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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.

Electronic stock ticker board with numbers and arabic letters.
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.

Several hands of team members covering one another in a huddle above a work table.
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

Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans

Ayanian, John, Bruce Landon, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Alan Zaslavsky. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans." New England Journal of Medicine 371.24 (December 2014): 2288-2297.

Health Insurance and the American Public Sector Labor Market

Clark, Robert L., Joseph P. Newhouse, and David M. Cutler. "Health Insurance and the American Public Sector Labor Market." Journal of Health Economics 38 (December 2014): 62-64.

Readmission Penalties and Health Insurance Expansions: A Dispatch from Massachusetts

Chen, Christopher, Gabriel Scheffler, and Amitabh Chandra. "Readmission Penalties and Health Insurance Expansions: A Dispatch from Massachusetts." Journal of Hospital Medicine 9.11 (November 2014): 681–687.

Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior-Reply

Rogers, Todd, Katherine L. Milkman, and Kevin G. Volpp. "Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior-Reply." The Journal of the American Medical Association 312.15 (October 2014): 1592-1593.

Marginality, Ethnicity and Penality: A Response to Loïc Wacquant

Wilson, William Julius. "Marginality, Ethnicity and Penality: A Response to Loïc Wacquant." Ethnic & Racial Studies 37.10 (October 2014): 1712-1718.

Local Population Characteristics and Hemoglobin A1c Testing Rates among Diabetic Medicare Beneficiaries

Yasaitis, Laura C., Thomas Bubolz, Jonathan Skinner, and Amitabh Chandra. "Local Population Characteristics and Hemoglobin A1c Testing Rates among Diabetic Medicare Beneficiaries." PLoS ONE 9.10 (October 2014): 1-8.

High-Risk Medication Use by Nursing Home Residents Before and After Hospitalization

Stevenson, David G., Stacie B. Dusetzina, A. James O'Malley, Susan L. Mitchell, Barbara J. Zarowitz, Michael E. Chernew, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Haiden A. Huskamp. "High-Risk Medication Use by Nursing Home Residents Before and After Hospitalization." Medical Care 52.1 (October 2014): 884-890.

Persistence: How Treatment Effects Persist After Interventions Stop

Frey, Erin, and Todd Rogers. "Persistence: How Treatment Effects Persist After Interventions Stop." Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 1.1 (October 2014): 172-179.

Merit Aid, College Quality, and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy

Cohodes, Sarah R., and Joshua S. Goodman. "Merit Aid, College Quality, and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 6.4 (October 2014): 251-285.

The Wages of Sinistrality: Handedness, Brain Structure, and Human Capital Accumulation

Goodman, Joshua. "The Wages of Sinistrality: Handedness, Brain Structure, and Human Capital Accumulation." Journal of Economic Perspectives 28.4 (Fall 2014): 193-212.

The People Want the Fall of the Regime”: Schooling, Political Protest, and the Economy

Campante, Filipe R., and Davin Chor. "The People Want the Fall of the Regime”: Schooling, Political Protest, and the Economy." Journal of Comparative Economics 42.3 (August 2014): 495-517.

Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment

Hanna, Rema, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment." Quarterly Journal of Economics 129.3 (August 2014): 1311-1353.

Drug Plan Design Incentives Among Medicare Prescription Drug Plans

Huskamp, Haiden A., Nancy L. Keating, Jesse B. Dalton, Michael E. Chernew, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Drug Plan Design Incentives Among Medicare Prescription Drug Plans." American Journal of Managed Care 20.9 (July 2014): 562-568.

Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases

Chen, Martha, Roopa Madhav, and Kaplana Sharma. "Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases." The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations 50.1 (July 2014): 133-150.

The Impact of Attending a School with High-Achieving Peers: Evidence from the New York City Exam Schools

Dobbie, Will and Roland Fryer. "The Impact of Attending a School with High-Achieving Peers: Evidence from the New York City Exam Schools." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 6.3 (July 2014): 58-75.

Insurer Market Structure and Variation in Commercial Health Care Spending

McKellar, Michael R., Sivia Naimer, Mary B. Landrum, Teresa B. Gibson, Amitabh Chandra, and Michael Chernew. "Insurer Market Structure and Variation in Commercial Health Care Spending." Health Services Research 49.3 (June 2014): 878–892.

How Successful Is Medicare Advantage?

Newhouse, Joseph P., and Thomas G. McGuire. "How Successful Is Medicare Advantage?" Milbank Quarterly 92.2 (June 2014): 351–39.

