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Is the medical match fair? MIT News, 2015

Here’s the Real Reason Medical Residents Make Just $47,000 a Year, Study Suggests. The Wall Street Journal, 2015.

The Welfare Effects of Coordinated School Assignments. NBER Digest, 2015.

Does the medical residency match lower salaries for residents? Microeconomic Insights, 2016

The effects of coordinating school assignments through a centralized mechanism. Microeconomic Insights, 2018

Market failure in kidney exchange. Vox, 2018

Market failure in kidney exchange. NBER Aging Bulletin, 2018

Incentives in centralized school admission systems. Microeconomic Insights, 2019 

Optimizing kidney donation and other markets without money. MIT News, 2019

Expanding Kidney Exchange. 1% Steps for Healthcare Reform, 2020

Superbridge and Bridge Indices for Knots. Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, 2021.

Choice and Outcomes in deceased donor kidney assignment. Vox, 2021.

Economists Find a "Stark Trade-Off" in Kidney Transplantation. Bloomberg, 2021.

Can AI Help Doctors Come Up With Better Diagnoses? The Wall Street Journal, 2023

The Robot Doctor Will See You Now. The New York Times, 2025

How should we prioritize patients waiting for kidney transplants? MIT News, 2025

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