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Feature: How U.S. Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes

Maya Sen assesses the institutional and compositional features of U.S. federal courts that tend to bias them toward conservative policy outcomes.

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Feature: The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain

Dani Rodrik and Gordon Hanson document how vertical policy supply chains distribute resources from federal and state governments to recipients at the local level.

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Feature: How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?

Lotem Bassan-Nygate theorizes that by shaming human rights violators abroad, governments can improve their image at home but may encourage tolerance toward certain domestic violations.

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Feature: Thinking (about Peace Science) in Time

Erica Chenoweth speaks to colleagues in the peace science community, reflecting on the world events that have shaped their scholarship and how researchers might think about the current geopolitical moment.

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

Coverage Parity And Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Mental Health And Substance Use Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Fung, Vicki, Mary Price, Alex McDowell, Andrew A. Nierenberg, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Benjamin Lê Cook. "Coverage Parity And Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Mental Health And Substance Use Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries." Health Affairs 42.1 (January 2023): 83-89.

Are Hospital Quality Indicators Causal?

Chandra, Amitabh, Maurice Dalton, and Douglas O. Staiger. "Are Hospital Quality Indicators Causal?" NBER Working Paper Series, October 2023.

Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Seizure Prophylaxis Among Adults After Acute Ischemic Stroke

Moura, Lidia M.V.R., Maria A. Donohue, Zhiyu Yan, Louisa H. Smith, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, Lee H. Schwamm, Sebastian Haneuse, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, and Deborah Blacker. "Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Seizure Prophylaxis Among Adults After Acute Ischemic Stroke." Stroke 54.2 (February 2023): 527-536.

How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin and Michael Hankinson. "How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy." Political Behavior (2022).

Health, Employment, and Disability: Implications from the Undocumented Population

Borjas, George, and David J. G. Slusky. "Health, Employment, and Disability: Implications from the Undocumented Population." American Journal of Health Economics 8.1 (Winter 2022): 1-29.

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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-021, November 2022.

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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP22-019, October 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.

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.

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.

A multisource database tracking the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the communities of Boston, MA, USA

Ristea, Alina, Riley Tucker, Shunan You, Mehrnaz Amiri, Nicholas Beauchamp, Edgar Castro, Qiliang Chen, Alexandra Ciomek, Bidisha Das, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Sage Gibbons, Forrest Hangen, Barrett Montgomery, Petros Papadopoulos, Cordula Robinson, Saina Sheini, Michael Shields, Xin Shu, Michael Wood, Babak Heydari, and Dan O’Brien. "A multisource database tracking the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the communities of Boston, MA, USA." Scientific Data 9.1 (June 20, 2022): 330.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Payment Discrepancies and Access to Primary Care Physicians for Dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries

Fung, Vicki, Stephen McCarthy, Mary Price, Peter Hull, Benjamin Lê Cook, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Payment Discrepancies and Access to Primary Care Physicians for Dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries." Medical Care 59.6 (June 2021): 487-494.

Measuring the Scope of Prior Authorization Policies: Applying Private Insurer Rules to Medicare Part B

Schwartz, Aaron L., Troyen A. Brennan, Dorothea J. Verbrugge, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Measuring the Scope of Prior Authorization Policies: Applying Private Insurer Rules to Medicare Part B." JAMA Health Forum 2.5 (May 2021): e210859.

An Ounce of Prevention

Newhouse, Joseph P. "An Ounce of Prevention." Journal of Economic Perspectives 35.2 (Spring 2021): 101-118.

Religion and Sanitation Practices

Adukia, Anjali, Marcella Alsan, Kim Babiarz, Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert, and Lea Prince. "Religion and Sanitation Practices." The World Bank Economic Review 35.2 (May 2021): 287-302.

Commentary on: The effects of coding intensity in Medicare advantage on plan benefits and finances

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Commentary on: The effects of coding intensity in Medicare advantage on plan benefits and finances." Health Services Research, 56.2, April 2021, 175.

Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand

Alsan, Marcella, and Sarah Eichmeyer. "Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand." NBER Working Paper Series, March 2021.

Assessment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Increase in Fees for Primary Care and Access to Care for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries

Fung, Vicki, Mary Price, Peter Hull, Benjamin Lê Cook, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Assessment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Increase in Fees for Primary Care and Access to Care for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries." JAMA Network Open 4.1 (January 2021): e2033424.

Patterns of anticonvulsant use and adverse drug events in older adults

Moura, Lidia M. V. R., Jason R. Smith, Zhiyu Yan, Deborah Blacker, Lee H. Schwamm, Joseph P. Newhouse, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, and John Hsu. "Patterns of anticonvulsant use and adverse drug events in older adults." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 30.1 (January 2021): 28-36.

The Impact of Funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers on Utilization and Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts

Myong, Catherine, Peter Hull, Mary Price, John Hsu, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Vicki Fung. "The Impact of Funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers on Utilization and Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts." PLoS ONE 15.12 1-14.

Are Quality-Adjusted Medical Prices Declining for Chronic Disease? Evidence from Diabetes Care in Four Health Systems

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Are Quality-Adjusted Medical Prices Declining for Chronic Disease? Evidence from Diabetes Care in Four Health Systems." European Journal of Health Economics 21.5 (July 2020): 689-702.

Sunlight and Protection Against Influenza

Slusky, David J. G., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Sunlight and Protection Against Influenza." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-007, February 2018.

Excess Prices for Drugs in Medicare: Diagnosis and Prescription

Frank, Richard G., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Excess Prices for Drugs in Medicare: Diagnosis and Prescription." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-005, January 2018.

Enrollee Choices After Their Health Plans Are Terminated: Default Effects Versus Persistent Preferences

Sinaiko, Anna, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Enrollee Choices After Their Health Plans Are Terminated: Default Effects Versus Persistent Preferences." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-055, December 2016.