As part of an ongoing effort to showcase JPAM authors' work to the APPAM membership and the public policy world at large, APPAM invites authors from each issue to do an interview about their research to further promote the quality work in the highly-ranked research journal.
Effective Counter-Terrorism: Rockets, Iron Dome, and the Israeli Housing Market
Author:
Yael Elster, Harvard University, Asaf Zussman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Noam Zussman, Bank of Israel
Read our April 4, 2019 interview with the authors, first published in June 2019, here.
Keeping College Options Open: A Field Experiment to Help All High School Seniors Through the College Application Process
Author:
Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto, Reuben Ford, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
Read our April 4, 2019 interview with the authors, first published in June 2019, here.
The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on the Health and Labor Supply of Older Adults: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Author:
Lauren Hirsch Nicholas, Johns Hopkins University, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Temple University
Read our April 4, 2019 interview with the authors, first published in May 2019, here.
Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Prescription Drug Abuse
Author:
Anca M. Grecu, Seton Hall University, Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University, Henry Saffer, National Bureau of Economic Research
Read our March 31, 2019 interview with the authors, first published in May 2019, here.
Immigration Enforcement and Children's Living Arrangements
Author:
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University, Esther Arenas-Arroyo, University of Oxford
Read our March 31, 2019 interview with the authors, first published in April 2019, here.
What Interventions Work Best for Families Who Experience Homelessness? Impact Estimates from the Family Options Study
Author:
Daniel Gubits, Abt Associates, Marybeth Shin, Vanderbilt Peabody College, Michelle Wood, Abt Associates, Scott R. Brown, Vanderbilt Peabody College, Samuel Dastrup, Abt Associates, and Stephen Bell, Westat
Are There Hidden Costs Associated with Conducting Layoffs? The Impact of Reduction-in-Force and Layoff Notices on Teacher Effectiveness
Author:
Katharine O. Strunk, Michigan State University, Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington, Bothel, David S. Knight, University of Texas, El Paso, and Nate Brown, Center for Education Data and Research
The Effects of Federal Adoption Incentive Awards for Older Children on Adoptions from U.S. Foster Care
Author:
Maggie Brehm, Oberlin College and Conservatory
Paying for Happiness: Experimental Results from a Large Cash Transfer Program in Malawi
Author:
Kelly Kilburn, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Gustavo Angeles, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Peter Mvula, Centre for Social Research, and Maxton Tsoka, Centre for Social Research
METHODS: The Internal and External Validity of the Regression Discontinuity Design: A Meta-Analysis of 15 Within-Study-Comparisons
Authors:
Duncan Chaplin, Jelena Zurovac, Jared S. Coopersmith, Mariel M. Finucane, Lauren N. Vollmer, Mathamtatica Policy Research, Thomas Cook, Northwestern University's Institute for Policy Research, and Rebecca Morris, George Washington University
Does Paid Family Leave Reduce Nursing Home Use? The California Experience
Authors:
Kanika Arora, Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Iowa; Douglas Wolf, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
Breaking Habits: The Effect of the French Vending Machine Ban on School Snacking and Sugar Intakes
Authors:
Sara Capacci, University of Bologna; Mario Mazzocchi, University of Bologna; Bhavani Shankar, SOAS (South Asia Institute) in London
The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard-to-Staff” Subjects
Authors:
Li Feng, Department of Finance and Economics at Texas State University;Tim Sass, Andew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University
Can Financial Aid Help to Address the Growing Need for STEM Education?
Authors:
Zachary Mabel, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Benjamin L. Castleman, University of Virginia; Bridget Terry Long, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Do Higher Minimum Wages Benefit Health? Evidence from the UK
Authors:
Otto Lenhart, Ph.D.
Scraping By: Income and Program Participation After the Loss of Extended Unemployment Benefits
Authors:
Jesse Rothstein, PhD, University of California, Berkeley; and Robert G. Valletta, PhD, Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF)
Presidential Prescriptions for State Policy: Obama's Race to the Top Initiative
Authors:
William Howell, Ph.D., and Asya Magazinnik
The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Power Plant Emissions on Birth Weight: Evidence from a Pennsylvania Power Plant Located Upwind of New Jersey
Authors:
Muzhe Yang, Ph.D.; Rhea A. Bhatta, Ph.D.; Shin-Yi Chou, Ph.D.; and Cheng-I Hsieh, Ph.D.
U.S. Child Safety Seat Laws: Are they Effective, and Who Complies?
Authors:
Lauren Jones, Ph.D. and Nicholas Ziebarth, Ph.D.
Comparing Inference Approaches for RD Designs: A Reexamination of the Effect of Head Start on Child Mortality
Authors:
Matias D. Cattaneo, Ph.D.; Rocío Titiunik, Ph.D.; Gonzalo Vazquez-Bare
Using Preferred Applicant Random Assignment (PARA) to Reduce Randomization Bias in Randomized Trials of Discretionary Programs
Authors:
Robert Olsen, PhD, Stephen Bell, PhD, and Austin Nichols, PhD
Point/Counterpoint Article: Stop & Frisk
Author:
Jeffrey Fagan, Ph.D.
Point/Counterpoint Article: Stop & Frisk
Author:
Greg Ridgeway, Ph.D.