News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchInside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate MindsJune 25, 2025ResearchTwo new working papers by Konstantin Sonin, the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, offer insights into how authoritarian regimes deploy propaganda.New Research Finds Medicare Soft Spending Cap Lowers Costs without Harming Patient Health, But Introduces InequitiesMay 14, 2025NewsThe study examines a Medicare policy that capped annual per-patient spending on physical therapy but allowed patients to exceed the cap if their provider submitted documentation showing medical necessity.New Research Shows Medicaid Expansion Reduced Mortality in Low-Income AdultsMay 13, 2025ResearchFindings suggest Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saved about 27,400 lives between 2010 and 2022 – including among young people.New Research Shows 60% of Historic Homelessness Increase Prompted by Immigration PolicyMay 06, 2025ResearchA new working paper offers the first systematic national analysis of the connection between rising asylum seeker populations and the dramatic increase in sheltered homelessness across the United States.New Research from Professor Joshua Gottlieb Highlights Dramatic Job Growth and Wage Increases in HealthcareMay 05, 2025ResearchA recently published BFI working paper, "The Rise of Healthcare Jobs," delves into the rapid expansion of the healthcare sector, which is now the largest industry by employment in the United States.World’s First Particulate Pollution Market Reduced Pollution and Increased Industry ProfitsApril 15, 2025ResearchExperiment finds that the cap-and-trade market in Gujarat, India reduced pollution by 20 to 30 percent while reducing industrial plants’ pollution abatement costs by more than 10 percent and increasing compliance with the law.Pagination Page 1 Next page ›