The gold standard in the sciences is uncovering causal relationships. A growing literature in economics utilizes field experiments as a methodology to establish causality between variables. Taking lessons from the economics literature, this study provides an “A-to-Z” description of how to...

Contracting between private health plans and hospitals has been described as “chaos behind a veil of secrecy.” Contract types — e.g. discounted charges versus per diems — profoundly influence providers' incentives and health plan spending, but remain largely hidden. We develop a novel...

We examine the real effects of mandatory-social-responsibility disclosures, which require SEC-registered mine owners to include their mine-safety records in their financial reports. These safety records are already publicly available elsewhere, which allows us to isolate and estimate the...