Did Congress Just Fix Surprise Medical Billing?

Fiona M. Scott Morton

December 28, 2020

A new federal law prevents patients from being billed by out-of-network doctors after being treated in an in-network hospital. We asked Prof. Fiona Scott Morton, whose research helped bring the practice to light, what the new law will mean for patients and healthcare costs.

An emergency room in Moreno Valley, California, in May 2020. Photo: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

Is Antitrust Enforcement Out of Date?

Fiona M. Scott Morton
July 10, 2018

U.S. antitrust laws, Yale SOM’s Fiona Scott Morton says, were written when new technology meant “typewriters and buggy whips and bicycles.” She assembled a group of economists and legal scholars to examine areas in which enforcement is out of sync with a changing economy.
Three Questions: Prof. Peter K. Schott on Tariffs and Trade Wars

Peter K. Schott
June 28, 2018
President Trump has imposed a series of tariffs, raising tensions with allies and prompting other countries to respond in kind. We asked Yale SOM’s Peter K. Schott, who studies how firms and workers respond to globalization, to assess the current climate.
Do Companies Buy Competitors in Order to Shut Them Down?

Florian Ederer Song Ma
June 04, 2018
A study co-authored by Yale SOM researchers Florian Ederer and Song Ma suggests that “killer acquisitions” by pharmaceutical companies are potentially limiting the number of new treatments available.
Three Questions: Prof. William B. English on the Debut of the New Fed Chair

William B. English
April 12, 2018
We asked Prof. William B. English, who spent more than two decades as an economist at the Fed, to interpret new Fed chair Jerome Powell's first Open Market Committee meeting.
Does Automatic Enrollment into Retirement Plans Hurt Household Finances?

James Choi
March 28, 2018
When companies automatically enroll employees in retirement plans, the employees save more money for their later years. But the extra savings may exact a pre-retirement toll on their finances.
The Trump Boom Is Making It Harder to See the Next Recession

Robert J. Shiller
March 27, 2018
We are overdue for a recession, but economists can't say with much certainty when it will arrive.
To Counter the Loss of the Federal Mandate, Create a State Healthcare Fee

Fiona M. Scott Morton
March 13, 2018
To avoid higher premiums and more “free riders," Fiona Scott Morton proposes that Connecticut require residents to buy insurance, contribute to a Health Savings Account, or pay a fee to the state.
Three Questions: Prof. Andrew Metrick on the Stock Market and the Economy

Andrew Metrick
February 07, 2018
It’s been a dizzying week on Wall Street. We asked Yale SOM’s Andrew Metrick if the volatile stock market also means trouble for the broader economy.
When Should Organizations Change Their Mix of Products?

Rick Antle
January 02, 2018
To formulate an optimal product mix, managers need to understand how departmental budgets and information sharing within a company can affect decision making, according to a new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Rick Antle.
Do Startups Pay Less?

Olav Sorenson
December 05, 2017
Today, many young people are forgoing careers at established firms to join startups. Yale SOM’s Olav Sorenson investigated whether they are making the right financial choice.