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作者:Sarin, Natasha
作者单位:Yale University; Yale University
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作者:[Anonymous]
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作者:[Anonymous]
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作者:Zewde, Naomi; Short, Pamela Farley
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
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作者:Cao, Xun; Wu, Mingqin
作者单位:Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Wuhan University
摘要:Drawing on a natural experiment generated by prefecture-level centralization reforms in China in the early 2000s, we study whether a centralized regulatory system delivers better environmental outcomes in a developing country context. We examine the impact of centralization reforms on firm air pollution emissions using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy. We find that centralization reform reduces firm air pollution intensities in total waste air, SO2, and soot. This effect is robu...
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作者:Chen, Alice J.; Richards, Michael R.; Shriver, Rachel
作者单位:University of Southern California; Cornell University; Baylor University
摘要:The literature remains mixed on the extent to which medical malpractice reforms affect physician overuse of procedures (i.e., defensive medicine). We bring new evidence to this discourse by examining a recent reform in North Carolina that introduced caps on noneconomic damages. We focus on a setting where malpractice risk is high and service intensity is strongly subject to physicians' discretion: obstetrics care. Comparing discharge data from North Carolina to Florida, we show that caps on no...
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作者:Umanets, Valeria; Stanley, Jason
作者单位:Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh
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作者:Winter, Kelsey
作者单位:University of Victoria
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作者:Klein, Aaron; Schardin, Justin
作者单位:Brookings Institution
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作者:Berger, Lawrence M.; Harden, Brenda Jones
作者单位:University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; Columbia University