-announcement times. We use a heteroskedasticity-based procedure to estimate a "Fed non-yield shock", which is orthogonal to yield changes … and is identified from excess volatility in the S&P 500 and various dollar exchange rates. A positive non-yield shock …-yield shock is essentially uncorrelated with previous monetary policy shocks and its effects are large in comparison. Its strong …

We study public vs. private provision of health care for veterans aged 65 and older who may receive care provided by … of Doyle et al. (2015), we find that the VA reduces 28-day mortality by 46% (4.5 percentage points) and that these … relative to private hospitals. We find suggestive evidence of complementarities between continuity of care, health IT, and …

We examine whether loss of emergency department services is associated with county-level mortality rates in rural areas … emergency department closure on all-cause mortality; drug, alcohol, and suicide deaths; or AMI mortality. We find that closure …, as well as an increase in AMI mortality in the South and West …

-stamped electronic health record data from two large hospitals, we document that in-hospital mortality increased more for Black patients …A growing literature has documented racial disparities in health care. We argue that racial disparities may be … greater mortality consequences from prolonged wait times. Finally, the largest racial disparities in mortality were among …

Good health is important for employment at older ages. However, little is known about how health-related functional … capacity by race/ethnicity and gender are small, suggesting health is not a major driver of observed earnings disparities …

"boomerang" back home impact their parents in their pre-retirement and post-retirement years. We use data from the Health and … well as on their wealth, health, and life satisfaction. Event study analysis suggests that boomerang children return home … there any evidence that they affect parents' wealth, health, or life satisfaction …