Research
Workforce
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.
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Understanding Burnout in Correctional Officers
With Jessie Harney
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
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 Future. Public 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 Enforcement. Journal 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