State and local governments imposed social distancing measures in March and April 2020
to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These measures …

I assess the impact of losing public health insurance on labor market decisions of women by
examining a series of Medicaid eligibility expansions targeted toward young children. …

We assess the effect of a means‐ and asset‐tested social insurance program, Medicaid, on
the savings behavior of households. We do so using data on both asset holdings and …

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed to achieve nearly universal health insurance
coverage in the United States through a combination of insurance market reforms, mandates, …

The anonymity of Bitcoin prevents analysis of its users. We collect Google Trends data to
examine determinants of interest in Bitcoin. Based on anecdotal evidence regarding Bitcoin …

One goal of federal housing policy is to improve the prospects of children in poor families.
This paper examines the effect of public housing participation on housing quality and …

The goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to achieve nearly universal health insurance
coverage through a combination of mandates, subsidies, marketplaces, and Medicaid …

As of June 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has led to more than 2.3 million confirmed
infections and 121 thousand fatalities in the USA, with starkly different incidence by race and …

This paper examines the effect of fall 2020 school reopenings in Texas on county-level
COVID-19 cases and fatalities. Previous evidence suggests that schools can be reopened safely …

Objective To estimate the impact of the major components of the ACA (Medicaid expansion,
subsidized Marketplace plans, and insurance market reforms) on disparities in insurance …