Search Results - "Journal of policy analysis and management"

THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INSURANCE ON PREVENTIVE CARE AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS: EVIDENCE FROM THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE ACA MEDICAID EXPANSIONS by Simon, Kosali, Soni, Aparna, Cowley, John

“…The U.S. population receives suboptimal levels of preventive care and has a high prevalence of risky health behaviors. One goal of the Affordable Care Act…”
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Early Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid Expansion and Non-Expansion States by Courtemanche, Charles, Marton, James, Ukert, Benjamin, Yelowitz, Aaron, Zapata, Daniela

“…The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed to achieve nearly universal health insurance coverage in the United States through a combination of insurance market…”
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Cherry Picking with Synthetic Controls by Ferman, Bruno, Pinto, Cristine, Possebom, Vitor, Barnow, Burt

“…We evaluate whether a lack of guidance on how to choose the matching variables used in the Synthetic Control (SC) estimator creates specification‐searching…”
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Money Talks: The Environmental Impact of China's Green Credit Policy by Sun, Junxiu, Wang, Feng, Yin, Haitao, Zhang, Bing

“…This study examines the impact of China's green credit policy on the environment. In particular, we consider an initiative that requires all banks to base…”
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Assessing the Effects of Medical Marijuana Laws on Marijuana Use: The Devil is in the Details by Pacula, Rosalie L., Powell, David, Heaton, Paul, Sevigny, Eric L.

“…This paper sheds light on previous inconsistencies identified in the literature regarding the relationship between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and…”
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Effects of ACA Medicaid Expansions on Health Insurance Coverage and Labor Supply by Kaestner, Robert, Garrett, Bowen, Chen, Jiajia, Gangopadhyaya, Anuj, Fleming, Caitlyn

“…We examined the effect of the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage and labor supply of low-educated and…”
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Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance by Schwartz, Amy Ellen, Rothbart, Michah W.

“…This paper investigates the impact of extending free school lunch to all students, regardless of income, on academic performance in New York City middle…”
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The Effect of Public Insurance Expansions on Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act by Maclean, Johanna Catherine, Saloner, Brendan

“…We examine the effect of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment utilization and financing. We combine…”
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Consequences of Administrative Burden for Social Safety Nets that Support the Healthy Development of Children by Heinrich, Carolyn J., Camacho, Sayil, Henderson, Sarah Clark, Hernández, Mónica, Joshi, Ela

“…Through the lens of administrative burden and ordeals, we investigate challenges that low‐income families face in accessing health and human services critical…”
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The Pass-Through of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Retail Prices: The Case of Berkeley, California by Cawley, John, Frisvold, David E.

“…Obesity and diet-related chronic disease are increasing problems worldwide. In response, many governments have enacted or are considering taxes on energy-dense…”
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Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Prescription Drug Abuse by Grecu, Anca M., Dave, Dhaval M., Saffer, Henry

“…Despite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policymakers for effective interventions, there is limited research on the effects…”
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SHELTER‐IN‐PLACE ORDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM CALIFORNIA DURING THE COVID‐19 PANDEMIC by Friedson, Andrew I., McNichols, Drew, Sabia, Joseph J., Dave, Dhaval

“…A shelter‐in‐place order (SIPO) is one of the most restrictive non‐pharmaceutical interventions designed to curb the spread of COVID‐19. On March 19, 2020,…”
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Does Collaboration Make Any Difference? Linking Collaborative Governance to Environmental Outcomes by Scott, Tyler

“…This paper addresses two research questions: (1) Does collaborative environmental governance improve environmental outcomes? and (2) How do publicly supported…”
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The Effects of Paid Family Leave in California on Labor Market Outcomes by Baum, Charles L., Ruhm, Christopher J.

“…Using data from the 1997 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY-97), we examine the effects of California's paid family leave program…”
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Paid Family Leave, Fathers' Leave-Taking and Leave-Sharing in Dual-Earner Households by Bartel, Ann P., Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ruhm, Christopher J., Stearns, Jenna, Waldfogel, Jane

“…Using difference-in-difference and difference-in-difference-in-difference designs, we study California's Paid Family Leave (CA-PFL) program, the first source…”
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Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from a Six-Campus Randomized Trial by Bowen, William G., Chingos, Matthew M., Lack, Kelly A., Nygren, Thomas I.

“…Online instruction is quickly gaining in importance in U.S. higher education, but little rigorous evidence exists as to its effect on student learning. We…”
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The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes by Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ruhm, Christopher J., Waldfogel, Jane

“…This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999 to 2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how Californias first in the…”
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Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT by Dee, Thomas S., Wyckoff, James

“…Teachers in the United States are compensated largely on the basis of fixed schedules that reward experience and credentials. However, there is a growing…”
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Presidential Address: "A Thousand Petty Fortresses": Administrative Burden in U.S. Immigration Policies and Its Consequences by Heinrich, Carolyn J.

“…Contradictory elements in U.S. immigration policy, reflecting a long-time struggle between inclusionary and exclusionary views, have resulted in federal…”
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THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT'S EFFECTS ON PATIENTS, PROVIDERS, AND THE ECONOMY: WHAT WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR by Gruber, Jonathan, Sommers, Benjamin D.

“…As we approach the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, it is important to reflect on what has been learned about the impacts of this…”
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