NBER Working Papers and Publications
October 2017 | The Economics of Scale-Up
with Jonathan M.V. Davis, Jonathan Guryan, Kelly Hallberg: w23925
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February 2017 | Human Decisions and Machine Predictions
with Jon Kleinberg, Himabindu Lakkaraju, Jure Leskovec, Sendhil Mullainathan: w23180
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September 2015 | Low-Income Housing Policy
with Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen
in Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, volume 2, Robert A. Moffitt, editor
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May 2015 | Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago
with Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Sendhil Mullainathan, Harold A. Pollack: w21178
Forthcoming in the Quarterly Journal of Economics citation courtesy of 
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April 2015 | Low-Income Housing Policy
with Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen: w21071
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May 2014 | Human Capital Effects of Anti-Poverty Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Lottery
with Brian Jacob, Max Kapustin: w20164
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January 2014 | The (Surprising) Efficacy of Academic and Behavioral Intervention with Disadvantaged Youth: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Chicago
with Philip J. Cook, Kenneth Dodge, George Farkas, Roland G. Fryer, Jr, Jonathan Guryan, Susan Mayer, Harold Pollack, Laurence Steinberg: w19862
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May 2013 | Preventing Youth Violence and Dropout: A Randomized Field Experiment
with Sara Heller, Harold A. Pollack, Roseanna Ander: w19014
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February 2013 | Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Moving to Opportunity
with Greg J. Duncan, Lisa A. Gennetian, Lawrence F. Katz, Ronald C. Kessler, Jeffrey R. Kling, Lisa Sanbonmatsu: w18772
Published: Jens Ludwig & Greg J. Duncan & Lisa A. Gennetian & Lawrence F. Katz & Ronald C. Kessler & Jeffrey R. Kling & Lisa Sanbonmatsu, 2013. "Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Moving to Opportunity," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 103(3), pages 226-31, May. citation courtesy of 
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September 2011 | Does Head Start Do Any Lasting Good?
with Chloe Gibbs, Douglas L. Miller: w17452
Published: Chapter 1 Legacies of the War on Poverty 1 Martha J. Bailey and Sheldon Danziger
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August 2011 | The Effects of Housing and Neighborhood Conditions on Child Mortality
with Brian A. Jacob, Douglas L. Miller: w17369
Published: Jacob, Brian A. & Ludwig, Jens & Miller, Douglas L., 2013. "The effects of housing and neighborhood conditions on child mortality," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 195-206. citation courtesy of 
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May 2011 | Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations
with Jeffrey R. Kling, Sendhil Mullainathan: w17062
Published: Jens Ludwig & Jeffrey R. Kling & Sendhil Mullainathan, 2011. "Mechanism Experiments and Policy Evaluations," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 25(3), pages 17-38, Summer. citation courtesy of 
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December 2010 | Gun Control after Heller: Litigating against Regulation
with Philip J. Cook, Adam Samaha
in Regulation vs. Litigation: Perspectives from Economics and Law, Daniel P. Kessler, editor
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November 2010 | Economical Crime Control
with Philip J. Cook: w16513
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September 2010 | Head Start Program
NBER Reporter 2010 number 3
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August 2010 | Child Development
with Greg J. Duncan, Katherine A. Magnuson
in Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources are Limited, Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman, editors
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| Neighborhood and Community Initiatives
with Julia Burdick-Will
in Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources are Limited, Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman, editors
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| Family Income, Neighborhood Poverty, and Crime
with Sara B. Heller, Brian A. Jacob
in Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs, Philip Cook, Jens Ludwig, Justin McCrary, editors
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July 2010 | Economical Crime Control
with Philip J. Cook
in Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs, Philip Cook, Jens Ludwig, Justin McCrary, editors
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October 2009 | Gun Control after Heller: Litigating against Regulation
with Philip J. Cook, Adam Samaha: w15431
Published: P.J. Cook, J. Ludwig, and A. Samaha. "Gun Control After Heller: Threats and Sideshows from a Social Welfare Perspective." UCLA Law Review 56.5 (June, 2009): 1041-1093.
