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Urban Institute
Nonprofit•Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States•
About: Urban Institute is a nonprofit organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Medicaid & Population. The organization has 927 authors who have published 2330 publications receiving 86426 citations.
Topics: Medicaid, Population, Health care, Poison control, Health policy
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how land regulations and development practices affect costs, and who pays these costs, including quantitative estimates of urban land prices, changes in urban land supply, movement of land through the permitting process, and the effect of development regulations on costs.
Abstract: Until recently, urban land and housing markets in Indonesia seemed to function well. Informal-sector development provided low-income housing affordably. Through government programs, formal-sector developers could build housing for all but the poor. Since 1989, however, daily conversation pictures land speculation as rampant and formal-sector housing as rising beyond the means of the middle class. Newspapers carry stories of conflicts between small landowners and large developers with government officials in between. This article investigates this situation by addressing two related questions: are urban land prices rising “too fast?”; how do land regulations and development practices affect costs, and who pays these costs? The article includes quantitative estimates of urban land prices, changes in urban land supply, movement of land through the permitting process, and the effect of development regulations on costs. Data come from a literature survey and interviews of some of the largest formal-sector developers in Indonesia. A principal finding concerns a development regulation called a “location permit” and the “social function” of land in Indonesian law. Although helpful as a means of assembling land in Indonesia's highly fragmented land markets, location permits allow formal-sector developers to hold land off the market and pay low prices to small landowners. Ultimately, the “social function” of land under Indonesian law holds down the price formal-sector developers pay for land, but not at the price at which they sell their product. The article concludes by proposing reforms to the regulatory process.
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TL;DR: During 2003-05, states faced some of the largest budget shortfalls since World War II and implemented a variety of one-time revenue strategies and spending reductions that push fiscal problems into the future.
Abstract: During 2003–05, states faced some of the largest budget shortfalls since World War II. With a focus on Medicaid and SCHIP, we examine budget decisions in eight states during this period. ...
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TL;DR: Results indicate that financial coaching produces a number of significant effects on behaviors and outcomes related to money management, debt, savings, and perceptions of financial well-being.
Abstract: We undertake the first rigorous evaluation of financial coaching using a randomized controlled trial at two sites. We estimate both treatment uptake and treatment outcomes, including intent to treat estimates and complier average causal effects. Data are drawn from individual-level credit reporting firm records and baseline and follow-up surveys. Results indicate that financial coaching produces a number of significant effects on behaviors and outcomes related to money management, debt, savings, and perceptions of financial well-being. Most notably, at one site, financial coaching helped participants to increase their savings and credit scores, and at the other, it helped them to reduce their aggregate and delinquent debt.
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TL;DR: The role of challenging life conditions and the policies behind them are studied in the context of health policy and medicine.
Abstract: The role of challenging life conditions and the policies behind them
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TL;DR: This analysis suggests that hardship would be even more prevalent in the United States without the existence of the current safety net programs, including TANF, SNAP, or Medicaid/SCHIP.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Jun Yang | 107 | 2090 | 55257 |
Jesse A. Berlin | 103 | 331 | 64187 |
Joseph P. Newhouse | 101 | 484 | 47711 |
Ted R. Miller | 97 | 384 | 116530 |
Peng Gong | 95 | 525 | 32283 |
James Evans | 69 | 659 | 23585 |
Mark Baker | 65 | 382 | 20285 |
Erik Swyngedouw | 64 | 344 | 23494 |
Richard V. Burkhauser | 63 | 347 | 13059 |
Philip J. Held | 62 | 113 | 21596 |
George Galster | 60 | 226 | 13037 |
Laurence C. Baker | 57 | 211 | 11985 |
Richard Heeks | 56 | 281 | 15660 |
Sandra L. Hofferth | 54 | 163 | 12382 |
Kristin A. Moore | 54 | 265 | 9270 |