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Research

 

Workforce

Research area 1

PUBLICATIONS

Intersectional Peer Effects at Work: The Effect of White Coworkers on Black Women's Careers

Linos E., Mobasseri S., Roussille N., 2024. Intersectional Peer Effects at Work: The Effect of White Coworkers on Black Women's Careers. Management Science (forthcoming)

When Perceptions of Public Service Harm the Public Servant: Predictors of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Government

Sciepura B., Linos E., 2024. When Perceptions of Public Service Harms the Public Servant: Predictors of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Government. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 44(1), pp. 116-138.

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Impact of Sexual Harassment and Social Support on Burnout in Women Physicians

Linos E., Lasky-Fink J., Halley M., Sarkar U., Mangurian C., Sabry H., Linos E., Jagsi R., 2022. Impact of Sexual Harassment and Social Support on Burnout in Physician Mothers. Journal of Women's Health, 31(7), pp. 932-940. 

The Intersection of Work and Home Challenges Faced by Physician Mothers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Analysis

Halley, M.C., Mathews, K.S., Diamond, L.C., Linos, E., Sarkar, U., Mangurian, C., Sabry, H., Goyal,  M.K., Olazo, K., Miller, E.G. Jagsi, R., Linos., E. 2021. The Intersection of Work and Home Challenges Faced by Physician Mothers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. Journal of Women's Health, 30(4), 514-524.

Reducing Burnout and Resignations among Frontline  Workers: A Field Experiment

Linos E., Ruffini K., Wilcoxen S. 2021. Reducing Burnout and Resignations among Frontline  Workers: A Field Experiment. Forthcoming in Journal for Public Administration Research and  Theory (JPART).

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Anxiety levels among physician-mothers during the COVID pandemic

Linos E., Halley M., Sarkar U., Manugrian C., Sabry H., Olazo K., Mathews K., Diamond L., Goyal M., Linos E., Jagsi R. 2021. Anxiety levels among physician-mothers during the COVID pandemic. American Journal of Psychiatry 178(2), 203-204.

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Thick Red Tape and the Thin Blue Line: A Field Study on Reducing Administrative Burden in Police Recruitment

Linos E., Riesch N. 2020. Thick Red Tape and the Thin Blue Line: A Field Study on Administrative Burden in Police Recruitment. Public Administration Review 80 (1), 92-103.

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More Than Public Service: A Field Experiment on Job Advertisements and Diversity in the Police

Linos E., 2018. More Than Public Service: A Field Experiment on Job Advertisements and Diversity in the Police. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 28(1), pp.67-85.

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Levelling the playing field in police recruitment: Evidence from a field experiment on test performance

Linos E., Reinhard J., and Ruda S., 2017. Levelling the playing field in police recruitment: Evidence from a field experiment on test performance. Public Administration, 95(4), pp.943-956.

 

​​Simple Changes to Job Ads Can Help Recruit More Police Officers of Color

Linos E. 2018. Simple Changes to Job Ads Can Help Recruit More Police Officers of Color. Harvard Business Review.

 

Increasing diversity in radiation oncology: a call to action

Nead K., Linos E., Vapiwala N. 2018. Increasing Diversity in Radiation Oncology: A Call to Action. Advances in Radiation Oncology. December 6.

 

​Physician mothers’ experience of workplace discrimination: a qualitative analysis

Halley M., Rustagi A., Torres J., Linos E., Plaut V., Mangurian C., Choo E., Linos E. 2018. Physician Mothers’ Experience of Workplace Discrimination: A Qualitative Analysis. British Medical Journal (BMJ). 363:k4926

 

​Paid Family and Childbearing Leave Policies at Top US Medical Schools

Riano N.S., Linos E., Accurso E.C., Sung D., Linos E., Simard J.F. and Mangurian, C., 2018. Paid Family and Childbearing Leave Policies at Top US Medical Schools. Journal of the American  Medical Association (JAMA), 319(6), pp.611-614.

 

Nudging Inwards: Using Behavioral Science to Improve the Government Workforce

Linos E. 2016. Nudging Inwards: Using Behavioral Science to Improve the Government Workforce. Oxford Government Review (1).

 

A Head for Hiring: The Behavioural Science of Recruitment and Selection

Linos E., Reinhard J. 2015. A Head for Hiring: The Behavioural Science of Recruitment and Selection. Chartered Institute for Professional Development (CIPD) Research Report.

