Religion plays an important role in the lives of many Americans, but up until now economists have done relatively little research on the implications of religiosity and its effect on economic outcomes. In an important series of new papers, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber has explored the factors that drive religious...

As co-authors of Why ObamaCare Is Wrong for America,we strongly recommend that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 should be repealed and replaced as soon as possible.

The new health care law will likely generate more cost shifting--the opposite of what its supporters would have us believe.

Even though much of Americans' health care spending is wasted because tax breaks encourage overspending, current reform proposals do not correct these incentives.

Climate change might pose a grave threat, but emissions containment is both costly and politically impractical, so climate engineering is beginning to look like the last best hope.

The United States faces a long-run fiscal imbalance because of rapid projected growth in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid spending. The policy response will be shaped by four long-term fiscal realities.

Under President Obama’s health care plan, the United States Preventive Services Task Force now wields great power to decide which health services (like mammograms) doctors should provide, yet it has few checks on its sweeping authority.

Raising tax rates for the top 1-2 percent of taxpayers is an inefficient way of generating revenue.