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What Matters for the Productivity of Kidney Exchange?

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By U Pa
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10.1257/pandp.20181077Kidney exchange platforms serve patients who need a kidney transplant and who have a willing, but incompatible, donor. These platforms match patients and donors to produce transplants. This paper documents operational details of the three largest platforms in the United States. It then uses the framework developed in Agarwal et al. (2017) to examine how practical details influence platform productivity.
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Sacred versus Pseudo-sacred Values: How People Cope with Taboo Trade-Offs

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By U Pa, J. Peter, Barbara Mellers, J. Peter Scoblic
| aeaweb.org
Citation Tetlock, Philip E., Barbara A. Mellers, and J. Peter Scoblic. 2017. "Sacred versus Pseudo-sacred Values: How People Cope with Taboo Trade-Offs." American Economic Review, 107(5): 96-99. DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20171110
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Can Social Information Affect What Job You Choose and Keep?

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By U Pa, Judd B. Kessler, Clayton R. Featherstone
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Abstract We show that the provision of social information influences a high-stakes decision and this influence persists over time. In a field experiment involving thousands of admits to Teach For America, those told about the previous year's matriculation rate are more likely to accept a teaching job, complete training, start, and return a second year.
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American Economic Association

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By U Pa, Leemore Dafny
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Citation Dafny, Leemore, Mark Duggan and Subramaniam Ramanarayanan. 2012. "Paying a Premium on Your Premium? Consolidation in the US Health Insurance Industry." American Economic Review, 102(2): 1161-85. DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.2.1161
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American Economic Association

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By U Pa, Glenn Ellison
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Citation Ellison, Glenn and Ashley Swanson. 2016. "Do Schools Matter for High Math Achievement? Evidence from the American Mathematics Competitions." American Economic Review, 106(6): 1244-77. DOI: 10.1257/aer.20140308
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