WORKING PAPERS

Better together: The causal impact of a peer- vs individual-focused workplace wellness program
With Jessica Harney, Heidi Wallace, Zach McDade, and Kim Desmond 

Recruiting Healthworkers on the International Labor Market: A Megastudy
With Florian Keppeler, Karalyn Lacey, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, and Brenda Sciepura

SELECTED ONGOING PROJECTS

Attracting Young Talent to Government

With Brenda Sciepura

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Understanding Burnout in Correctional Officers

With Jessie Harney

Research Area 2

PUBLICATIONS

The Formality Effect

Linos, E., Lasky-Fink, J., Larkin, C., & others. 2024. The Formality Effect. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(2), 300–310.

Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma

Lasky-Fink J., Linos E. 2024. Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 34(2), pp. 270–283.

The (Missing?) Role of Institutions in Behavioral Public Administration: A Roundtable Discourse

Cucciniello M., Linos. E. 2022. The (Missing?) Role of Institutions in Behavioral Public Administration: A Roundtable Discourse. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 5(1).

Demystifying College Costs: How Nudges Can and Can’t Help

Linos, E., Reddy, V., & Rothstein, J. 2022. Demystifying College Costs: How Nudges Can and Can’t Help. Behavioural Public Policy, 8(3), 497–518.

 

RCTs to Scale: Comprehensive Evidence from Two Nudge Units

DellaVigna S., Linos E. 2022. RCTs to Scale: Comprehensive Evidence from Two Nudge Units. Econometrica, 90: 81-116.

When Governments Use Nudges: Measuring Impact “At Scale”

Linos, E. 2022. 2 When Governments Use Nudges: Measuring Impact “At Scale”. In N. Mazar & D. Soman (Ed.), Behavioral Science in the Wild (pp. 20-27). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 

Can Nudges Increase Take-up of the EITC?: Evidence from Multiple Field Experiments

Linos E., Prohofsky, A., Ramesh, A., Rothstein, J., Unrath, M. 2021. Can Nudges Increase Take-up of the EITC? Evidence from Multiple Field Experiments. Forthcoming in American Economic Journal: Policy.

Behavioral Public Administration: Past, Present, and Future

Bhanot, S.P. and Linos, E., 2020. Behavioral Public Administration: Past, Present, and FuturePublic Administration Review, 80(1), pp.168-171.  

Nudging Early Reduces Administrative Burden: Three Field Experiments to Improve Code Enforcement

Linos E., Quan LT., Kirkman, E. 2020. Nudging Early Reduces Administrative Burden: Three Field Experiments to Improve Code EnforcementJournal of Policy Analysis and Management 39: 243-265

Increasing Take-up of Cal Grants

Linos E., Reddy V., and Rothstein J. 2018. Increasing Take-up of Cal Grants. In Designing Financial Aid for California’s Future. The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) Research Report. November.

Do Randomized Social Programs Shift Votes? Experimental Evidence from the Honduran PRAF

Linos E. 2013. Do Randomized Social Programs Shift Votes? Experimental Evidence from the Honduran PRAF. Electoral Studies. 32(4):864-874.

Screening Programme Evaluation Applied to Airport Security

Linos E., Linos E., Colditz G. 2007. Screening Programme Evaluation Applied to Airport Security. British Medical Journal. 335:1290-1292.

WORKING PAPERS

​​Using text reminders to increase attendance and attainment: Evidence from a field experiment

With Michael Sanders, Elspeth Kirkman, Mike Luca, Raj Chande and Xian-Zhi Soon

SELECTED ONGOING PROJECTS

Increasing Take-up of the Child Tax Credit

With Jesse Rothstein and Jessica Lasky-Fink

 

Understanding landlord take-up of the Housing Choice Voucher Program 

With Jessica Lasky-Fink and Heidi Wallace

Stigma and the Social Safety Net 

With Jessica Lasky-Fink, Heidi Wallace, and Alice Heath

Reimagining evidence-based policymaking

PUBLICATIONS

Bottlenecks for Evidence Adoption

DellaVigna, S., Kim, W., & Linos, E. 2024. Bottlenecks for evidence adoption. Journal of Political Economy, 132(8).

Translating Behavioral Economics Evidence into Policy and Practice

​Linos, E. 2023. Translating behavioral economics evidence into policy and practice. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Innovation with field experiments: Studying organizational behaviors in actual organizations

Hauser O., Linos E., Rogers T. 2017 Innovation with Field Experiments: Studying Organizational Behaviors in Actual Organizations. Research in Organizational Behavior.

SELECTED ONGOING PROJECTS

Evidence Adoption at Scale

With Stefano DellaVigna and Woojin Kim

Research area 3

Improving government-resident interactions

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