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 …

We review quasi-experimental studies that examine the relationship of opioids to health,
healthcare, and crime in the US Our findings align with the general perception that the …

American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on competition. Thomas
Philippon blames the unchecked efforts of corporate lobbyists. Instead of earning profits by …

Overdose deaths involving opioids have increased dramatically since the 1990s, leading to
the worst drug overdose epidemic in US history, but there is limited empirical evidence …

Marketplaces are often small parts of large markets, and both markets and marketplaces
come in many varieties. Market design seeks to understand what marketplaces must …

This study examines the contributions of the medium-run evolution of local economies and
of changes in the “drug environment'in explaining county-level changes in drug and related …

ABSTRACT The United States is in the midst of a fatal drug epidemic. This study uses data
from the Multiple Cause of Death Files to examine the extent to which increases in county …

Using national data on opioid prescriptions written by physicians from 2006 to 2014, we
uncover a striking relationship between opioid prescribing and medical school rank. Even …

Life expectancy in the US increased 3.3 years between 1990 and 2015, but the drivers of
this increase are not well understood. We used vital statistics data and cause-deletion …

The United States is experiencing an epidemic of opioid abuse. In response, many states
have increased access to naloxone, a drug that can save lives when administered during an …