In the last twenty-four hours, disorder has engulfed England. Prosperous boroughs in the capital now resemble war zones, as mobs continue to overwhelm police and loot stores.

A recent paper by Mark Duggan and Melissa Kearney found that participation in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which offers a monthly stipend to individuals who prove that they cannot work, leads to a significant and persistent reduction in the probability that a child lives in poverty. The disability...

The rapid growth of Disability Insurance does not appear to be from a true rise in disabling illness, but rather from policies that increased the subjectivity of the disability screening process.

Drug prices have recently become less expensive with the spread of generic versions, but Medicaid support seems to make drugs more expensive.

The launch of the Medicare Part D program to cover prescription drugs for seniors was one of the biggest changes in entitlement spending since the 1960s. What has the impact of this program been on patients and the U.S. health care system? Emerging data on the pharmaceutical industry in particular...

Evaluations of school-based programs designed to reduce sexual risk-taking behavior, including sex and HIV education programs, school-based health centers, and school condom-availability programs.