Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

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Volume 37, issue 4, 2018

Notes from the Editor pp. 700-701

Erdal Tekin

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 702-705

Erdal Tekin

Does Spending More Get More? Health Care Delivery and Fiscal Implications From a Medicare Fee Bump pp. 706-731

Alice Chen, Amy J. Graves, Matthew J. Resnick and Michael R. Richards

Homeowner Behavior, Health Status, and Medicaid Payment Eligibility: Evidence from the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 pp. 732-754

Judith S. Ricks

Are There Hidden Costs Associated With Conducting Layoffs? The Impact of Reduction‐in‐Force and Layoff Notices on Teacher Effectiveness pp. 755-782

Katharine O. Strunk, Dan Goldhaber, David S. Knight and Nate Brown

Impact of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program: Achievement Effects for Students in Upper Elementary and Middle School pp. 783-808

R. Joseph Waddington and Mark Berends

The Effect of R&D Investment on Graduate Student Productivity: Evidence From the Life Sciences pp. 809-834

Alexandra Graddy‐Reed, Lauren Lanahan and Nicole M. V. Ross

What Interventions Work Best for Families Who Experience Homelessness? Impact Estimates from the Family Options Study pp. 835-866

Daniel Gubits, Marybeth Shinn, Michelle Wood, Scott R. Brown, Samuel R. Dastrup and Stephen H. Bell

IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE‐BASED PRACTICE IN HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FROM AGENT‐BASED MODELS pp. 867-895

Kenneth A. Frank, Ran Xu and William R. Penuel

CAN BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES PROMOTE WORK? pp. 896-896

Theodore Joyce

CAN BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES PROMOTE WORK? pp. 897-903

Lawrence M. Mead

CAN BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES PROMOTE WORK? pp. 903-911

Diane Schanzenbach

ECONOMISM IS NOT ENOUGH pp. 911-913

Lawrence M. Mead

EMPLOYMENT POLICIES SHOULD WORK WITH THE LABOR MARKET: A RESPONSE TO DR. MEAD pp. 914-916

Diane Schanzenbach

MAKING SAFETY POLICY MORE EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE. Pricing Lives: Guideposts for a Safer Society, by W. Kip Viscusi, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2018, 280 pp., hardcover, $35.00 (list) pp. 917-920

Thomas Kniesner

Volume 37, issue 3, 2018

Notes from the Editor pp. 458-459

Kenneth A. Couch

The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs pp. 464-492

Kasey Buckles and Daniel Hungerman

Environmental Tax, Polluting Plants’ Strategies and Effectiveness: Evidence from China pp. 493-520

Pan He and Bing Zhang

The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Household Finances pp. 521-545

Lauren E. Jones and Katherine Michelmore

Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession pp. 546-570

Marios Michaelides and Peter Mueser

The Impact of Insurance Coverage on Utilization of Prescription Contraceptives: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act pp. 571-601

Nora V. Becker

Effects of Financial Incentives on Saving Outcomes and Material Well†Being: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda pp. 602-629

Julia Shu†Huah Wang, Fred M. Ssewamala, Torsten B. Neilands, Laura Gauer Bermudez, Irwin Garfinkel, Jane Waldfogel, Jeannie Brooks†Gunn and Jing You

What Levels of Racial Diversity Can Be Achieved with Socioeconomic†Based Affirmative Action? Evidence from a Simulation Model pp. 630-657

Sean F. Reardon, Rachel Baker, Matt Kasman, Daniel Klasik and Joseph B. Townsend

THE EFFECT OF RECENT TAX CHANGES ON TAXABLE INCOME: CORRECTION AND UPDATE pp. 686-694

Bradley Heim and Jacob Mortenson

Volume 37, issue 2, 2018

Notes from the Editor pp. 206-206

Kenneth A. Couch

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 207-210

Kenneth A. Couch

Presidential Address: “A Thousand Petty Fortresses”: Administrative Burden in U.S. Immigration Policies and Its Consequences pp. 211-239

Carolyn Heinrich

Who Benefits from Targeted Property Tax Relief? Evidence from Virginia Elections pp. 240-264

