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Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.
Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.
Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.
Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.
Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

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

Two Paradoxes in the Theory of Capital Investment and Competition

Scherer, F.M. "Two Paradoxes in the Theory of Capital Investment and Competition." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-030, September 2013.

Consumers’ Misunderstanding of Health Insurance

George Loewenstein, Joelle Y. Friedman, Barbara McGill, Sarah Ahmad, Suzanne Linck, Stacey Sinkula, John Beshears, James J. Choi, Jonathan Kolstad, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, John A. List, and Kevin G. Volpp. "Consumers’ Misunderstanding of Health Insurance." Journal of Health Economics 32.5 (September 2013): 850-862.

Mergers and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Scherer, F.M., and William S. Comanor. "Mergers and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Journal of Health Economics 32 (January 2013): 106-113.

Obamacare Champions Personal Responsibility. The States that Hate it Don't.

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Obamacare Champions Personal Responsibility. The States that Hate it Don't." Christian Science Monitor, September 6, 2012.

The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans

Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans." Investigations in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2012, 145-172.

Following through on Good Intentions: The Power of Planning Prompts

Milkman, Katherine L., John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Following through on Good Intentions: The Power of Planning Prompts." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-024, May 2012.

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." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-007, March 2012.

R&D Costs and Productivity in Biopharmaceuticals

Scherer, F.M. "R&D Costs and Productivity in Biopharmaceuticals." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-046, December 2011.

A Primer on the Economics of Prescription
Pharmaceutical Pricing in Health Insurance
Markets

Berndt, Ernst R., Thomas G. McGuire, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "A Primer on the Economics of Prescription Pharmaceutical Pricing in Health Insurance Markets." Forum for Health Economics & Policy 14.2 (Prescription Drug Insurance, Article 10(2011).

Mergers and Innovation in the
Pharmaceutical Market

Comanor, William S., and F.M. Scherer. "Mergers and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Market." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-043, November 2011.

Assessing the Effects of Tobacco Policy Changes on Smoking-Related Health Expenditures

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.

The Economics of Medical Care

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.

Quality Adjustment for Healthcare Spending on Chronic Disease: Evidence from Diabetes Treatment, 1999-2009

Eggleston, Karen N., Nilay D. Shah, Steven A. Smith, Ernst R. Berndt, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Quality Adjustment for Healthcare Spending on Chronic Disease: Evidence from Diabetes Treatment, 1999-2009." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 206–11.

Are Drugs Substitutes or Complements for Intensive (and Expensive) Medical Treatment

Zhang, Yuting, Joseph P. Newhouse and Katherine Baicker. "Are Drugs Substitutes or Complements for Intensive (and Expensive) Medical Treatment." American Economic Review 101.3 (May 2011): 393-397.

Incentive Formularies: Spending and Utilization for 3 Common Drug Classes

Landon, Bruce E., Meredith B. Rosenthal, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Claire Spettell, Adam Lessler, Howard R. Underwood, and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Incentive Formularies: Spending and Utilization for 3 Common Drug Classes." American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits 3.3 (May-June 2011): 152-169.

The Pragmatist’s Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research

Chandra, Amitabh, Anupam B. Jena, and Jonathan S. Skinner. "The Pragmatist’s Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research." Journal of Economic Perspectives 25.2 (Spring 2011): 27–46.

The Sources of the SGR “Hole”

Alhassani, Ali, Michael Chernew, Amitabh Chandra. "The Sources of the SGR “Hole”." New England Journal of Medicine 366.4 (January 26, 2011): 289-291.

Understanding Movement Across Health Plans

Cutler, David, Bryan Lincoln, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Understanding Movement Across Health Plans." Journal of Health Economics 29.6 (December 2010): 821-838.

Accounting for Health and Health Care:
Approaches to Measuring the Sources and Costs of Their Improvement

Panel to Advance a Research Program on the Design of National Health Accounts, Joseph P. Newhouse, chair. Accounting for Health and Health Care: Approaches to Measuring the Sources and Costs of Their Improvement. National Academies Press, 2010.

Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California’s Tobacco Control Program

Abadie, Alberto, Alexis Diamond, and Jens Hainmueller. "Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California’s Tobacco Control Program." Journal of the American Statistical Association 105.490 (June 2010): 493-505.

Pharmaceutical Innovation

Scherer, F.M. "Pharmaceutical Innovation." Handbook on the Economics of Innovation. Ed. Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg. North-Holland, 2010.

Access to Medicines

Scherer, F.M. Access to Medicines. The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. Ed. Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan, Amy Jocelyn Glass, and Lewis S. Davis. Princeton University Press, 2009, 3-6.

Performance Improvement and Performance Dysfunction: An Empirical Examination of Distortionary Impacts of the Emergency Room Wait-Time Target in the English National Health Service

Kelman, Steven, and John N. Friedman. "Performance Improvement and Performance Dysfunction: An Empirical Examination of Distortionary Impacts of the Emergency Room Wait-Time Target in the English National Health Service." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 19.4 (October 2009): 917-947.

Health Insurance Exchanges — Making the Markets Work

Frank, Richard G., and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Health Insurance Exchanges — Making the Markets Work." New England Journal of Medicine 361 (September 2009): 1135-1137.

Generic Script Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of Consumer Choice

Rizzo, John, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Generic Script Share and the Price of Brand-Name Drugs: The Role of Consumer Choice." International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics 9.3 (September 2009): 291-316.

Matching on the Estimated Propensity Score

Abadie, Alberto, and Guido Imbens. "Matching on the Estimated Propensity Score." NBER Working Papers 15301, August 2009.

Dynamics and Regulation in the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry

Scherer, F.M. Dynamics and Regulation in the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry. Prescribing Cultures and Pharmaceutical Policy in the Asia-Pacific. Ed. Karen Eggleston. Stanford University APARC, 2009, 367-385.

Selection Stories: Understanding Movement Across Health Plans

Cutler, David, Bryan Lincoln, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Selection Stories: Understanding Movement Across Health Plans." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-022, July 2009.

Selection Stories: Understanding Movement Across Health Plans

Cutler, David M., Bryan Lincoln, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Selection Stories: Understanding Movement Across Health Plans." NBER Working Papers 15164, July 2009.

Plan Unsaddles U.S. Business from Health Care Cost Burdens

Parker, Richard. "Plan Unsaddles U.S. Business from Health Care Cost Burdens." McClatchy News, March 30, 2009.

Price Controls And Global Pharmaceutical Progress

Scherer, F.M. "Price Controls And Global Pharmaceutical Progress." Health Affairs, web exclusive 28.1 (January/February 2009): w161-w164.

Post-TRIPS Options for Access to Patented Medicines in Developing Nations

Scherer, F.M., and Jayashree Watal. "Post-TRIPS Options for Access to Patented Medicines in Developing Nations." Journal of International Economic Law 5.4 (December 2002): 913-939.