Tobin Center for Economic Policy

Yale School of Public Health (@YaleSPH) is hiring a Data Scientist (DS) to support policy-relevant, data-driven research. Embedded in Connecticut’s Department of Social Services, the DS will apply empirical methods to improve public programs. Apply: tobin.yale.edu/opportunities/…

Hospitals are gobbling up physician practices—and health care prices are rising as a result. New research in @nberpubs shows that vertical mergers between hospitals & physician practices are driving up physician & hospital prices. Read our policy brief: tobin.yale.edu/research/hospi…

Like other industries, "complements" are merging in healthcare. Most physicians are now hospital employees. Associated prices increase with measures of foreclosure and recapture, from @zackcooperYale, @stuartcraig, Aristotelis Epanomeritakis, @matthewgrennan, Joseph R. Martinez,…

"This paper empirically analyzes the effects of mergers between complementary firms on competition and pricing." NEW @nberpubs by Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig, Aristotelis Epanomeritakis, Matthew Grennan, Joseph Martinez, Fiona Scott Morton, Ashley Swanson: nber.org/papers/w34039

🚨🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨🚨 Together with an awesome crew, I've got a fun new paper analyzing whether hospital acquisitions of physician practices raise prices by lessening competition. @stuartcraig Aristotelis Epanomeritakis, Joe Martinez, Matt Grennan, @ProfFionasm, and…

Life expectancy in California still hasn’t rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. Read a summary of the @JAMANetwork analysis by Janet Currie, who recently joined @YaleEconomics to run a new initiative on health economics: tobin.yale.edu/research/life-…

Welcome to @Yale, Janet Currie! More about Professor Currie: tobin.yale.edu/news/250709/we… A fact sheet on her brand new paper about life expectancy in California: tobin.yale.edu/research/life-…

What can the US government do to make the economy grow faster, and could it grow fast enough to outrun the national debt? NEW from @NPR's @planetmoney, Tobin Center Faculty Advisor @ZLiscow discusses federal deficits and economic growth: npr.org/2025/07/02/125…

New research by John Eric Humphries, Winnie van Dijk, & coauthors provides evidence on the causal impact of evictions on children’s welfare. Read the summary in the July 2025 @nberpubs Digest: nber.org/digest/202507/…

What will it take to create competitive digital markets?‌ In a new book, Fiona Scott Morton (@YaleSOM) offers a practical guide on how to open digital markets to competition through regulatory and judicial tools: tobin.yale.edu/news/250605/re…

The Governor’s Fellowship Program places early-career professionals in state agencies to help design, manage, and strengthen policies + programs. Follow recent coverage from @UConn ft. Tobin Center Executive Director Dave Wilkinson (@dw4): today.uconn.edu/2025/06/unique…

Prof. Fiona Scott Morton’s new book assembles five years of her work exploring the challenges of regulating tech giants like Apple, Google, and Meta. Discover more about the book: yalesom.io/4kjWr3X

As a Tobin Center Predoc Fellow, Elena Stacy (@ElenaEcon) worked with Rohini Pande on research studying female labor force participation in India. Today, Elena is using that experience to pursue a PhD at @AreBerkeley. Read more about Elena's work: tobin.yale.edu/news/250405/el…

Join us in congratulating Director of Research Support Rebecca Toseland & Faculty Affiliate John Eric Humphries for winning the Merton J. Peck Prize for distinction & excellence in undergraduate teaching! Learn more about them & the other prize winners: economics.yale.edu/news/250616/an…

A new book from @YaleSOM Professor Fiona Scott Morton provides regulators and policymakers with implementable policy ideas for solving key digital markets challenges. Download it for free: tobin.yale.edu/news/250605/re…

A new book addresses competition problems in digital markets, including: ➡️Opening mobile ecosystems to app store competition ➡️Creating pro-competitive data markets that protect users’ privacy ➡️Restoring search competition Download for free: tobin.yale.edu/news/250605/re…