Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

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Volume 39, issue 4, 2020

Notes from the Editor pp. 882-882

Erdal Tekin

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 883-887

Erdal Tekin

The Impacts of Paid Family Leave Benefits: Regression Kink Evidence from California Administrative Data pp. 888-929

Sarah Bana, Kelly Bedard and Maya Rossin‐Slater

Increasing Community College Completion Rates Among Low‐Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case‐Management Intervention pp. 930-965

William Evans, Melissa S. Kearney, Brendan Perry and James Sullivan

Curriculum Reform in The Common Core Era: Evaluating Elementary Math Textbooks Across Six U.S. States pp. 966-1019

David Blazar, Blake Heller, Thomas J. Kane, Morgan Polikoff, Doug Staiger, Scott Carrell, Dan Goldhaber, Douglas Harris, Rachel Hitch, Kristian L. Holden and Michal Kurlaender

The Impact of Information Disclosure on Consumer Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of Calorie Labels on Restaurant Menus pp. 1020-1042

John Cawley, Alex Susskind and Barton Willage

The Effects of Employee Hours‐of‐Service Regulations on the U.S. Airline Industry pp. 1043-1075

Alexander Luttmann and Cody Nehiba

How Managers Can Reduce Household Water Use Through Communication: A Field Experiment pp. 1076-1099

Heather Hodges, Colin Kuehl, Sarah E. Anderson, Phillip J. Ehret and Cameron Brick

Do Pilot and Demonstration Projects Work? Evidence from a Green Building Program pp. 1100-1132

Christopher J. Blackburn, Mallory E. Flowers, Daniel C. Matisoff and Juan Moreno‐Cruz

One Stop Shops for Public Services: Evidence from Citizen Service Centers in Brazil pp. 1133-1165

Anders Fredriksson

Access to Healthcare and Criminal Behavior: Evidence from the ACA Medicaid Expansions pp. 1166-1213

Jacob Vogler

Silence of the Innocents: Undocumented Immigrants’ Underreporting of Crime and their Victimization pp. 1214-1245

Stefano Comino, Giovanni Mastrobuoni and Antonio Nicolo'

MEDICARE FOR ALL PROVIDES MORE FOR LESS pp. 1247-1254

Jeannette Wicks‐Lim

WE NEED BETTER THAN MEDICARE FOR ALL pp. 1254-1261

Joseph J. Minarik

TO CONTAIN COSTS AND PROVIDE UNIVERSAL, QUALITY HEALTHCARE, WE NEED MEDICARE FOR ALL pp. 1262-1265

Jeannette Wicks‐Lim

WE NEED BETTER THAN MEDICARE FOR ALL: CONCLUSIONS pp. 1265-1268

Joseph J. Minarik

TO THE CLOSET AND BEYOND: A REVIEW pp. 1269-1274

Dhruv Khurana

Volume 39, issue 3, 2020

Does Medicare Coverage Improve Cancer Detection and Mortality Outcomes? pp. 577-604

Rebecca M. Myerson, Reginald D. Tucker‐Seeley, Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla

The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability pp. 605-628

John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill and David Jones

A Reevaluation of the Effects of State and ACA Dependent Coverage Mandates on Health Insurance Coverage pp. 629-663

Scott Barkowski, Joanne McLaughlin and Alex Ray

Free Wheel, Free Will! The Effects of Bikeshare Systems on Urban Commuting Patterns in the U.S pp. 664-685

Dafeng Xu

Dual‐Credit Courses and the Road to College: Experimental Evidence from Tennessee pp. 686-719

Steven W. Hemelt, Nathaniel L. Schwartz and Susan Dynarski

Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Need‐Based Financial Aid: Longitudinal Assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant pp. 720-739

Drew M. Anderson, Katharine M. Broton, Sara Goldrick‐Rab and Robert Kelchen

Lessons from New York City's Small Schools of Choice about High School Features that Promote Graduation for Disadvantaged Students pp. 740-771

Howard S. Bloom, Rebecca Unterman, Pei Zhu and Sean F. Reardon

Heterogeneous Effects of Early Algebra across California Middle Schools pp. 772-800

Andrew McEachin, Thurston Domina and Andrew Penner

Criminal Deterrence: Evidence from an Individual‐Level Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety pp. 801-834

Beau Kilmer and Greg Midgette

IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLACE‐BASED POLICIES TO ADDRESS POVERTY AND JOBLESSNESS pp. 835-835

Paul Decker

PLACE‐BASED POLICIES: CAN WE DO BETTER THAN ENTERPRISE ZONES? pp. 836-844

David Neumark

SMART PLACE‐BASED POLICIES CAN IMPROVE LOCAL LABOR MARKETS pp. 844-851

Timothy Bartik

WHAT PLACES SHOULD WE TARGET, AND HOW? pp. 851-854

David Neumark

TARGETING JOBS TOWARD THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM pp. 854-857

