Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.
Faculty Publications
Borjas, George, and Hugh Cassidy. "The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics. Ed. Polachek, Solomon W., and Konstantinos Tatsiramos. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
Chandra, Amitabh, Benjamin Handel, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Behavioral Economics and Health-Care Markets." Handbook of Behavioral Economics: Applications and Foundations. North-Holland, 2019, 459-502.
Shepard, Mark, Timothy Layton, and Alice Ndikumana. "Health Plan Payment in Medicaid Managed Care: A Hybrid Model of Regulated Competition." Risk Adjustment, Risk Sharing, and Premium Regulation in Health Insurance Markets: Theory and Practice. Ed. Thomas McGuire and Richard van Kleef. Elsevier, 2018.
Shepard, Mark, Timothy Layton, and Ellen Montz. "Health Plan Payment in U.S. Marketplaces: Regulated Competition with a Weak Mandate." Risk Adjustment, Risk Sharing, and Premium Regulation in Health Insurance Markets: Theory and Practice. Ed. Thomas McGuire and Richard van Kleef. Elsevier, 2018.
McGuire, Thomas G., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Advantage: Regulated Competition in the Shadow of a Public Option." Risk Adjustment, Risk Sharing and Premium Regulation in Health Insurance Market. Academic Press, 2018, 563-598.
Chandra, Amitabh, Tyler Hoppenfeld, and Jonathan Skinner. "Are Black-White Mortality Rates Converging?" Insights in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2017, 205-226.
Chen, Martha, and Frances Lund. "Overcoming Barriers and Addressing Gender Dimensions in Universal Health Care for Informal Workers: Lessons from India and Thailand." Social Protection for Informal Workers in Asia. Ed. Sri Wening Handayani. Asian Development Bank, 2016.
Sinaiko, Anna D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Forced to Choose, Again: The Effects of Defaults on Individuals in Terminated Health Plans." Nudging Health: Health Law and Behavioral Economics. Ed. Cohen, I. Glenn, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Christopher T. Robertson. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016, 326-338.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "The Use of Experiments in Health Care." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Ed. Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "Introduction." Moral Hazard in Health Insurance. Ed. Amy Finkelstein. Columbia University Press, December 2014.
Chen, Lincoln, Jennifer Ryan, and Tony Saich. "Introduction: Philanthropy for Health in China: Distinctive Roots and Future Prospects." Philanthropy for Health in China. Ed. Jennifer Ryan, Lincoln C. Chen, and Tony Saich. Indiana University Press, 2014, 1-15.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "The Economics of Medical Care." Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th edition. Ed. Dennis L. Kasper, Anthony S. Fauci, Stephen L. Hauser, Dan L. Longo, J. Larry Jameson, and Joseph Loscalzo. McGraw Hill, 2013, 15e.
Kamm, Frances. "The Trolley Problem." The International Encyclopedia of Ethics. Ed. Hugh LaFollette. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Berndt, Ernst, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets." The Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry. Ed. Patricia M. Danzon and Sean Nicholson. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Baum, Matthew A. "Partisan Media and Attitude Polarization: The Case of Healthcare Reform." Regulatory Breakdown The Crisis of Confidence in U.S. Regulation. Ed. Cary Coglianese. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012, 118-142.
Lee, Jinkook, P. Arokiasamy, Amitabh Chandra, Peifeng Hu, Jenny Liu, and Kevin Feeney. "Markers and Drivers: Cardiovascular Health of Middle Age and Older Indians." Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives. Ed. James P. Smith and Malay Majmundar. National Academies Press, 2012, 387-414.
Chernew, Michael E., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Health Care Spending Growth." Handbook of Health Economics. Ed. McGuire, Thomas G., Mark V. Pauly, and Pedro Pita Barros. Elsevier, 2012, 1-43.
Heifetz, Ronald A. "Build the Stomach for the Journey." Mastering Public Health: Essential Skills for Effective Practice. Ed. Barry S. Levy and Joyce R. Gaufin. Oxford University Press, 2012, 311-312.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "Assessing the Effects of Tobacco Policy Changes on Smoking-Related Health Expenditures." After Tobacco: What Would Happen if Americans Stopped Smoking? Ed. Peter Bearman, Kathryn Neckerman, and Leslie Wright. Columbia University Press, 2011, 256-289.
Newhouse, Joseph P. "The Economics of Medical Care." Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Ed. Dan L. Longo, Anthony S. Fauci, Dennis L. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, J. Larry Jameson, and Joseph Loscalzo. McGraw Hill, 2011, e3.
Ruggie, Mary. "Can Policy Create Quality? The United States in Comparative Perspective." Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing. Ed. Bernice A. Pescosolido, Jack K. Martin, Jane D. McLeod, Anne Rogers. Springer, 2011, 85-99.
Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. Social Interactions and Smoking. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 141-144.
Chandra, Amitabh, and Heidi Williams. Comment: Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 203-209.
Glaeser, Edward L. Comment: Education and the Prevalence of Pain. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Chandra, Amitabh, and Heidi Williams. Comment: Income, Aging, Health and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 263-267.
Baicker, Katherine, and Amitabh Chandra. "Understanding Agglomerations in Health Care." Agglomeration Economics. Ed. Edward L. Glaeser. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 211 - 236.
Kamm, Frances. "Discrimination, Disability and Irrelevant Goods." Disability and Disadvantage. Ed. Kimberley Brownlee and Adam Cureton. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans? Developments in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 255-282.
Chandra, Amitabh. "Comment: Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa." Developments in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009.