Disaster Recovery—Who Gets Left Behind?

Major disasters are frequently followed by compensation or aid, but little is known about recovery from such large, but compensated,

Efficiency vs. Equity? A Reform to Reduce WIC Costs Impacts Access

Many U.S. safety net programs provide in-kind benefits and contract with private vendors to deliver these benefits. Such public–private partnerships

Does education extend lives? This is still debated because more educated people generally differ from less educated people in many

Diseases associated with poor access to tap water are among the leading causes of death in children under five. Less

Reduced productivity from depression and anxiety costs more than US$1 trillion each year globally. Less understood are the impacts on

In recent decades there has been increasing concern about the rise in cesarean sections. This commonly performed surgery saves lives,

There are currently 21,800 toxic release inventory sites (TRIs) operating in the United States, but we have little information on

The total benefit to society from a single additional influenza vaccination includes the direct benefits to the individual receiving the

Greenhouse gases accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere are poised to raise global temperatures considerably in a relatively short period of

Pneumonia infection is a leading cause of illness in children worldwide, but we know little about its long-term consequences. Economists