Cronin, C.J., Matthew C. Harris and Nicolas R. Ziebarth (2026) “The Anatomy of U.S. Sick Leave Schemes: Evidence from Public School Teachers”. Review of Economics and Statistics, February: p.1-46

Xiao, Yancheng., Matthew C Harris, Alissa O’Halloran. and Jamison Pike (2025) “Influenza Vaccination and Occupational Social Intensity: Evidence From U.S. Workers.” Health Economics, 34: 1614-1647. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4974

Baucum, Matt, Matthew C. Harris, Lawrence M. Kessler and Guanyi Lu (2025) “Reducing overdose deaths and mitigating county disparities: optimal allocation of substance use treatment centers” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 27(3) 736-756.

Evans, Mary F., Matthew C. Harris and Lawrence M. Kessler (2022) “The Hazards of Unwinding the Opioid Epidemic: Evidence from Child Maltreatment” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 13(4) 192-231

Turner, Kyle, Mathew C. Harris, T. Russell Crook, and Annette L. Ranft (2022) “Too much of a good thing? An assessment of the effects of competitive and cooperative action repertoires on firm performanceManagement Decision 60(1) 123-145.    https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-03-2020-0244

Harris, Matthew C., Lawrence M. Kessler, Matthew N. Murray, and M. Beth Glenn (2020) “Prescription Opioids and Labor Market PainsJournal of Human Resources 55(4) 1319-1364.

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Harris, Matthew C., Yinan Liu and Ian McCarthy (2020) “Capacity Constraints and Time Allocation in Public Health ClinicsHealth Economics 29(3) 2020 324-336.

Harris, Matthew C. and Lawrence M. Kessler (2019) “Initial Exercise Behavior, Habit, and PersistenceJournal of Economic Behavior and Organization 166(1) 688-708

Bruce, Donald J., Elizabeth A. Glass, and Matthew C. Harris (2019) “On the Effectiveness of State Tax and Expenditure Policies to Encourage Entrepreneurship” Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 8(4) 523-548

Bruce, Donald J., Celeste K. Carruthers, Matthew C. Harris, Matthew N. Murray and Jinseong Park (2019) “Do In-Kind Grants Stick? The Department of Defense 1033 program and local government spending.” Journal of Urban Economics (112), 111-121.

Harris, Matthew C. (2019) “The Impact of Body Weight on Occupational Mobility and Career DevelopmentInternational Economic Review60(2), 631-660.

Harris, Matthew C. and Jennifer L. Kohn (2018).  “Reference Health and the Demand for Medical Care.” The Economic Journal  128, 2812-2842.

Harris, Matthew C., Jinseong Park, Donald J. Bruce, and Matthew N. Murray (2017). “Peacekeeping Force: Effects of Providing Tactical Equipment to Local Law Enforcement.American Economic Journal: Economic Policy  9(3), 291-313.

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Kim, Bongkyun, Celeste K. Carruthers, and Matthew C. Harris. (2017). “Maternal Stress and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.”  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization140, 354-373.

Harris, Matthew C. (2017). “Imperfect Information on Physical Activity and Caloric Intake.” Economics and Human Biology  26(1), 112-125

Harris, Matthew C. and Christopher J. Cronin (2017).  “The Effects of Prospective Mate Characteristics on Investment in Health Capital Among Single Women.” Economics and Human Biology 24(2), 164-183.