A 2016 article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Yale economists Zack Cooper and Fiona Scott Morton exposed a pricey national problem: surprise medical bills.
In a study of 2.2 million emergency room visits across the United States, they found...
In today’s economy, American businesses often tap into professional management to grow. But most firms in India and other developing countries are family owned and often shun hiring non-relatives to manage their companies. A new study co-authored by Yale...
The perception that the U.S. government distributes money unfairly across racial lines is a major driver of public opposition to federal spending, argues a new study co-authored by Yale political scientist Kelly Rader.
Using original survey data, the...
The 2011 Arab Spring set both Tunisia and Egypt on a course toward democratization, but their trajectories soon diverged.
Tunisian political elites have since cooperated in passing a constitution, holding elections, and executing a successful transfer of...
Pandemic-related school closures are deepening educational inequality in the United States by severely impairing the academic progress of children from low-income neighborhoods while having no significantly detrimental effects on students from the county’...
The voters have spoken. But don’t expect a spirit of bipartisan unity to blossom, Yale political scientists said during a forum discussion on the recent national election.
If anything, the results from this month’s vote likely will only perpetuate...
When Joe Biden assumes the presidency on Jan. 20, he will lead a deeply polarized nation facing historic challenges. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge, with more than 11 million U.S. cases and 246,000 deaths, Americans and their elected leaders...
Money might not buy love, but a new study suggests that it is more strongly related to happiness than some people think — particularly when people compare their income with someone else’s.
Writing in the journal Psychological Bulletin, researchers...
Despite decades of progress in addressing gender discrimination, women across the globe face persistent legal barriers to participating in the economy on an equal basis with men, according to a study co-authored by Yale economist Pinelopi Goldberg.
The...
Public confidence in the safety and efficacy of a coronavirus vaccine will depend heavily on the political context in which a potential vaccine is approved and distributed, according to a new study by Yale researchers.
The study is based on two...