Modern cancer treatments are growing increasingly successful but unaffordable. Could life-insurance policies be used to help pay patients’ out-of-pocket costs? Research by Chicago Booth’s Ralph S.J. Koijen and Columbia’s Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh argues this would be good for both patients and life insurers, as it would help patients access treatment and maintain financial stability while also making life insurance a more valuable product.
The author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century discusses the past and future of inequality on the Capitalisn’t podcast.
Capitalisn’t: Thomas Piketty on Creating a More Equal Society
How can we contend with all we don’t know about the interplay of climate science and economics?
Confronting Uncertainty in Climate Policy
Research finds paying people even a modest financial reward can motivate them to get the shot.
Does Paying People to Get Vaccinated Work?Your Privacy
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