# Publications Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 30 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by Year of PublicationAlphabetical A-Z sort ## 30 results Download 30 citations download- [BibTeX](/node/682021/export?format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/node/682021/export?format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/node/682021/export?format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/node/682021/export?format=tagged) - [Marc](/node/682021/export?format=marc) - [PubMedId](/node/682021/export?format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/node/682021/export?format=ris) ### Working Paper Marcella Alsan and Crystal Yang. “[Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities](/publications/fear-and-safety-net-evidence-secure-communities)” Marcella Alsan and Crystal Yang. “[Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities](/publications/fear-and-safety-net-evidence-secure-communities)” - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w24731) This paper studies how changes in deportation fear induced by the roll-out of Secure Communities (SC), a far-reaching immigration enforcement program, affected the demand for safety net programs in the United States. We estimate the spillover effect of SC... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w24731) Marcella Alsan, Luca Bragheri, Sarah Eichmeyer, Joyce Kim, Stefanie Stantcheva, and David Yang. “[Civil Liberties in Times of Crises](/publications/civil-liberties-times-crises)” Marcella Alsan, Luca Bragheri, Sarah Eichmeyer, Joyce Kim, Stefanie Stantcheva, and David Yang. “[Civil Liberties in Times of Crises](/publications/civil-liberties-times-crises)” - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27972) - [ picture\_as\_pdfabeksy\_civil\_lib\_crisis.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/abeksy_civil_lib_crisis.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27972) Major crises --- from terrorist attacks to outbreaks of disease --- bring the trade-off between individual civil liberties and national security or well-being into sharp relief. In this paper, we study to what extent individual preferences for protecting... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27972) - [ picture\_as\_pdfabeksy\_civil\_lib\_crisis.p...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/abeksy_civil_lib_crisis.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27972) Abhijit Banerjee, Marcella Alsan, Emily Breza, Arun Chandrasekhar, Abhijit Chowdury, Esther Duflo, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, and Ben Olken. “[Messages on COVID-19 Prevention in India Increased Symptoms Reporting and Adherence to Preventive Behaviors Among 25 Million Recipients With Similar Effects on Non-Recipient Members of Their Communities](/publications/messages-covid-19-prevention-india-increased-symptoms-reporting-and-adherence)” Abhijit Banerjee, Marcella Alsan, Emily Breza, Arun Chandrasekhar, Abhijit Chowdury, Esther Duflo, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, and Ben Olken. “[Messages on COVID-19 Prevention in India Increased Symptoms Reporting and Adherence to Preventive Behaviors Among 25 Million Recipients With Similar Effects on Non-Recipient Members of Their Communities](/publications/messages-covid-19-prevention-india-increased-symptoms-reporting-and-adherence)” - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27496) During health crises, like COVID-19, individuals are inundated with messages promoting health-preserving behavior. Does additional light-touch messaging by a credible individual change behavior? Do the features of the message matter? To answer this, we... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27496) Marcella Alsan, Katherine Eriksson, and Gregory Niemesh. “[Understanding the Success of the Know-Nothing Party](/publications/understanding-success-know-nothing-party)” Marcella Alsan, Katherine Eriksson, and Gregory Niemesh. “[Understanding the Success of the Know-Nothing Party](/publications/understanding-success-know-nothing-party)” - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w28078) We study the contribution of economic conditions to the success of the first avowedly nativist political party in the United States. The Know-Nothing Party gained control of a number of state governments in the 1854-1856 elections running on a staunchly... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w28078) Marcella Alsan and Sarah Eichmeyer. “[Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand](https://www.nber.org/papers/w28593)”. NBER Working Paper 28593 Marcella Alsan and Sarah Eichmeyer. “[Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Non-Experts for Improving Vaccine Demand](https://www.nber.org/papers/w28593)”. NBER Working Paper 28593 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfw28593.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/w28593.pdf) - [ descriptionw28593.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/w28593.pdf) We experimentally vary signals and senders to identify which combination will increase vaccine demand among a disadvantaged population in the United States -- Black and White men without a college education. Our main finding is that laypeople (non-expert... - [ picture\_as\_pdfw28593.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/w28593.pdf) - [ descriptionw28593.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/w28593.pdf) ### 2021 Vincenzo Atella, Marcella Alsan, Jay Bhattacharya, Valentina Conti, Iván Mejía-Guevara, and Grant Miller. 2021. “[Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Post-War Italy](/publications/technological-progress-and-health-convergence-case-penicillin-post-war-italy)”. Demography, 58, 4, Pp. 1473-98 Vincenzo Atella, Marcella Alsan, Jay Bhattacharya, Valentina Conti, Iván Mejía-Guevara, and Grant Miller. 2021. “[Technological Progress and Health Convergence: The Case of Penicillin in Post-War Italy](/publications/technological-progress-and-health-convergence-case-penicillin-post-war-italy)”. Demography, 58, 4, Pp. 1473-98 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/58/4/1473/173993/Technological-Progress-and-Health-Convergence-The) Throughout history, technological progress has transformed population health, but the distributional effects of these gains are unclear. New substitutes for older, more expensive health technologies can produce convergence in population health outcomes... