This essay is concerned with describing some issues associated with a relatively recent development in economics, viz. the economics of happiness literature. After providing a very brief account of the history of the concept of happiness, and the recent literature in economics, the focus turns...

This study assessed the effectiveness of a discharge planning program implemented in three Oklahoma state prisons to assist inmates with serious mental illness to enroll in Medicaid on the day of release or soon thereafter. The program had significant positive effects. On the day of release, 25...

This paper describes gaps in services for low-income people with serious mental illness, as reported by mental health professionals and other observers in 12 communities in the U.S. According to respondents, service gaps have grown in recent years—especially for the...

This brief, prepared by Mathematica and the Center for Health Care Strategies for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Integrated Care Resource Center, explores promising state options for integrating physical and behavioral health services for high-need, high-cost Medicaid populations...

Despite federal nursing home policies designed to prevent inappropriate institutionalization, many Medicaid beneficiaries under age 65 with serious mental illness may be inappropriately admitted to nursing facilities. A combination of the Medicaid policy requiring coverage for nursing home care...

This paper uses the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication to estimate effects of recent psychiatric disorder on employment, hours worked, and earnings. We employ methods proposed in Altonji et al. (2005a) which use selection on observable traits to provide information regarding selection along...