Jeremy Moulton, Bennie D. Waller and Scott A. Wentland

The Impact of Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses on Academic Outcomes: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Title I Elementary Schools in Florida pp. 265-300

Paul Glewwe, Kristine L. West and Jongwook Lee

The Effects of Federal Adoption Incentive Awards for Older Children on Adoptions From U.S. Foster Care pp. 301-330

Margaret Brehm

Paying for Happiness: Experimental Results from a Large Cash Transfer Program in Malawi pp. 331-356

Kelly Kilburn, Sudhanshu Handa, Gustavo Angeles, Maxton Tsoka and Peter Mvula

Crowd‐Out or Affordability? The Lifeline Expansion's Effect on Wireless Service Spending pp. 357-383

Thomas S. Conkling

Special Education Financing and ADHD Medications: A Bitter Pill to Swallow pp. 384-402

Melinda Morrill

THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VALIDITY OF THE REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGN: A META‐ANALYSIS OF 15 WITHIN‐STUDY COMPARISONS pp. 403-429

Duncan D. Chaplin, Thomas D. Cook, Jelena Zurovac, Jared S. Coopersmith, Mariel M. Finucane, Lauren N. Vollmer and Rebecca E. Morris

PERSPECTIVES ON THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND RESPONSES pp. 430-430

Theodore Joyce

ENDING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC REQUIRES A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN MEDICATION‐ASSISTED TREATMENT pp. 431-438

Brendan Saloner and Colleen L. Barry

A SUPPLY‐SIDE PERSPECTIVE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS pp. 438-446

Rosalie Pacula and David Powell

RESPONSE TO PACULA AND POWELL: INVESTING IN HARM REDUCTION AND ALTERNATIVES TO COERCED TREATMENT pp. 446-449

Brendan Saloner and Colleen L. Barry

RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ON POLICING AND INSURANCE BENEFIT DESIGN AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE OPIOID CRISIS pp. 449-451

Rosalie Pacula and David Powell

Volume 37, issue 1, 2018

Notes from the Editor pp. 5-5

Kenneth A. Couch

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 6-9

Kenneth A. Couch

Paid Family Leave, Fathers’ Leave†Taking, and Leave†Sharing in Dual†Earner Households pp. 10-37

Ann P. Bartel, Maya Rossin†Slater, Christopher Ruhm, Jenna Stearns and Jane Waldfogel

Does Paid Family Leave Reduce Nursing Home Use? The California Experience pp. 38-62

Kanika Arora and Douglas A. Wolf

The Effects of Tulsa's Pre†K Program on Middle School Student Performance pp. 63-87

William T. Gormley,, Deborah Phillips and Sara Anderson

Breaking Habits: The Effect of the French Vending Machine Ban on School Snacking and Sugar Intakes pp. 88-111

Sara Capacci, Mario Mazzocchi and Bhavani Shankar

The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard†to†Staff†Subjects pp. 112-135

Li Feng and Tim Sass

Can Financial Aid Help to Address the Growing Need for STEM Education? The Effects of Need†Based Grants on the Completion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Courses and Degrees pp. 136-166

Benjamin L. Castleman, Bridget Long and Zachary Mabel

Using Preferred Applicant Random Assignment (PARA) to Reduce Randomization Bias in Randomized Trials of Discretionary Programs pp. 167-180

Robert B. Olsen, Stephen H. Bell and Austin Nichols

HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM IN THE USA—WHAT, HOW, AND WHY? pp. 181-181

Theodore Joyce

IT IS TIME FOR UNIVERSAL COVERAGE WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK pp. 182-188

Dana Goldman and Kip Hagopian

HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES—WHAT, HOW, AND WHY? pp. 188-195

Adam Gaffney

MEDICARE†FOR†ALL: NOT OUR ONLY OPTION FOR UNIVERSAL COVERAGE pp. 195-198

Dana Goldman and Kip Hagopian

UNIVERSAL UNDERINSURANCE IS NOT THE SAME AS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE pp. 198-201

Adam Gaffney