This article found that changes in income sorting account for more than half of the increase in family income inequality in the United States over the past three decades. Furthermore, income sorting accounts for an even larger share of the growing gap between middle- and low-income families and...

Using data collected in rural Burkina Faso, this working paper examines how children's cognitive abilities influence households' decisions to invest in their education. The analysis uses variations in rainfall experienced in utero or early childhood to measure ability. It finds that rainfall...

This study found that the key components of the Los Angeles Universal Preschool’s quality support coaching model include: (1) research and evidence-based practices by experienced and committed coaches; (2) support, such as positive and collaborative relationships and observation of instruction...

This book chapter examines how firms behaved with respect to employment-based health insurance before Affordable Care Act deliberations and uses that behavior to predict the changes that might occur when the legislative requirements become fully implemented.

Drawing on a white paper and brief for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, this article summarizes strategies to help smaller primary care practices transform into medical homes that effectively serve patients with complex needs, particularly the frail elderly and working-age adults...

This study reviews prior pilot projects and demonstrations for dual eligibles—those receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits—and finds support for modest Medicare savings through well-targeted interventions. The study cites a small number of fully integrated, capitated managed...