Timothy Bartik

Fiscal Therapy: Curing America's Debt Addiction and Investing in the Future by William G. Gale, Cambridge, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019, 352 pp., $29.95(US), hardback pp. 858-862

Soomi Lee

Volume 39, issue 2, 2020

Presidential Address: Getting Closer: Embracing the Emotional Aspects of Our Craft to Help Policy Research Matter More pp. 307-314

Matthew Stagner

Teacher Skill Development: Evidence from Performance Ratings by Principals pp. 315-347

Matthew Kraft, John P. Papay and Olivia L. Chi

Is Early Start a Better Start? Evaluating California State University's Early Start Remediation Policy pp. 348-375

Michal Kurlaender, Lester Lusher and Matthew Case

Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance pp. 376-410

Amy Schwartz and Michah W. Rothbart

Effects of the Minimum Wage on Infant Health pp. 411-443

George L. Wehby, Dhaval Dave and Robert Kaestner

Consequences of an Anti‐Corruption Experiment for Local Government Performance in Brazil pp. 444-468

Kendall D. Funk and Erica Owen

Do Deferred Retirement Benefits Retain Government Employees? pp. 469-509

Laura D. Quinby

Cherry Picking with Synthetic Controls pp. 510-532

Bruno Ferman, Cristine Pinto and Vitor Possebom

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH STUDENT DEBT? pp. 534-540

Sara Goldrick‐Rab and Marshall Steinbaum

HOW TO FIX FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS pp. 540-547

W. Looney and Constantine Yannelis

EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR THE STUDENT DEBT CRISIS REQUIRES AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS pp. 548-550

Sara Goldrick‐Rab and Marshall Steinbaum

FIX THE SYSTEM, DON'T THROW IT OUT pp. 550-552

W. Looney and Constantine Yannelis

Racism, Latinos and the Public Policy Process, by Henry Flores, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019, 191 pp., $57.99 (list) pp. 553-556

Felipe Blanco

Valuing Life: Humanizing the Regulatory State, by Cass Sunstein, Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2014, 248 pp.The Cost‐Benefit Revolution, by Cass Sunstein, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2018, 266 pp pp. 557-559

Nicholas Stowell

Volume 39, issue 1, 2020

What Does Free Community College Buy? Early Impacts from the Oregon Promise pp. 11-35

Oded Gurantz

How Local Economic Conditions Affect School Finances, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Texas Shale Boom pp. 36-63

Joseph Marchand and Jeremy Weber

Does Stimulating Physical Activity Affect School Performance? pp. 64-95

Bart Golsteyn, Maria W. J. Jansen, Dave H. H. Van Kann and Annelore Verhagen

Who Benefits from Accountability‐Driven School Closure? Evidence from New York City pp. 96-130

Robert Bifulco and David J. Schwegman

Do Housing Vouchers Improve Academic Performance? Evidence from New York City pp. 131-158

Amy Schwartz, Keren Mertens Horn, Ingrid Gould Ellen and Sarah A. Cordes

Can Light‐Touch College‐Going Interventions Make a Difference? Evidence from a Statewide Experiment in Michigan pp. 159-190

Joshua Hyman

The Unexpected Effects of No Pass, No Drive Policies on High School Education pp. 191-217

Kendall Kennedy

Donors’ Responses to Profit Incentives in the Social Sector: The Entrepreneurial Orientation Reward and the Profit Penalty pp. 218-242

Lewis Faulk, Sheela Pandey, Sanjay K. Pandey and Kristen Scott Kennedy

Nudging Early Reduces Administrative Burden: Three Field Experiments to Improve Code Enforcement pp. 243-265

Elizabeth Linos, Lisa T. Quan and Elspeth Kirkman

SHOULD THE U.S. EXPAND IMMIGRATION? pp. 267-274

Giovanni Peri

WHY THE UNITED STATES MUST RENEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM IN ORDER TO REFORM IMMIGRATION POLICY pp. 274-279

Frank D. Bean

CAN WE GET U.S. CITIZENS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRATION REFORMS? pp. 279-281

Giovanni Peri

Foundations of Info‐Metrics: Modeling, Inference, and Imperfect Information, by Amos Golan, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2018, 488 pp., $49.95 softcover pp. 282-287

A. Garrett

Interrogating Public Policy Theory: A Political Values Perspective by L. C. Botterill and A. Fenna, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019, 208 pp., $108.00 (web list). See https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/interrogating-public-policy-theory pp. 288-292

Anne L. Schneider