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Measuring voluntary and policy-induced social distancing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

Using smart phone data and tracking policy responses across the country, researchers disentangle the relationship between Americans' choices around staying home and their local governments' stay-at-home orders. They found that stay-at-home orders and …

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Nursing Home Staff Networks and COVID-19

Using geolocation data from 50 million smartphones, researchers analyzed the frequency with which nursing home staff and contractors entered multiple nursing homes, making them potential spreaders of contagions. They find that 5.1 percent of smartphone …

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Attributing Racial Differences in Care to Health Plan Performance or Selection

Attributing Racial Differences in Care to Health Plan Performance or Selection … Jacob Wallace … Chima Ndumele … Anthony Lollo … Danil Agafiev Macambira … Matthew Lavallee … Beniamino Green … Kate A. Duchowny … J. Michael McWilliams … Attributing Racial …

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Out-Of-Network Billing And Negotiated Payments For Hospital-Based Physicians

Out-Of-Network Billing And Negotiated Payments For Hospital-Based Physicians … Zack Cooper … Hao Nguyen … Nathan Shekita … Fiona Scott Morton … Out-Of-Network Billing And Negotiated Payments For Hospital-Based …

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Yale launches new program to serve as a hub for policy-relevant health economics research

Yale launches new program to serve as a hub for policy-relevant health economics research … November 17, 2025 | Announcement Yale launches new program to serve as a hub for policy-relevant health economics research Co-directed by Janet Currie and Zack …

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How economists can boost state capacity to build transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure

How economists can boost state capacity to build transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure … November 17, 2025 | In Conversation How economists can boost state capacity to build transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure Yale Law School …

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New Research in Science: Yale economists on how decarbonization affects the economy; how policymakers can respond

New Research in Science: Yale economists on how decarbonization affects the economy; how policymakers can respond … November 5, 2025 | News New Research in Science: Yale economists on how decarbonization affects the economy; how policymakers can respond …

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Leading health policy strategist Andrea Harris joins Yale’s Tobin Center as Managing Director of the Health Policy Impact Lab

Leading health policy strategist Andrea Harris joins Yale’s Tobin Center as Managing Director of the Health Policy Impact Lab … October 27, 2025 | Announcement Leading health policy strategist Andrea Harris joins Yale’s Tobin Center as Managing Director …

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Yale’s Tobin Center Welcomes Yohannes Abraham as Distinguished Policy Fellow

Yale’s Tobin Center Welcomes Yohannes Abraham as Distinguished Policy Fellow … October 20, 2025 | Announcement Yale’s Tobin Center Welcomes Yohannes Abraham as Distinguished Policy Fellow Abraham, an experienced government leader, will advise on the Tobin …

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When Private Practices Merge with Hospital Systems, Costs Go Up‌‌, according to Yale's Cooper and Scott Morton

When Private Practices Merge with Hospital Systems, Costs Go Up‌‌, according to Yale's Cooper and Scott Morton … October 6, 2025 | News When Private Practices Merge with Hospital Systems, Costs Go Up‌‌, according to Yale's Cooper and Scott Morton View the …

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Yale’s Tobin Center Welcomes Former National SNAP Director Cathy Buhrig as Senior Policy Fellow

Yale’s Tobin Center Welcomes Former National SNAP Director Cathy Buhrig as Senior Policy Fellow … October 7, 2025 | Announcement Yale’s Tobin Center Welcomes Former National SNAP Director Cathy Buhrig as Senior Policy Fellow The Tobin Center for Economic …

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Steve Berry on his path to Yale and the origins of the BLP model

Steve Berry on his path to Yale and the origins of the BLP model … October 1, 2025 | Perspectives Steve Berry on his path to Yale and the origins of the BLP model Beginning in the 1980’s, economists in the field of Industrial Organization revolutionized …

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The Lasting Impact of Steve Berry’s Work — Through the Eyes of Colleagues and Students

The Lasting Impact of Steve Berry’s Work — Through the Eyes of Colleagues and Students … September 30, 2025 | Perspectives The Lasting Impact of Steve Berry’s Work — Through the Eyes of Colleagues and Students Earlier this year, Steve Berry was named …

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Prof Kotchen: Wired highlights research on "implicit subsidies" to the oil and gas industry

Prof Kotchen: Wired highlights research on "implicit subsidies" to the oil and gas industry … September 9, 2025 | In the News Prof Kotchen: Wired highlights research on "implicit subsidies" to the oil and gas industry View the original article Related …

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Wall Street Journal Features Research on Why Pre-K Is Good for a Parent’s Career

Wall Street Journal Features Research on Why Pre-K Is Good for a Parent’s Career … July 31, 2025 | In the News Wall Street Journal Features Research on Why Pre-K Is Good for a Parent’s Career View the original article Related publications New Research: …

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