.; Kolka, Shawna; Sullivan, James X.; Turner, Patrick S.
作者单位：University of Notre Dame
摘要：Families in poverty face numerous barriers to establishing stable economic footing. This paper estimates experimental effects of a holistic, individualized wraparound service intervention for low-income individuals. The intervention includes a detailed assessment, an individualized service plan, intensive case management administered by a two-person team with small caseloads, and strategic financial assistance. The program improved employment and housing outcomes two years postenrollment. Give...
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作者：Lichter, Andreas; Loffler, Max; Isphording, Ingo e.; Nguyen, Thu-van; Poege, Felix; Siegloch, Sebastian
作者单位：Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf; Maastricht University; IZA Institute Labor Economics; Bocconi University; University of Cologne
摘要：We study how profit taxes affect establishments' R&D activities. Relying on detailed panel data of R&D-active firms in Germany over two decades, we exploit identifying variation induced by more than 10,000 municipal changes in the local business tax rate and federal tax reforms with locally varying effects. Using event-study techniques, we find a sizable, negative effect of profit taxes on establishments' total R&D spending and patents filed. Zooming into the innovation production process, we ...
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作者：Hemmeter, Jeffrey; Phillips, John; Safran, Elana; Wilson, Nicholas
作者单位：National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; Reed College - Portland
摘要：We conducted a direct mail field experiment with 4,016,461 individuals to test several key hypotheses about why take-up of Supplemental Security Income among individuals age 65 and above is so low. Communicating likely eligibility in a basic letter generated substantial increases in take-up in relative terms. Adding behaviorally informed statements increased the effectiveness of these communications. Yet, the application rate in our study sample during the full 24-month follow-up period remain...
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作者：Bailey, Martha; Byker, Tanya; Patel, Elena; Ramnath, Shanthi
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Middlebury College; Utah System of Higher Education; University of Utah; Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Chicago
摘要：We use administrative tax data to analyze the cumulative, long-run effects of California's 2004 Paid Family Leave Act (CPFL) on women's employment, earnings, and childbearing. A regression-discontinuity design exploits the sharp increase in the weeks of paid leave available under the law. We find no evidence that CPFL increased employment, boosted earnings, or encouraged childbearing, suggesting that CPFL had little effect on the gender pay gap or child penalty. For first-time mothers, we find...
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作者：Nathan, Brad; Perez-truglia, Ricardo; Zentner, Alejandro
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：In the United States and globally, taxpayers can file a protest to legally reduce their property taxes. While tax protests can provide a unique opportunity to study the (un)willingness to pay taxes, they have received little attention from researchers. Using a field experiment and a quasi-experiment, we study what motivates households to protest their property taxes. We find that both expected savings and filing frictions play significant roles. We estimate the magnitude of filing frictions us...
