“...Abstract We develop a new index of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) based on newspaper coverage frequency. Several types of evidence—including human readings...”

“...Abstract Efforts to support public policy decisions need to be conducted carefully and thoughtfully. Recent efforts to estimate the social benefits of...”

“...The responses of policy makers, individuals, and businesses to COVID‐19 contrast with typical responses to environmental issues. In most countries, governments...”

“...U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies fully implemented in 2017 ended the use of “medically important” (pertinent for human disease treatment)...”

“...In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery to be given the chance to apply for Medicaid. This lottery provides an...”

“...•R&D costs of 106 new drugs were obtained from a survey of 10 biopharmaceutical firms.•Costs for compounds that were abandoned were linked to costs of approved...”

“...This study explores the impact of Shelter‐in‐Place Orders (SIPOs) on health, with attention to heterogeneity in their impacts. First, using daily state‐level...”

“...textabstractThe spread of fake news and misinformation on social media is blamed as a primary cause of vaccine hesitancy, which is one of the major threats to...”

“...In this paper, I use administrative data to estimate the number of deaths, the number of infections, and mortality rates from COVID-19 in Lombardia, the hot...”

“...Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutant concentrations is known to cause chronic lung inflammation, a condition that may promote increased severity of...”