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Rerandomization: What Is It and Why Should You Use It For Random Assignment?
In this post, we explain the rerandomization procedure and provide an example to illustrate its benefits. This topic will be of interest primarily to those involved with RCTs, and those interested in a relatively new, advantageous, and intuitive method for randomizing units into treatment groups.
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Financial “Side Effects” of Medicare: Public Health Insurance and Household Portfolio Choices
In this post we discuss whether individuals experiencing a reduction in out-of-pocket medical expenses risk when they become Medicare eligible are more likely to invest in the stock market.
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Can We Learn from Mistakes? Development of Categorical Scoring Rubrics for Diagnostic Purposes
How can we learn about what a student can or cannot do from the mistakes they make? This post presents findings based on a new method that provide diagnostic information on student learning. The learning and educational sciences literature has long recognized that aspects of knowledge, skills and ability may be inferred not only by […]
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Do You Promise? Using Soft-Commitments to Improve Savings Behavior
How can we help Americans improve their savings? This blog post presents findings from a study suggesting that soft-commitment mechanisms that leverage intrinsic motivation can improve savings outcomes.
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The Hollowing Out of US Democracy
In this post, Peter Levine summarizes the discussion during his recent brown bag at CESR on “The Hollowing Out of Democracy,” including concerns about Civic Deserts and the need for more organizations with SPUD (Scale, Pluralism, Unity, Depth).
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Why America Needs a ‘Do-Over’ on Medicaid Reform
Republicans and Democrats should aim toward securing the health of the most vulnerable American children and families.
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The More the Heavier? Family Size and Childhood Obesity in the US
Are siblings good for you? This blog post presents findings from a study showing that having more siblings is associated with lower BMI and decreased likelihood of obesity.
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Are We All Snobs? How Personal Tastes Affect Our Judgment of Others
Do stereotypes of “high-brow” and “low-brow” tastes affect how Americans judge one another? This post examines whether we respond more positively to people who display high status tastes.
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Are We Asking Too Much of Older Participants in National Surveys?
This post discusses the challenges of designing surveys targeted to elderly people and proposes one way to improve the quality of survey data from older respondents.
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How Expanding the Role of Pharmacists Lowered Readmissions and Costs in one California Community
Technology and data can help pharmacists provide services required to manage life-long, outpatient drug therapies.
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