ABSTRACT The United States has experienced an unprecedented crisis related to the
misuse of and addiction to opioids. As of 2018, 128 Americans die each day of an opioid …

The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in a dramatic increase in overdose deaths
over the last two decades. This crisis has created an economic ripple affecting an important …

This paper studies the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic. Drawing on
unsealed records from state litigation against Purdue Pharma, we exploit detailed features of …

We estimate the causal effects of infants' exposure to opioids in utero on their health at birth
and on the likelihood that their parents will be the subjects of subsequent reports to child …

This article presents estimates of the effects of state prescription opioid control policies on
prescription opioid sales, mortality and socioeconomic outcomes of adults. Results indicate …

Children exposed to parental opioid use disorder are at an elevated risk of maltreatment. We
study whether parents' access to medication-assisted opioid treatment programs (OTPs) …

The economic case for expanded income assistance to low-income families with children in
this country is exceptionally strong. We have ample evidence showing that increased …

This paper studies the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic. Drawing on
recently unsealed records from state litigation against Purdue Pharma, we exploit the …

In this paper, we estimate the effects of the opioid epidemic on political outcomes by
leveraging rich geographic variation in exposure to the crisis. We study its effect on the …

One third of American children's homes are investigated by child welfare agencies for
maltreatment, yet child welfare's causal impacts on parents are unknown. Using a novel …