Reply to Gao et al: Racial Composition Does Not Explain Increasing Class Gaps in Obesity

Frederick, Carl B., Kaisa Snellman, and Robert D. Putnam. "Reply to Gao et al: Racial Composition Does Not Explain Increasing Class Gaps in Obesity." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111.22 (June 2014): 2238-2238.

Regulatory Review for the States

Glaeser, Edward, and Cass R. Sunstein. "Regulatory Review for the States." National Affairs 20 (Summer 2014): 37-54.

The Economics of Graduate Medical Education

Chandra, Amitabh, Dhruv Khullar, and Gail R. Wilensky. "The Economics of Graduate Medical Education." New England Journal of Medicine 370.25 (June 2014): 2357-2360.

Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior

Rogers, Todd, Katherine L. Milkman, and Kevin G. Volpp. "Commitment Devices: Using Initiatives to Change Behavior." Journal of the American Medical Association 311.20 (May 2014): 2065-2066.

Assessing Incentives for Service-level Selection in Private Health Insurance Exchanges

McGuire, Thomas G., Joseph P. Newhouse, Sharon-Lise Normand, Julie Shi, and Samuel Zuvekas. "Assessing Incentives for Service-level Selection in Private Health Insurance Exchanges." Journal of Health Economics 35 (May 2014): 47-63.

Semiconductor Research Corporation: A Case Study in Cooperative Innovation Partnerships

Logar, Nathaniel, Laura Diaz Anadon, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Semiconductor Research Corporation: A Case Study in Cooperative Innovation Partnerships." Minerva 52.2 (May 2014): 237-261.

Gender Income Disparities Can Be Explained by Alternative Factors—Reply

Seabury, Seth A., Amitabh Chandra, and Anupam B. Jena. "Gender Income Disparities Can Be Explained by Alternative Factors—Reply." JAMA Internal Medicine 174.5 (May 2014): 822-823.

Medical Professional Liability Risk Among US Cardiologists

Chandra, Amitabh. "Medical Professional Liability Risk Among US Cardiologists." American Heart Journal 167.5 (May 2014): 690–696.


Ability-Tracking, Instructional Time, and Better Pedagogy: The Effect of Double-Dose Algebra on Student Achievement

Cortes, Kalena, and Joshua Goodman. "Ability-Tracking, Instructional Time, and Better Pedagogy: The Effect of Double-Dose Algebra on Student Achievement." American Economic Review 104.5 (May 2014).

Elements of a 21st Century Movement for Excellence with Equity

Ferguson, Ronald. "Elements of a 21st Century Movement for Excellence with Equity." Journal of Negro Education 83.2 (Spring 2014): 103-120.

Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective Payment Systems

Huckfeldt, Peter J., Neeraj Sood, José J. Escarce, David C. Grabowski, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective Payment Systems." Journal of Health Economics 34 (March 2014): 1-18.

The Economic Burden of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lavelle, Tara A., Milton C. Weinstein, Joseph P. Newhouse, Kerim Munir, Karen A. Kuhlthau, and Lisa A. Prosser. "The Economic Burden of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders." Pediatrics 133.3 (March 2014): e520-e529.

Bankruptcy Law and the Cost of Credit: The Impact of Cramdown on Mortgage Interest Rates

Goodman, Joshua, and Adam Levitin. "Bankruptcy Law and the Cost of Credit: The Impact of Cramdown on Mortgage Interest Rates." Journal of Law and Economics 57.1 (February 2014): 139-158.

Increasing Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Obesity

Frederick, Carl B., Kaisa Snellman, and Robert D. Putnam. "Increasing Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Obesity." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.4 (January 2014): 1338-1342.

The Impact of Patient Cost-Sharing on Low-Income Populations: Evidence from Massachusetts

Chandra, Amitabh, Jonathan Gruber, and Robin McKnight. "The Impact of Patient Cost-Sharing on Low-Income Populations: Evidence from Massachusetts." Journal of Health Economics 33 (January 2014): 57–66.

Prospects for Policy Advances in Science and Technology in the Gulf Arab States: The Role for International Partnerships

Hajjar, David P., George W. Moran, Afreen Siddiqi, Joshua E. Richardson, Laura D. Anadon, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Prospects for Policy Advances in Science and Technology in the Gulf Arab States: The Role for International Partnerships." International Journal of Higher Education 3.3 (2014).

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Use of Mammography Between Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare

Ayanian, John Z., Bruce E. Landon, Alan M. Zaslavsky, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Use of Mammography Between Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare." Journal of the National Cancer Institute 105.24 (December 2013): 1891-1896.

Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in China

Fang, Hai, Karen N. Eggleston, John A. Rizzo, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in China." IZA Journal of Labor and Development 2.12 (2013).

Integrating Risk Adjustment and Enrollee Premiums in Health Plan Payment

McGuire, Thomas G., Jacob Glazer, Joseph P. Newhouse, Sharon-Lise Normand, Julie Shi, Anna D. Sinaiko, and Samuel Zuvekas. "Integrating Risk Adjustment and Enrollee Premiums in Health Plan Payment." Journal of Health Economics 32.6 (December 2013): 1263–1277.

The Analytics of the Wage Effect of Immigration

Borjas, George. "The Analytics of the Wage Effect of Immigration." IZA Journal of Migration 2.22 (November 2013): 1-25.

Women and Pre-Tenure Scholarly Productivity in International Studies: An Investigation into the Leaky Career Pipeline

Hancock, Kathleen J., Matthew A. Baum, and Marijke Breuning. "Women and Pre-Tenure Scholarly Productivity in International Studies: An Investigation into the Leaky Career Pipeline." International Studies Perspective 14.4 (November 2013): 507–527.

Responses to Medicare Drug Costs among Near-Poor versus Subsidized Beneficiaries

Fung, Vicki, Mary Reed, Mary Price, Richard Brand, William H. Dow, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Responses to Medicare Drug Costs among Near-Poor versus Subsidized Beneficiaries." Health Services Research 48.5 (October 2013): 1653-1668.

Why It Is Hard to Find Genes Associated with Social Science Traits: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations

Glaeser, Edward L., Christopher F. Chabris, James J. Lee, Daniel J. Benjamin, Jonathan P. Beauchamp, Gregoire Borst, Steven Pinker, and David I. Laibson. "Why It Is Hard to Find Genes Associated with Social Science Traits: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations." American Journal of Public Health 103.S1 (October 2013): S152-S166.

Service Use at the End of Life in Medicare Advantage versus Traditional Medicare

Stevenson, David, John Z. Ayanian, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Bruce E. Landon. "Service Use at the End of Life in Medicare Advantage versus Traditional Medicare." Medical Care 51.10 (October 2013): 931-937.

Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City

Dobbie, Will and Richard Fryer. "Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4.5 (October 2013): 28-60.

Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending in the United States

Newhouse, Joseph P., and Alan M. Garber. "Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending in the United States." JAMA 310.12 (September 25, 2013): 1227-8.

Combating Concentrated Poverty in Urban Neighborhoods

Wilson, William Julius. "Combating Concentrated Poverty in Urban Neighborhoods." Journal of Applied Social Science 7.2 (September 2013): 135-143.

The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.

Sood, Neeraj, Peter J. Huckfeldt, David C. Grabowski, Joseph P. Newhouse, and José J. Escarce. "The Effect of Prospective Payment on Admission and Treatment Policy: Evidence from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities." Journal of Health Economics 32.5 (September 2013): 965-979.

Advancing Evidence-Based Policymaking to Solve Social Problems

Liebman, Jeffrey. "Advancing Evidence-Based Policymaking to Solve Social Problems." Issues in Science & Technology 30.1 (Fall 2013): 47-55.

Effect of Electronic Health Records on Health Care Costs: Longitudinal Comparative Evidence From Community Practices

Julia Adler-Milstein, Claudia Salzberg, Calvin Franz, John Orav, Joseph P. Newhouse, and David W. Bates. "Effect of Electronic Health Records on Health Care Costs: Longitudinal Comparative Evidence From Community Practices." Annals of Internal Medicine 159.2 (July 2013): 97-104.

The Effects of Girl-Friendly Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso

Kazianga, Harounan, Dan Levy, Leigh L. Linden, and Matt Sloan. "The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5.3 (July 2013): 41-62.

Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely To Receive Appropriate Ambulatory Services In HMOs Than In Traditional Medicare

Ayanian, John Z., Bruce E. Landon, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Robert C. Saunders, Robert C., Gregory L. Pawlson, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely To Receive Appropriate Ambulatory Services In HMOs Than In Traditional Medicare." Health Affairs 32.7 (July 2013): 1228-1235.

Adverse Clinical Events Among Medicare Beneficiaries Using Antipsychotic Drugs: Linking Health Insurance Benefits and Clinical Needs

Fung, Vicki, Mary Reed, Mary Price, Richard Brand, William Dow, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu. "Adverse Clinical Events Among Medicare Beneficiaries Using Antipsychotic Drugs: Linking Health Insurance Benefits and Clinical Needs." Medical Care 51.7 (July 2013): 614-621.