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Harold A. Pollack

University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration

969 E. 60th Street

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

  • University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration

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1.

Assessing Social Stigma Towards Drug Use Disorders Related to Opioids, Methamphetamines, Crack Cocaine and Alcohol

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 May 2023
Mofan Gu, Bruce Taylor, Harold A. Pollack, Odell Johnson and Nickolas Zaller
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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substance use disorder, addiction, opioid, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, alcohol, stigma

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The (Surprising) Efficacy of Academic and Behavioral Intervention with Disadvantaged Youth: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Chicago

NBER Working Paper No. w19862
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 28 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
Philip J. Cook, Kenneth Dodge, George Farkas, Roland G. Fryer, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Susan E. Mayer, Harold A. Pollack and Laurence Steinberg
Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, University of California, Irvine, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP) Program, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Irving Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration and Temple University - Department of Psychology
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Not Too Late: Improving Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents

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Not Too Late: Improving Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2021-30
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 11 Mar 2021
Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Monica Bhatt, Philip J. Cook, Jonathan M. V. Davis, Kenneth Dodge, George Farkas, Roland G. Fryer, Susan Mayer, Harold A. Pollack and Laurence Steinberg
Northwestern University, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), University of Chicago, Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, University of California, Irvine, Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration and Temple University - Department of Psychology
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Not Too Late: Improving Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents

NBER Working Paper No. w28531
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 08 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2023
Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Monica Bhatt, Philip J. Cook, Jonathan Davis, Kenneth Dodge, George Farkas, Roland G. Fryer, Susan Mayer, Harold A. Pollack and Laurence Steinberg
Northwestern University, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), University of Chicago, Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, University of Oregon - Department of Economics, Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, University of California, Irvine, Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration and Temple University - Department of Psychology
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Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago

NBER Working Paper No. w21178
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 01 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
Sara Heller, Anuj Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan and Harold A. Pollack
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Northwestern University - Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP) Program, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), University of Chicago and University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration
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Preventing Youth Violence and Dropout: A Randomized Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w19014
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 04 May 2013 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2023
Sara Heller, Harold A. Pollack, Roseanna Ander and Jens Ludwig
University of Chicago, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago and Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI)
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If Drug Treatment Works So Well, Why Are So Many Drug Users in Prison?

NBER Working Paper No. w16731
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 07 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2023
Harold A. Pollack, Peter H. Reuter and Eric L Sevigny
University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration, University of Maryland, College Park and Georgia State University
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COVID-19, Adverse Experiences, and Mental Health in Autistic Youth: A Population Based Study

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 31 Dec 2025
Kristin Berg, Cheng-Shi Shiu, Sarah Safdar, Iulia Mihaila, Christianne Danguilan, Tracy Gladstone, Deana Herrman, Jocelyn Kuhn, Helene Gussin, Leah Bernard, Jonathon Medrano, Ella Coxhead, Harold A. Pollack, Jessica Schwartzman, Michael Msall and Kruti Acharya
University of Illinois at Chicago, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Rush University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Brown University, Northern Illinois University, Emory University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration, University of Southern California, University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago
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Autism spectrum disorder, adverse childhood experiences, mental health, COVID-19Prior Publication / Overlap

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Passive Opioid Information Exposure and Policy Attitudes: National Survey Identifies Local Policies as Potential Levers

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Oct 2024
Alex Kresovich, Mateusz Borowiecki, Phoebe A. Lamuda, Bruce Taylor, Sherry L. Emery, John A. Schneider and Harold A. Pollack
affiliation not provided to SSRN, NORC at the University of Chicago, NORC at the University of Chicago, University of Chicago, NORC at the University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration
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opioid use disorder, passive information exposure, public policy attitudes, harm reduction, local interventions

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Distinct differences between COVID-19 vaccine refusers and vaccine hesitant in the United States: Results from a population-based survey and latent class analysis

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Nov 2025
John A. Schneider, Kai Huang, Bruce G. Taylor, Anna L. Hotton, Russell A. Brewer, Yanyan Sheng, Darnell N. Motley, Moira C. McNulty and Harold A. Pollack
University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - School of Social Service Administration
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COVID-19, Pandemic, Vaccine hesitant, Vaccine refuser, Latent Class Analysis (LCA), Attribute intersectionality