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September 2009 | The Effects of School Desegregation on Crime
with David A. Weiner, Byron F. Lutz: w15380
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December 2008 | Improving Educational Outcomes for Poor Children
with Brian Jacob: w14550
Published: Jacob, Brian and Jens Ludwig ( 2009 ) “Improving educational outcomes for poor children.” In Changing Poverty , Changing Policies , Edited by Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger. New York: Russell Sag e Foundation Press. pp. 266 - 300.
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| The Effects of Housing Assistance on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Voucher Lottery
with Brian A. Jacob: w14570
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March 2007 | Segregation and the Black-White Test Score Gap
with Jacob Vigdor: w12988
Published: Magnuson, K. and J. Waldfogel (eds.) "Steady Gains and Stalled Progress: Inequality and the Black-White Test Score Gap." Russell Sage, 2008.
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| The Benefits and Costs of Head Start
with Deborah A. Phillips: w12973
Published: Ludwig, Jens and Deborah A. Phillips (2007) “The Benefits and Costs of Head Start.” Society for Research on Child Development, Social Policy Report. Volume XXI, Number 3.
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February 2007 | Anti-depressants and Suicide
with Dave E. Marcotte, Karen Norberg: w12906
Published: Ludwig, Jens & Marcotte, Dave E. & Norberg, Karen, 2009.
"Anti-depressants and suicide,"
Journal of Health Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 659-676, May.
citation courtesy of 
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August 2006 | Is Crime Contagious?
with Jeffrey R. Kling: w12409
Revised and published in the Journal of Law and Economics, 50:3 (August 2007), forthcoming. citation courtesy of 
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November 2005 | Underground Gun Markets
with Philip J. Cook, Sudhir Venkatesh, Anthony A. Braga: w11737
Published: Cook, P. J., J. Ludwig, S.A. Venkatesh, and A.A. Braga. "Underground gun markets." Economic Journal 117 (November, 2007).
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October 2005 | Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
with Douglas L. Miller: w11702
Published: Jens Ludwig & Douglas L Miller, 2007. "Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 122(1), pages 159-208, 02. citation courtesy of 
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June 2005 | Assigning Deviant Youths to Minimize Total Harm
with Philip J. Cook: w11390
Published: Dodge, Kenneth A, Thomas J. Dishion, and Jennifer E. Lansford (eds.) Diviant Peer Influences in Programs for Youth: Problems and Solutions. The Guilford Press, 2006.
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September 2004 | Neighborhood Effects on Crime for Female and Male Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment
with Jeffrey R. Kling, Lawrence F. Katz: w10777
Published: Revised and published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics 120:1 (February 2005), 87-130. citation courtesy of 
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| The Social Costs of Gun Ownership
with Phillip J. Cook: w10736
Published: Cook, Philip J. and Jens Ludwig. "The Social Costs Of Gun Ownership," Journal of Public Economics, 2006, v90(1-2,Jan), 379-391.
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May 2002 | The Effects of Gun Prevalence on Burglary: Deterrence vs Inducement
with Philip J. Cook: w8926
Published: Ludwig, J and PJ Cook (eds.) Evaluating Gun Policy. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2003.
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November 2000 | Sex, Drugs, and Catholic Schools: Private Schooling and Non-Market Adolescent Behaviors
with David Figlio: w7990
Published: David Figlio & Jens Ludwig, 2012. "Sex, Drugs, and Catholic Schools: Private Schooling and Non-Market Adolescent Behaviors," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 13(4), pages 385-415, November. citation courtesy of 
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June 1999 | The Benefits of Reducing Gun Violence: Evidence from Contingent-Valuation Survey Data
with Philip J. Cook: w7166
Published: Ludwig, Jens and Philip J. Cook. "The Benefits Of Reducing Gun Violence: Evidence From Contingent-Valuation Survey Data," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2001, v22(3,May), 207-226. citation courtesy of 
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