New York Times Articles
I regularly write for The New York Times. You can see articles under my byline below:
With Katherine Baicker, Oeindrila Dube, Devin Pope, and Gus Wezerek, “Is It Safer to Visit a Coffee Shop or a Gym?” May 6, 2020
With Richard Thaler, “To Fight the Coronavirus, Cut the Red Tape,” March 24, 2020
“You’ve Become Rich. That Doesn’t Mean You’re Great at Everything,” October 26, 2018
“When the President Takes On Amazon, Nobody Wins,” May 18, 2018
“The Hidden Taxes on Women,” March 2, 2018
“Why Trying New Things is So Hard to Do,” December 1, 2017
“Sexism and Shopping: Female Players Get Most of the Odd Questions at the U.S. Open,” September 8, 2017
“Get Ready for Technological Upheaval by Expecting the Unimagined,” September 2, 2017
“High Drug Prices are Bad. Cutting Them Could be Worse.” June 30, 2017
“To Help Tackle Inequality, Remember the Advantages You’ve Had,” April 28, 2017
“Economists Have Been Demoted in Washington. That’s a Bad Idea.” February 24, 2017
“Why Surging Stocks May Not Mean the Economy Trusts Trump,” November 18, 2016
“Sending Potatoes to Idaho? How the Free Market Can Fight Poverty,” October 7, 2016
“Ban the Box? An Effort to Stop Discrimination May Actually Increase It.” August 19, 2016
With Richard Thaler, “Waiting in Line for the Illusion of Safety,” May 27, 2016
“Satellite Images Can Pinpoint Poverty Where Surveys Can’t,” April 1, 2016,
“How to Pinch Pennies in the Right Places,” February 12, 2016
“Police Killings of Blacks: Here Is What the Data Say,” October 16, 2015
“Why Investing is So Complicated, and How to Make It Simpler,” July 11, 2015
“Why a Harvard Professor Has Mixed Feelings When Students Take Jobs in Finance,” April 10, 2015
“Racial Bias, Even When We Have Good Intentions,” January 3, 2015
“The Vital Role of the Occasional Voter,” November 1, 2014
“Looking at Productivity as a State of Mind,” September 27, 2014
“Hold the Phone: A Big-Data Conundrum,” July 26, 2014
“Why Computers Won’t Be Replacing You Just Yet,” July 1, 2014
“Possible Path to Closing Pay Gap,” May 10, 2014
“A Top-Heavy Focus on Income Inequality,” March 8, 2014
“Get Some Sleep, and Wake Up the G.D.P.,” February 1, 2014
“So Easy to Sign Up, So Hard to Cancel,” December 7, 2013
“The Co-Villains Behind Obesity’s Rise,” November 9, 2013
“The Mental Strain of Making Do with Less,” September 21, 2013
“When a Co-Pay Gets in the Way of Health,” August 10, 2013
Video: “Bloggingheads: Mental Bandwidth Scarcity,” March 22, 2010
With Michael S. Barr, Eldar Shafir, Peter Schiff, and Louis Hyman, “Mortgage Meltdown,” December 25, 2007
With Michael S. Barr and Eldar Sharif, “A One-Size-Fits-All Solution,” December 25, 2007