Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Brendan Mochoruk
What behavioral economics can teach us about unemployment insurance
Unemployment insurance is a vital safety net, particularly in bad economic times, but because these benefits are only available to those without a job, ample evidence suggests that it may encourage unemployed individuals to remain jobless for a longer period of time. Using insights from behavioral economics, Stefano DellaVigna of UC Berkeley, Attila Lindner of University College London, Balázs Reizer of Central European University, and Johannes F.
King v. Burwell explained
A court case set to be considered by the Supreme Court over who is eligible to receive the health insurance subsidies contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What do I need to know about the ACA to understand King v. Burwell? There are a lot of detailed explanations of the ACA (see Vox and NPR). But what’s important to know for King v.
Top Economic Stories of 2015
From the Fed’s December rate hike to increased attention on opportunity, here's what experts in Brookings Economic Studies have chosen as the top economic stories of 2015. Learn more about what made headlines this year—and what to look for in 2016.
Debt management--(how much) should the Fed and Treasury coordinate?
But those lines were blurred after the Fed cut short-term interest rates to zero in late 2008 and began purchasing long-term Treasury debt (“quantitative easing”) to push down long-term interest rates. At the same time, the U.S. Treasury decided to lengthen the average maturity of the ever-larger government debt. So while the Fed was taking long-term Treasuries away from investors, the Treasury was pumping out more of them.
Hutchins Roundup: Social Security benefits, hospital quality, and more
Gopi Shah Goda and John B. Shoven of Stanford University, Shanthi Ramnath of the U.S. Treasury, and Sita Nataraj Slavov of George Mason University find that roughly one-third of Social Security beneficiaries claiming benefits before the full retirement age have large enough IRAs to delay claiming benefits for at least two years. This suggests that liquidity constraints are not the primary reason that a large segment of the population claims benefits early.
What behavioral economics can teach us about unemployment insurance
Unemployment insurance is a vital safety net, particularly in bad economic times, but because these benefits are only available to those without a job, ample evidence suggests that it may encourage unemployed individuals to remain jobless for a longer period of time. Using insights from behavioral economics, Stefano DellaVigna of UC Berkeley, Attila Lindner of University College London, Balázs Reizer of Central European University, and Johannes F.
Hutchins Roundup: Medicare Part D, tax competition, and more
Using detailed administrative data, Stanford University’s Maria Polyakova finds that reducing the cost of switching between Medicare Part D plans could produce gains for consumers of up to $400-$600 per year by promoting better matching between beneficiaries and plans. Polyakova adds that, while a substantial amount of adverse selection appears to exist in Medicare Part D, the resulting cost to consumers is likely moderate, at roughly 1 percent of annual per capita spending.
Fiscal Headwinds are Abating
Tight fiscal policy by local, state, and federal governments held down economic growth for more than four years, but that restraint finally appears to be over, the latest reading from the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy’s Fiscal Impact Measure shows.
King v. Burwell explained
Editor's note: This piece was originally posted March 2 on Brookings UpFront as part of The Hutchins Center's "Hutchins Center Explains" series. There are a lot of detailed explanations of the ACA (see Vox and NPR). But what’s important to know for King v. Burwell is that the ACA relies on two major provisions to increase insurance coverage: The issue in King v. Burwell is whether individuals in states that opted not to build their own exchanges are eligible for health insurance subsidies.
Hutchins Roundup: Fiscal Consolidations, Labor Force Participation, and More
Ravi Balakrishnan, Mai Dao, Juan Solé, and Jeremy Zook of the International Monetary Fund estimate that of the roughly three percentage point decline in the U.S. labor force participation rate from 2007 to 2013, between a quarter and a third is reversible. But after a rebound in 2015 and 2016, they predict the participation rate will decline due to an aging population. As a consequence, they urge policies that will boost labor supply.
The Hutchins Center Explains: Productivity slowdown
One of the big economic mysteries of the moment is why productivity – output per hour of work – is growing so slowly. From 1994-2005, U.S. productivity growth averaged 2.8% per year, but in the years since, it has grown only by 1.4% annually. Why is this such a big deal?
Health spending growth picks up
Inflation-adjusted spending on health services increased 4.1 percent in 2014, after having increased just 1.9 percent in 2013, according to the most recent release of the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). Spending stepped across a wide variety of categories, including hospitals, nursing homes, home health, and physician and other clinical services.
The Hutchins Center Explains: King v. Burwell
A court case set to be considered by the Supreme Court over who is eligible to receive the health insurance subsidies contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). There are a lot of detailed explanations of the ACA (see Vox and NPR). But what’s important to know for King v. Burwell is that the ACA relies on two major provisions to increase insurance coverage: The issue in King v.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Brendan
Contact Brendan, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack