Methods for Policy Research

Dissertation Title: "Health During Pregnancy: Essays on Access to Care, Preventing Adverse Outcomes, and Health System Structures"

This dissertation investigates how access to care, clinical guidelines, and health system design affect maternal health...

Dissertation Title: "Three Essays on Health Policy: Utilization, Policies, and Prices of Hospital Services"

How does policy influence the utilization, finances, and prices of hospitals in the United States? This dissertation addresses this question through...

Chloe Zilkha graduated from Brown University in 2023, earning a BA in Economics with a focus in Public Policy. Following graduation, she worked as a Research Analyst at the Center on Health Policy at the Brookings Institution. At Brookings, her work...

Dissertation Title: "The Effects of Payment Incentives, Benefit Design, and Provider Organization on the Value of Care"

This dissertation explores how the design of payment systems and changes in the organization of providers affect the value and delivery...

Dissertation Title: "Care Delivery in Nursing Homes: The Role of Quality, Insurance, and Specialty Clinicians"

This dissertation describes three papers evaluating factors which contribute to the care and wellbeing of nursing home residents. Taken together...

Dissertation Title: "Advancing Evidence-Based Maternity Care: Empirical Studies of Technologies, Policies, and Clinical Practices in the U.S. and Abroad"

While maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes have improved globally over the past couple decades...