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/58/4/1473/173993/Technological-Progress-and-Health-Convergence-The) Amitabh Chandra Kosali Simon Marcella Alsan. 2021. “[The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States](/publications/great-inequality-initial-health-effects-covid-19-united-states)”. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35, 3, Pp. 25-46 Amitabh Chandra Kosali Simon Marcella Alsan. 2021. “[The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States](/publications/great-inequality-initial-health-effects-covid-19-united-states)”. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35, 3, Pp. 25-46 - [ picture\_as\_pdfjep.35.3.25.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/jep.35.3.25.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.35.3.25) - [ picture\_as\_pdfjep.35.3.25.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4181/files/alsan/files/jep.35.3.25.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.35.3.25) Emily Breza, Abhijit Banerjee, Marcella Alsan, Burak Alsan, Sarah Liegl, Arun Chandrasekhar, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Kelly Holland, Emily Hoppe, Carlos Torres, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Susan Wootton, Ben Olken, Erica T. Warner, Tristan Loisel, Sarah Eichmeyer, Traci Glushko, and Esther Duflo. 2021. “[Effects of a Large-Scale Social Media Advertising Campaign on Holiday Travel and COVID-19 Infections: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial](/publications/effects-large-scale-social-media-advertising-campaign-holiday-travel-and-covid-19)”. Nature Medicine, 2021 Emily Breza, Abhijit Banerjee, Marcella Alsan, Burak Alsan, Sarah Liegl, Arun Chandrasekhar, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Kelly Holland, Emily Hoppe, Carlos Torres, Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Susan Wootton, Ben Olken, Erica T. Warner, Tristan Loisel, Sarah Eichmeyer, Traci Glushko, and Esther Duflo. 2021. “[Effects of a Large-Scale Social Media Advertising Campaign on Holiday Travel and COVID-19 Infections: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial](/publications/effects-large-scale-social-media-advertising-campaign-holiday-travel-and-covid-19)”. Nature Medicine, 2021 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01487-3%0D%0A) During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, many health professionals used social media to promote preventative health behaviors. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of the effect of a Facebook advertising campaign consisting of short... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01487-3%0D%0A) Marcella Alsan and Amy Finkelstein. 2021. “[Beyond Causality: Additional Benefits of Randomized Controlled Trials for Improving Health Care Delivery](https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/beyond-causality-additional-benefits-of-randomized-controlled-trials-for-improving-health-care-delivery/)”. Milbank Quarterly Marcella Alsan and Amy Finkelstein. 2021. “[Beyond Causality: Additional Benefits of Randomized Controlled Trials for Improving Health Care Delivery](https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/beyond-causality-additional-benefits-of-randomized-controlled-trials-for-improving-health-care-delivery/)”. Milbank Quarterly - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/beyond-causality-additional-benefits-of-randomized-controlled-trials-for-improving-health-care-delivery/) Policy Points: - Policymakers at federal and state agencies, health systems, payers, and providers need rigorous evidence for strategies to improve health care delivery and population health. This is all the more urgent now, during the COVID-19 pandemic and... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/beyond-causality-additional-benefits-of-randomized-controlled-trials-for-improving-health-care-delivery/) ### 2020 Marcella Alsan, Stefanie Stantcheva, David Yang, and David Cutler. 2020. “[Disparities in Coronavirus 2019 Reported Incidence, Knowledge, and Behavior Among US Adults](/publications/disparities-coronavirus-2019-reported-incidence-knowledge-and-behavior-among-us)”. JAMA Netw Open., 2020, 3 Marcella Alsan, Stefanie Stantcheva, David Yang, and David Cutler. 2020. “[Disparities in Coronavirus 2019 Reported Incidence, Knowledge, and Behavior Among US Adults](/publications/disparities-coronavirus-2019-reported-incidence-knowledge-and-behavior-among-us)”. JAMA Netw Open., 2020, 3 - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767261) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767261) Marcella Alsan, Fatima Cody Stanford, Abhijit Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun Chandreshakar, Sarah Eichmeyer, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Benjamin Olken, Carlos Torres, Anirudh Sankar, Pierre-Luc Vautre, and Esther Duflo. 2020. “[Comparison of Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behavior After General COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Tailored for Black and Latinx Communities: A Randomized Trial](/publications/comparison-knowledge-and-information-seeking-behavior-after-general-covid-19)”. Annals of Internal Medicine Marcella Alsan, Fatima Cody Stanford, Abhijit Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun Chandreshakar, Sarah Eichmeyer, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, Benjamin Olken, Carlos Torres, Anirudh Sankar, Pierre-Luc Vautre, and Esther Duflo. 2020. “[Comparison of Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behavior After General COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Tailored for Black and Latinx Communities: A Randomized Trial](/publications/comparison-knowledge-and-information-seeking-behavior-after-general-covid-19)”. Annals of Internal Medicine - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6141) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6141) Nagamani Kammili, Manisha Rani, Madhavi latha, Panduranga Rao Pavuluri, Ashley Styczynski, Vishnuvardhan Reddy, and Marcella Alsan. 2020. “[Plasmid-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance Among Uropathogens in Primigravid Women—Hyderabad, India](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0232710)”. PLOS One Nagamani Kammili, Manisha Rani, Madhavi latha, Panduranga Rao Pavuluri, Ashley Styczynski, Vishnuvardhan Reddy, and Marcella Alsan. 2020. “[Plasmid-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance Among Uropathogens in Primigravid Women—Hyderabad, India](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0232710)”. 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