The Microeconomics of Poverty Since 2007
Available data shows clearly that benefits that help people in poverty undercut incentives for them to seek work, an economist writes.
View ArticleA Tale of Two Welfare States
Britain's determination to unify its antipoverty programs and the United States' creation of more programs will offer a sharp contrast in policy making, an economist writes.
View ArticleA Conservative Case for the Welfare State
Conservatives who oppose many social-welfare programs misunderstand both their origin and their efficiency, an economist writes.
View ArticleHammurabi’s Code and U.S. Health Care
If society values doctors' treatment of the rich and the poor equally, it should look at equity in the fees they receive for different patients, an economist writes.
View ArticleWhat the Oregon Health Study Can’t Tell
A landmark study of the health and care of Medicaid patients provides some striking findings, but the longer-term conclusions that can be drawn are limited.
View ArticleEvidence vs. Ideology in the Medicare Debate
If Republican leaders were serious about strengthening Medicare, they would find a way to lower costs, rather than passing on the risk of higher premiums to the elderly, an economist writes.
View ArticleRedistribution of Wealth in America
The United States has a long history of redistribution of wealth for the social good, and the real debate about it needs to focus on the levels at which it should kick in, an economist writes.
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of Wages
Jobs have been lost and labor made more costly because of various safety-net measures that help the poor and the unemployed, an economist writes.
View ArticleAssessing the Value of Medicaid to Its Enrollees
A change in the approach to valuing benefits as part of a family's or individual's income may have significant effects in defining who is impoverished, an economist writes.
View ArticleThe ‘Go Fast’ and ‘Go Big’ Fiscal Challenges
Spending cuts and tax increases will help with the federal deficit, but government investment to foster long-term growth should be a core principle of deficit reduction, an economist writes.
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