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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

Dollars and Euros piled on top of one another.
Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

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

Adverse Selection and Network Design Under Regulated Plan Prices: Evidence from Medicaid

Kreider, Amanda R., Timothy J. Layton, Mark Shepard and Jacob Wallace. "Adverse Selection and Network Design Under Regulated Plan Prices: Evidence from Medicaid." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-025, December 2022.

The Contribution of Price Growth to Pharmaceutical Revenue Growth in the U.S.: Evidence from Medicines Sold in Retail Pharmacies

Kakani, Pragya, Michael Chernew and Amitabh Chandra. "The Contribution of Price Growth to Pharmaceutical Revenue Growth in the U.S.: Evidence from Medicines Sold in Retail Pharmacies." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 47.6 (December 2022): 629-648.

Who Should See the Patient? On Deviations from Preferred Patient-Provider Assignments in Hospitals

Atkinson, Mariam K., and Soroush Saghafian. "Who Should See the Patient? On Deviations from Preferred Patient-Provider Assignments in Hospitals." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-037, November 2022.

The Impact of Vertical Integration on Physician Behavior and Healthcare Delivery: Evidence from Gastroenterology Practices

Saghafian, Soroush, Linda D. Song, Joseph P. Newhouse, Mary Beth Landrum, and John Hsu. "The Impact of Vertical Integration on Physician Behavior and Healthcare Delivery: Evidence from Gastroenterology Practices." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-031, November 2022.

The Impact of Large-Scale Social Media Advertising Campaigns on COVID-19 Vaccination: Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials

Ho, Lisa Y., Emily Breza, Marcella Alsan, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Fatima Cody Stanford, Renato Fior, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Kelly Holland, Emily Hoppe, Louis-Maël Jean, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Benjamin A. Olken, Carlos Torres, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Erica Warner, and Esther Duflo. "The Impact of Large-Scale Social Media Advertising Campaigns on COVID-19 Vaccination: Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-021, November 2022.

Reflections on the post-Covid city

Glaeser, Edward L. "Reflections on the post-Covid city." Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 15.3 (November 2022): 747-755.

Representation and Extrapolation: Evidence from Clinical Trials

Alsan, Marcella, Maya Durvasula, Harsh Gupta, Joshua Schwartzstein and Heidi L. Williams. "Representation and Extrapolation: Evidence from Clinical Trials." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-019, October 2022.

Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload

Eve Rittenberg, Jeffrey B. Liebman, and Kathryn M. Rexrode. "Primary Care Physician Gender and Electronic Health Record Workload." Journal of General Internal Medicine 37 (October 2022): 3295-3301.

Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care

Chandra, Amitabh, Pragya Kakani, and Adam Sacarny. "Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care." Review of Economics and Statistics (September 2022): 1-39.

Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation

Glaeser, Edward L., and David Cutler. Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation. Penguin, 2022.

Evaluating The Accuracy Of Medicare Risk Adjustment For Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias

Festa, Natalia, Mary Price, Max Weiss, Lidia M.V.R. Moura, Nicole M. Benson, Sahar Zafar, Deborah Blacker, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Joseph P. Newhouse, John Hsu. "Evaluating The Accuracy Of Medicare Risk Adjustment For Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias." Health Affairs 41.9 (September 2022): 1324-1332.

Availability of New Medicines in the US and Germany From 2004 to 2018

Blankart, Katharina, Huseyin Naci, and Amitabh Chandra. "Availability of New Medicines in the US and Germany From 2004 to 2018." JAMA Network Open 5.8 (August 30, 2022): e2229231.

Dynamic Assignment of Patients to Primary and Secondary Inpatient Units: Is Patience a Virtue?

Saghafian, Soroush, Derya Kilinc, and Stephen J. Traub. "Dynamic Assignment of Patients to Primary and Secondary Inpatient Units: Is Patience a Virtue?" HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-010, August 2022.

Parenting Without Predictability: Precarious Schedules, Parental Strain, and Work-Life Conflict

Luhr, Sigrid, Daniel Schneider, and Kristen Harknett. "Parenting Without Predictability: Precarious Schedules, Parental Strain, and Work-Life Conflict." RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 8.5 (August 2022): 24-44.

Diabetes Microvascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment After High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment

Wharam, J. Frank, Jamie Wallace, Stephanie Argetsinger, Fang Zhang, Christine Y. Lu, Tomasz P. Stryjewski, Dennis Ross-Degnan, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Diabetes Microvascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment After High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment." Diabetes Care 45.8 (August 2022): 1754-1761.

Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts

Fung, Vicki, Zhiyou Yang, Benjamin L. Cook, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts." JAMA Health Forum 3.7 (July 2022): e221996.

Coverage of New Drugs in Medicare Part D

Naci, Huseyin, Ilias Kyriopoulos, William B. Feldman, Thomas J. Hwang, Aaron S. Kesselheim, and Amitabh Chandra. "Coverage of New Drugs in Medicare Part D." The Milbank Quarterly 100.2 (June 2022): 562-588.

What can developing cities today learn from the urban past?

Glaeser, Edward L. "What can developing cities today learn from the urban past?" Regional Science and Urban Economics 94 (May 2022): 103698.

Turnover in Zero-Premium Status Among Health Insurance Marketplace Plans Available to Low-Income Enrollees

Kong, Edward, Mark Shepard, and Adrianna McIntyre. "Turnover in Zero-Premium Status Among Health Insurance Marketplace Plans Available to Low-Income Enrollees." JAMA Health Forum 3.4 (April 2022): e220674.

Evaluation of Claims-Based Ascertainment of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Across Health Care Settings

Festa, Natalia, Mary Price, Lidia M.V.R. Moura, Deborah Blacker, Sharon-Lise Normand, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Evaluation of Claims-Based Ascertainment of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Across Health Care Settings." JAMA Health Forum 3.4 (April 2022): e220653.

Good if you can get it: Benefits and inequalities in the expansion of paid sick leave during COVID-19

Schneider, Daniel and Kristen Harknett. "Good if you can get it: Benefits and inequalities in the expansion of paid sick leave during COVID-19." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Briefs, April 2022.

Trends in Mortality Rates Among Medicare Enrollees With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Before and During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gilstrap, Lauren, Weiping Zhou, Marcella Alsan, Anoop Nanda, and Jonathan S. Skinner. "Trends in Mortality Rates Among Medicare Enrollees With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Before and During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic." JAMA Neurology 79.4 (April 2022): 342-348.

Geographic access to federally qualified health centers before and after the affordable care act

Behr, Caroline L., Peter Hull, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Vicki Fung. "Geographic access to federally qualified health centers before and after the affordable care act." BMC Health Services Research 22.1 (March 2022): 385.

End COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries

Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq, Edward Miguel, Jason Abaluck, Amrita Ahuja, Marcella Alsan, Abhijit Banerjee, Emily Breza, et al. "End COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries." Science 375.6585 (March 11, 2022): 1105-1110.

Automatic Insurance Policies — Important Tools for Preventing Coverage Loss

McIntyre, Adrianna, and Mark Shepard. "Automatic Insurance Policies — Important Tools for Preventing Coverage Loss." The New England Journal of Medicine 386.5 (February 2022): 408-411.

Hospital Network Competition and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange

Shepard, Mark. "Hospital Network Competition and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange." American Economic Review 112.2 (February 2022): 578-615.

The Internet of Things and Information Fusion: Who Talks to Who?

Saghafian, Soroush, Brian Tomlin, and Stephan Biller. "The Internet of Things and Information Fusion: Who Talks to Who?" Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24.1 (January-February 2022): 333-351.

Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion.

Michael B. Henderson, David M. Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion." Education Next 22.1 (Winter 2022): 8-26.

Urban resilience

Glaeser, Edward L. "Urban resilience." Urban Studies 59.1 (January 2022): 3-35.

JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities

Glaeser, Edward L., Caitlin Gorback, and Stephen J. Redding. "JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities." Journal of Urban Economics 127 (January 2022): 103292.

The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction

Baum-Snow, Nathaniel, Edward L. Glaeser, and Stuart S. Rosenthal. "The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction." Journal of Urban Economics 127 (January 2022): 103428.

Health Care Utilization and Spending in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

Schwartz, Aaron L., Khalil Zlaoui, Robin P. Foreman, Troyen A. Brennan, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Health Care Utilization and Spending in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis." JAMA Health Forum 2.12 (December 2021): e214001.

A Simple Model of Social Distancing and Vaccination

Avery, Christopher. "A Simple Model of Social Distancing and Vaccination." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-030, November 2021.

When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic

Cutler, David M., and Edward L. Glaeser. "When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic." Journal of Economic Perspectives 35.4 (Fall 2021).

Growth In ACA-Compliant Marketplace Enrollment And Spending Risk Changes During The COVID-19 Pandemic

John Hsu, Chia Yi Chin, Max Weiss, Michael Cohen, Jay Sastry, Nina Katz-Christy, John Bertko, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Growth In ACA-Compliant Marketplace Enrollment And Spending Risk Changes During The COVID-19 Pandemic." Health Affairs 40.11 (November 2021): 1722-1730.

Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange

Shepard, Mark, and Ethan Forsgren. "Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange." October 15, 2021.

Coverage Denials for Medical Necessity Rules in Medicare

Schwartz, Aaron, Troyen Brennan, Christopher Jagmin, Dorothea Verbrugge, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Coverage Denials for Medical Necessity Rules in Medicare." Health Services Research 56.2 (September 2021): 60.

Supporting Value-Based Health Care - Aligning Financial and Legal Accountability

Zaki, Mark M., Anupam B. Jena and Amitabh Chandra. "Supporting Value-Based Health Care - Aligning Financial and Legal Accountability." New England Journal of Medicine 2021.385 (September 2021): 965-967.

Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Breza, Emily, Fatima Cody Stanford, Marcella Alsan, Burak Alsan, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Sarah Eichmeyer, Traci Glushko, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Kelly Holland, Emily Hoppe, Mohit Karnani, Sarah Liegl, Tristan Loisel, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Benjamin A. Olken, Carlos Torres, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Erica T. Warner, Susan Wootton, and Esther Duflo. "Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial." Nature Medicine 27 (2021): 1622-1628.

Learning from deregulation: The asymmetric impact of lockdown and reopening on risky behavior during COVID-19

Glaeser, Edward L., Ginger Z. Jin, Benjamin T. Leyden, and Michael Luca. "Learning from deregulation: The asymmetric impact of lockdown and reopening on risky behavior during COVID-19." Journal of Regional Science 61.4 (September 2021): 696-709.

Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Jones, Felipe J. S., Paula R. Sanches, Jason R. Smith, Sahar F. Zafar, Deborah Blacker, John Hsu, Lee H. Schwamm, Joseph P. Newhouse, Michael B. Westover, and Lidia M. V. R. Moura. "Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." JAMA Neurology 78.9 (September 2021): 1128-1136.

Innovative Healthcare Delivery: The Scientific and Regulatory Challenges in Designing mHealth Interventions

Saghafian, Soroush, and Susan A. Murphy. "Innovative Healthcare Delivery: The Scientific and Regulatory Challenges in Designing mHealth Interventions." National Academy of Medicine (August 2021).

Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Postwar Italy

Alsan, Marcella, Vincenzo Atella, Jay Bhattacharya, Valentina Conti, Iván Mejía-Guevara, and Grant Miller. "Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Postwar Italy." Demography 58.4 (2021): 1473-1498.

Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia

Moura, Lidia M. V. R., Natalia Festa, Mary Price, Margarita Volya, Nicole M. Benson, Sahar Zafar, Max Weiss, Deborah Blacker, Sharon-Lise Normand, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 69.8 (August 2021): 2240-2251.

The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Borjas, George, and Hugh Cassidy. "The Fall and Rise of Immigrant Employment During the Covid-19 Pandemic." August 2021.

Unobserved Heterogeneity, State Dependence, and Health Plan Choices

Pakes, Ariel, Jack Porter, Mark Shepard, and Sophie Calder-Wang. "Unobserved Heterogeneity, State Dependence, and Health Plan Choices." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-020, July 2021.

The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States

Alsan, Marcella, Amitabh Chandra, and Kosali I. Simon. "The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-019, July 2021.

Beyond Causality: Additional Benefits of Randomized Controlled Trials for Improving Health Care Delivery

Alsan, Marcella, and Amy N. Finkelstein. "Beyond Causality: Additional Benefits of Randomized Controlled Trials for Improving Health Care Delivery." The Milbank Quarterly 99.4 (December 2021): 864-881.

Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to COVID-19: A Randomized

Torres Carlos, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Marcella Alsan, Fatima Cody Stanford, Abhijit Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Sarah Eichmeyer, Mohit Karnani, Tristan Loisel, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Benjamin A. Olken, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Erica Warner, and Esther Duflo. "Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA Network Open 4.7 (2021).

Doctors' and Nurses' Social Media Ads Reduced Holiday Travel and COVID-19 Infections: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Breza, Emily, Fatima Cody Stanford, Marcella Alsan, Burak Alsan, Abhijit Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Sarah Eichmeyer, Traci Glushko, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Kelly Holland, Emily Hoppe, Mohit Karnani, Sarah Liegl, Tristan Loisel, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Benjamin A. Olken, Carlos Torres, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Erica Warner, Susan Wootton, and Esther Duflo. "Doctors' and Nurses' Social Media Ads Reduced Holiday Travel and COVID-19 Infections: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial." NBER Working Paper Series, July 2021.