Tal Gross
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Tal Gross
@talgross.bsky.social
Economist at Questrom School of Business, Boston University. Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Co-author of "Better Health Economics: An Introduction for Everyone."
Humana introduced popular Walmart-branded plans. Younger spouses were more likely to pick them if their older spouse joined Medicare when the plan was available.
We study this using a regression-discontinuity design that exploits birth dates just before/after the new plans entered the market.
August 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Over 70% of couples choose the exact same Part D plan. Even among couples whose drug needs are very different, the majority still pick the same plan. We create “placebo spouses” based on observables: <20% overlap.
August 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
That's Stata, here's a start in R.
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Step 3: eliminated unnecessary ink.
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Step 2: all text horizontal. Horizontal text is easier to read than vertical text.
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Step 1: labels not legends. This makes the graph much easier to read.
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
To start, here's a graph with the default Stata options.
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
ChatGPT can help you deal with tables in LaTeX
October 31, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Creating slides for class and I broke ChatGPT
October 23, 2023 at 3:52 PM