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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.
Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.
Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

Health Care Spending Growth Has Slowed: Will the Bend in the Curve Continue?

Smith, Sheila D., Joseph P. Newhouse, and Gigi A. Cuckler. "Health Care Spending Growth Has Slowed: Will the Bend in the Curve Continue?" ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-001, January 2023.

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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-031, November 2022.

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." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-007, March 2012.

The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year

Finkelstein, Amy, Sarah Taubman, Bill Wright, Mira Bernstein, Jonathan Gruber, Joseph P. Newhouse, Heidi Allen, Katherine Baicker, and the Oregon Health Study Group. "The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series and NBER Working Papers (RWP11-040 and 17190), October 2011.

Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets

Berndt, Ernst R., and Joseph P. Newhouse. "Pricing and Reimbursement in U.S. Pharmaceutical Markets." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-039, September 2010.