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JPAM’s Closer Look is a deep-dive discussion with Journal of Policy Analysis & Management (JPAM) authors who are researching some of the top issues facing our country today.

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    • Mar 10, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from JPAM's Closer Look

    35. How do Teachers Improve Early in their Career?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 71:00


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Eric Taylor of the Harvard Graduate School of Education about the extent to which teachers improve over the course of their careers.

    34. Effects of Drinking Water Contamination on Birth Outcomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 57:46


    Join our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Professor Elaine Hill of the University of Rochester about the consequences of modest levels of drinking water contamination that are compliant with federal regulations.

    33. Recycling Habits and Policy in New York City

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 59:17


    Join our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Professor Dylan Brewer of The Georgia Institute of Technology about the resiliency of New Yorkers' recycling habits and, more generally, the basic economics of municipal recycling programs.

    32. The Long Lasting Consequences of School Shootings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 41:55


    Join our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Professor Robin McKnight of Wellesley College about long-lasting and widespread consequences of school shootings.

    31. Equity Implications of Property Tax Reassessments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 65:32


    Jour our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Professor David Schwegman about the equity implications of a change to Philadelphia's Property Tax Reassessment policies.

    30. Evictions and Psychiatric Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 67:17


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Professor Catherine Maclean of George Mason University about her research on the impact of access to psychiatric treatment centers on evictions and housing stability.

    29. Should the Public Fund Professional Sports Stadiums?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 64:50


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to JC Bradbury of Kennesaw State University about the economics and politics of public funding for professional sports stadiums.

    28. The Impacts of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 69:22


    Our host talks with Taylor Odle about his Vernon Memorial Prize-winning paper with Lauren Russel about the Impacts of Reverse Transfer Associate Degree programs.

    27. The Thin Blue Line in Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 45:55


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks with Lucy C. Sorensen, SUNY Albany and Shawn D. Bushway, SUNY Albany & Rand, about police in schools.

    26. Infant Safe Havens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 47:04


    Dr. Lindsey Bullinger, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, talks about Infant Safe Havens.

    25. Forecasts for a Post-Roe America

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 88:06


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Dr. Caitlin Myers, the John G. McCullough Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, about what America may look like as the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson unfolds.

    24. Safety Net Generosity and Maternal Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 52:20


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Professor Lucie Schmidt about her research on the impact of social safety net benefits on single moms' mental health and risky behaviors.

    23. Who is self employed, and why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 84:18


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Professor Brittany Street about her research on the overrepresentation of folks with a criminal history among the self employed.

    22. Houston's Arts Access Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 74:40


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Professors Dan Bowen and Brian Kisida about their research article on the causal effects of an arts education program in Houston.

    21. 911 Call Centers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 75:04


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Professor Jessica Gilooly about her Vernon Memorial Award-winning article on the important role that 911 call centers play in shaping police behavior at the scene.

    2. Community College Transfer Pathways

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 56:10


    Our host, Seth Gershenson, talks to Rachel Baker and Michal Kurlaender about Improving the Community College Transfer Pathway to the Baccalaureate in California.

    Universal Cash Transfers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 58:51


    Our host, Dr. Seth Gershenson, talks to Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi about "Universal Cash Transfers and Labor Market Outcomes."

    Healthcare Following Environmental Disasters: Evidence from Flint

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 48:17


    Using the Flint Water Crisis as a case reference, Shooshan Danagoulian and Daniel Grossman discuss their analysis of how individuals use healthcare systems following environmental disasters.

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    Does Temporary Mortgage Assistance for Unemployed Homeowners Reduce Longer Term Mortgage Default: An analysis of the Hardest Hit Fund Program

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 72:57


    Does temporary mortgage assistance for unemployed homeowners reduce longer-term mortgage default?: An analysis of the Hardest Hit Fund Program.

    High-Skilled Immigration and the Labor Market: Evidence from the H1B Visa Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 53:21


    Interview with Dr. Patrick Turner of the University of Notre Dame

    Consequences of Administrative Burden for Social Safety Nets that support the Healthy Development of Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 80:45


    Discussion with Carolyn J. Heinrich on the findings of her research paper that examines the challenges that low-income families face in accessing health and human services for their children's healthy development.

    The Kids on the Bus: The Academic Consequences of Diversity-Driven School Reassignments

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 44:04


    JPAM's Seth Gershenson speaks with Thurston Domina and James Carter about the consequences of diversity-driven school reassignments.

    To What extent does in-person Schooling Contribute to the Spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Michigan and Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 51:40


    JPAM's Seth Gershenson and Scott Imberman of Michigan State University discuss the impact of in-person schooling on the spread of COVID-19.

    Can precision policing reduce gun violence: Evidence from gang take downs in New York City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 52:35


    Positive Health Externalities of Mandating Paid Sick Leave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 44:45


    Paid sick leave mandates and their impacts on behaviors and outcomes.

    Same-sex couples and the gains to marriage: The importance of the legal environment. A discussion of study findings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 31:48


    Same-sex couples and the gains to marriage: The importance of the legal environment. A discussion of study findings

    Nudging Early Reduces Administrative Burden: Three Field Experiments to Improve Code Enforcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 40:53


    Using Behavioral insights (taking lessons from psychology) to improve policy and the administrative process. Simplifying bureaucratic administrative processes in ways that improve efficiency and reduce costs and ultimately improve user experiences.

    Financing the War on Drugs: The Impact of Law Enforcement grants on racial disparities in drug arrests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 41:29


    Robynn Cox of USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work talks with JPAM's Closer Look as she reveals research findings of the impact of law enforcement grants on racial disparities in drug arrests.  

    Increasing Community College Completion Rates Among Low-Income Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 41:19


    JPAM author Melissa Kearney talks with JPAM's Closer Look about case management as a tool for low-income students as they navigate the challenges of life while at community college.

    Vernon Award Winner: Measuring Early Childhood Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 34:09


    Host Seth Gershenson talks to Tom Dee, Professor of Education at Stanford about how to evaluate early childhood education, a recent JPAM article that won the 2019 Vernon Memorial Award for the best paper of the year.

    Unintended Consequences: The Impact on Domestic Violence When SNAP Schedules Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 42:13


    JPAM author Analisa Packham explains how a change in the schedule of SNAP benefits increased domestic violence.

    Medicare for All: A Prescription for Improving Cancer Outcomes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 28:36


    On this episode of JPAM’s Closer Look, researcher Rebecca Myerson answers the question posed by her recent study: Does Medicare Coverage Improve Cancer Detection and Mortality Outcomes?

    Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 25:17


    What happens at schools when kids get free lunch? You might be surprised at the dramatic results of this study by Syracuse University Professor Amy Schwartz, which recently appeared in JPAM.

    Episode 2: Unraveling the Effects of the Affordable Care Act After 10 Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 28:32


    Economists dive into the history of the Affordable Care Act since it was enacted 10 years ago and unravel the effects the legislation has had on Americans. The Woodwork Effect, The Multiplier Effect and more are all explained!

    Episode 1: Do Need-Based Grants Impact Student Decisions Regarding STEM Degrees?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 16:30


    Bridget Terry Long, Dean and Saris Professor of Education and Economics at Harvard Graduate School of Education shares what she and her team found when they studied how need-based financial aid affects college student's decisions to pursue STEM degrees.

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