JPAM's Closer Look

Join our host, Seth Gershenson, as he talks to Drs. Chris Bollinger and Ken Troske of the University of Kentucky about about their evaluation of the Code Louisville job training program.

Join our host, Seth Gershenson, as he talks to Dr. Michael LaForest-Tucker of George Washington University about his research on a crime-deterrence intervention for parolees in New York.

Our host Seth Gershenson speaks to his co-author David Blazar of the University of Maryland about their analysis of Maryland's Grow Your Own (GYO) teacher program: The Teacher Academy of Maryland.

Host Seth Gershenson has a blunt conversation with Dr. Caroline Weber, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Kentucky's Martin School, about the ramifications of a change in how Washington state taxes recreational cannabis.

Our host, Seth Gershenson, speaks to Pierre Koning and Carlos Riumalló-Herl, recipients of the 2025 Vernon Memorial Award, about their article “Selective exercise of discretion in disability insurance awards.”

Join our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Dr. Chris Herbst, Professor of Public Affairs at Arizona State University, about an experimental evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program.

Join our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Professor Stephen B. Holt of SUNY Albany about the consequences of student referrals to the juvenile justice system.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.