Media
Selected citations
How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?
NPR, March 6, 2025
This Harvard Study Reveals Why Black Women Are Set Up To Fail At Work
Forbes, February 17, 2025
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size
CBS News, February 14, 2025
Missouri lawmakers should make it easier to access Earned Income Tax Credit
Missouri Independent, June 21, 2024
Black women in White workplaces are more likely to be considered ‘low performers’
Essence, November 29, 2023
Black women hired onto Whiter teams are more likely to get flagged as ‘low performers’
Huffington Post, November 20, 2023
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Behavioral scientists suffer from bias — but so do their critics
Financial Times, August 10, 2023
Why formal government communications work better than informal ones
NextGov, March 29, 2023
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Proposal for a new US social safety net: direct cash support and one-stop shop
Forbes, December 30, 2022
This is the difference between a family surviving and a family sinking
New York Times, February 18, 2022
Why Do We Make Things So Hard for Renters?
New York Times, August 6, 2021
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A Burnout Crisis Hits Government
Route Fifty, December 22, 2020
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Physician Mothers Experiencing High Rates of Anxiety
MedPage Today, February 12, 2020
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The Limits of Nudging: Why Can't California Get People to Take Free Money?
NPR, February 4, 2020​
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Doctors Aren't Following Their Own Recommendations for Parental Leave
Slate, February 19, 2018
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Policymakers around the world are embracing behavioural science
The Economist, May 18, 2017
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A Simple Combination of Data and Language Tweaks is Helping Recruit More Diverse Police Officers
Quartz, February 20, 2017
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Improving Government Outcomes and Lives, One Text at a Time
Governing, March 3, 2016
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PODCASTS​​
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The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge
Fresh Air Podcast (NPR), February 16, 2025.
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Black women in White workplaces are more likely to have worse career outcomes
The Electorette Podcast. January 9, 2024
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Elizabeth Linos on Reducing Stigma To Increase Participation in Safety Net Programs
Institute for Research on Poverty Podcast. March 14, 2023
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Episode 11
Allegedly Does Not Replicate Podcast Institute for Replication, December 12, 2024
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Elizabeth Linos on reducing burnout for 911 dispatchers
Probable Causation, August 2, 2022
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Data and behavior with The People Lab
Data-Smart City Solutions Podcast, November, 18 2022
Using behavioral insights to help recruit diverse police candidates
GovInnovator, June 8, 2020
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Breaking the burnout cycle with positive interventions
Capital H: Putting Humans at the Center of Work, April 3, 2020
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Talking policy design
Talk Policy to Me, November 12, 2019
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WEBCASTS
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After Words with Michael Lewis
C-SPAN, March 13, 2025
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Combatting 911 dispatcher worker burnout - interview
UCTV, May 27, 2021
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Making government work with Elizabeth Linos
In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady, April 11, 2018
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Call for clarity conference presentation
April 21, 2016
Selected podcasts and
webcasts
Selected op-eds
OP-EDS
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Dismantling government itself
Linos, E. (2025, February 19). Dismantling government itself. Harvard Kennedy School.
Dismantling government won’t make it more efficient—investing in it will
Abell, O., & Linos, E. (2025, February 15). Dismantling government won’t make it more efficient—investing in it will. Government Executive.
Make visible the unseen work of public servants
Linos, E. (2025, January 15). Make visible the unseen work of public servants. Harvard Kennedy School.
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Real-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced
Lasky-Fink, J., & Linos, E. (2024, February 14). Real-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced. The Conversation.
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Mental health in the city
Linos, E., & Margolis, J. (2023, April 13). Mental health in the city. OECD Cogito Blog.
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Government leaders must confront the stigma around housing assistance and other public benefits
Linos, E. (2023, February 16). Government leaders must confront the stigma around housing assistance and other public benefits. Brookings Institution.
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What’s next for evidence-based policy making?
Linos, E. (2023). What’s next for evidence-based policy making? Barrett & Greene Report.