evaluating their effectiveness. We conduct two randomized field experiments among low-income micro-entrepreneurs in Chile. The …

the U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program that transitioned from "Conventional topics," which … innovation even in less specific Conventional topics. The results suggest that government (and perhaps private sector) innovation …

analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their … training to academic or non-academic jobs. Only about half of the postdocs sees strong incentives for academic research, but … better career prospects and higher research incentives compared to others. Academic career prospects and motivation are …

How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing … admit more profitable out-of-pocket private payers. Third, providers react more elastically to financial incentives than … patients. Thus, targeting provider incentives through alternative payment models, such as episode-based reimbursement, is more …

of the tax and transfer system on work incentives. The structural parameter estimates are used to evaluate the effects of …