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July 25, 2023

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Moving mental health care out of the office

Of the one in five Americans with mental health conditions, only half receive care for those conditions. A new paper from Vikki Wachino explores proposals to support mental health care outside of traditional health care settings. These policies aim to expand access, reduce unmet need for mental health services, and address maldistribution of mental health providers.

Data sales and data dilution

Emerging technologies have created massive markets for data, and there is growing concern among economists and policymakers regarding the market power of firms that sell data. A new working paper from the Center on Regulation and Markets documents characteristics of data markets, explores the potential market power of data monopolists, and estimates the impact on consumers.

Climate change and municipal borrowing costs

A panel at the 12th Annual Municipal Finance Conference

Along with the physical risks of climate change, policymakers are increasingly concerned about the economic effects. At last week's Municipal Finance Conference, three papers explored the impact of climate change on municipal borrowing costs and the $4 trillion muni bond market.

Read David Wessel's summary of the new research or watch the full conference.