Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

1982 - 2026

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Volume 45, issue 2, 2026

Organizational adaptation, task complexity, and effective administration of unemployment programs in the American states

George A. Krause and Ji Hyeun Hong

Evaluation of a new job training program: Code Louisville

Christopher R. Bollinger and Kenneth R. Troske

Local labor market effects of nuclear power plants

Duha T. Altindag, Reem El Cheikh Taha, Jennifer U. Jones and R. Alan Seals

Unwarranted racial disparity in U.S. foster care placement

E. Jason Baron, Joseph J. Doyle, Natalia Emanuel and Peter Hull

Public health insurance expansions and non‐physician providers: Evidence from Certified Nurse Midwives

Sukriti Beniwal, Lauren Hoehn‐Velasco and Diana R. Jolles

Effects of center‐based child care on disadvantaged children: Evidence from a randomized research design

Chris M. Herbst

Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez. PublicAffairs, 2025, 368 pp., $32 (hardcover)

Hong Hui Choi

Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America by Belén Fernández Milmanda. Cambridge University Press, 2025, 257 pp., $41.99 (paperback)

Ana Thais Dias Safe Carneiro

Puzzling over declining academic achievement

Jim Wyckoff

Couch‐Locked With the Munchies: Effects of Recreational Marijuana Laws on Exercise and Nutrition

Thomas Wilk, Monica Deza, Timothy R. Hodge and Shooshan Danagoulian

Localized Teacher Recruitment Through “Grow‐Your‐Own”: Impacts of the High School Teacher Academy of Maryland Program

David Blazar, Wenjing Gao, Seth Gershenson, Ramon Goings and Francisco Lagos

Increasing Take‐Up of Social Benefits: A Meta‐Analysis of Field Experiments

Karl‐Emil Bendtsen

Transaction Costs and the Take‐Up of Social Safety Net Programs: Evidence From the Combined Application Project

Rosa Kleinman

How Early Morning Classes Change Academic Trajectories: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Anthony Yim

How Effective Are Building Codes at Reducing Residential Water Use? Evidence From California Billing Data

Mehdi Nemati

Estimating Self‐Selection in Medicare Advantage

Moiz Bhai and Danny R. Hughes

Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health, and Economic Outcomes

Claudia Persico

Can Crime Be Deterred at Low Cost? Evidence From a Randomized Experiment in New York

Oludamilare Aboaba, Aaron Chalfin, Michael LaForest‐Tucker, Lucie Parker and Patrick Sharkey

Understanding High Schools’ Effects on Longer‐Term Outcomes

Preeya P. Mbekeani, John P. Papay, Ann Mantil and Richard J. Murnane

Incentive‐Based Compensation in Police Forces

Sandro Cabral, Marcelo Marchesini da Costa, Sergio Firpo, Joana Monteiro and Leonardo T. Viotti

The Case for a Universal Child Tax Credit

Katherine Michelmore

Going Local: The Value of Research on Local Government Policies and Programs

Ingrid Gould Ellen

The Child Tax Credit: Targeting Should Be Preserved

Harry J. Holzer

Counterpoint: Magnitude of Labor Supply Effects of a Permanent Universal CTC Are Uncertain

Katherine Michelmore

Impacts of the Four‐Day School Week on Juvenile Crime

Rafiuddin Najam and Paul N. Thompson

Counterpoint: Response to Katherine Michelmore on Universal vs. Targeted Child Tax Credits

Harry J. Holzer

“When I Can Make Them Smile”: Cash Transfers and the Joys of Mothering in the Context of Poverty

Sarah Halpern‐Meekin, Jill Hoiting, Ruby Mendenhall and Michelle Spiegel

Volume 45, issue 1, 2026

The dovish turnaround: Germany's social benefit reform and job findings

Enzo Weber

Long‐term impacts on education of a cash transfer during early life

Juanita Bloomfield and José María Cabrera

Citizenship question effects on household survey response

J. David Brown and Misty L. Heggeness

Time to baccalaureate degree in the labor market: Evidence from a field experiment

Michael D. Bloem

Pioneering Progress: American Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy by William B. Bonvillian. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2024, 416 pp., $50.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐0262549448

Kai N. Lee

What do changes in state NAEP scores imply for birth cohorts’ later life outcomes?

Elena Doty, Thomas J. Kane, Tyler Patterson and Douglas O. Staiger

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations‐Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle. HarperOne, 2024, 352 pp., (hardback). ISBN: 9780062951711

Kelsey Winter

Why are preschool programs becoming less effective?

Anamarie A. Whitaker, Margaret Burchinal, Jade M. Jenkins, Drew H. Bailey, Tyler W. Watts, Greg J. Duncan, Emma R. Hart and Ellen Peisner‐Feinberg

The intersection of prenatal substance exposure and child protection: Evidence from Pennsylvania

Sarah Font, Christian M. Connell, Ezra G. Goldstein and Dylan Jones

Inferring the value of short‐staffed public sector jobs: Federal budgets and military fighter pilots

Robert Farrow and Peter B. Doeringer

Beyond borders: Does firm‐level exposure to state and local paid sick leave mandates lead to intra‐firm spillovers?

Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett

Loopholes and the Incidence of Public Services: Evidence From Funding Career and Technical Education

Thomas Goldring, Brian A. Jacob, Daniel Kreisman and Michael Ricks

Broad‐Based Categorical Eligibility Policy and SNAP Participation

Xingguo Wang, Pourya Valizadeh, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Henry L. Bryant and Bart L. Fischer

Obtaining Comparable Measures of Organizational Performance: An Application to U.S. Federal Agencies, 2002–2024

George A. Krause and David E. Lewis

The Impact of Amazon Facilities on Local Economies

Vikram Pathania and Serguei Netessine

Private School Choice Programs Should and Will Continue to Expand

Patrick J. Wolf

The Choice of Policy Comparisons and Relevant Evidence and Approach to Selection Bias Are Keys to the Debate

Douglas N. Harris

Universal School Vouchers and Education Savings Accounts Are Good Policies

Patrick J. Wolf

Standard Empirical Policy Analysis Does Not Support Universal Vouchers/ESAs

Douglas N. Harris

Unanticipated Effects of Electronic Benefits Transfer on WIC Stores and Redemptions: Evidence From Administrative Data on Vendors

Charlotte E. Ambrozek, Timothy Beatty, Marianne Bitler, Xinzhe H. Cheng and Matthew P. Rabbitt

Housing Quality Improvement and Health Care Utilization: A Regression Discontinuity Study

Kacie L. Dragan

Schedule‐Driven Productivity: Evidence From Nontraditional School Calendars

Taylor J. Landon and Nolan G. Pope

Officials’ Early Life Experience and Policymaking: The Enduring Impact of China's Great Famine on Government Objectives

Caiwen Hu and Zhenyu Wang

Do “Evidence‐Based Policy” Clearinghouses Provide Good Advice for Local Policymakers?

Larry L. Orr

Can Machine Learning Target Health Care Fraud? Evidence From Medicare Hospitalizations

Shubhranshu Shekhar, Jetson Leder‐Luis and Leman Akoglu

Apprenticeships in the United States: Emerging Opportunities and Evidence Gaps

Rajeev Darolia and Julia Turner

Cobots as Workforce Partners: Overcoming Barriers Through Policy Opportunities

Lindsay Jacobs, Bilge Mutlu, Robert Radwin and Timothy Smeeding