Jetson @jetson_econ

Assistant Professor at Boston University and NBER. Economist studying fraud. Past: MIT Economics PhD 2020, Caltech BS 2014 jetson.org Boston, MA Joined November 2020

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NBER @nberpubs

5 months ago

A study of the consequences of revolving door laws for political selection in US state legislatures, from @RFisman, @jetson_econ, Catherine M. O'Donnell, and @silviavannutell nber.org/papers/w33626

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***New paper*** @jetson_econ & I have an NBER WP on economics of healthcare fraud. In it, we provide - An economic definition of fraud - Explain 3 main categories of fraud - Distinguish fraud from malpractice - Offer a model of why fraud occurs - Examine trends in prosecutions

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NBER @nberpubs

5 months ago

Healthcare frauds can have different economic consequences depending on the type of conduct; modeling these behaviors and framing a growing academic literature, from @jetson_econ and @anup_malani nber.org/papers/w33592

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Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

10 months ago

The @DOGE should look into this…

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Elon Musk @elonmusk

10 months ago

@AlecStapp Wow

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Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

10 months ago

@DOGE Fantastic episode of Odd Lots from @TheStalwart & @tracyalloway: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

10 months ago

This stat always blows my mind

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Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart

10 months ago

NEW ODD LOTS: How fraudsters bilk the government out of billions of dollars. And what it takes to catch them. @tracyalloway and I had an amazing chat with @jetson_econ on the exact mechanics of Medicare (and other) fraud. And techniques for detecting it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odd…

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AEA Journals @AEAjournals

11 months ago

Forthcoming in the AER: "Dying or Lying? For-Profit Hospices and End of Life Care" by Jonathan Gruber, David H. Howard, Jetson Leder-Luis, and Theodore L. Caputi. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

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Patrick McKenzie @patio11

10 months ago

This week on Complex Systems I’m joined by Jetson Leder-Luis, a professor specializing in detecting (and fortifying against) frauds against the government. complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/defra…

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NBER @nberpubs

a year ago

Unemployment insurance fraud cost billions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and identity verification was an effective way of combating it, from @UmangKhetan, @jetson_econ, @jialanw, and @YunrongZhou nber.org/papers/w32527

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Jeff Brown @Illini_Hiker

a year ago

⁦@MIT⁩ professor and ⁦@nberpubs⁩ President Jim Poterba with many of his 88 PhD advisees! He is a legend for combining intellectual brilliance with genuine kindness. We were all so fortunate to have him as our adviser.

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NBER @nberpubs

2 years ago

Call for applications, Mentoring Program on Aging and Health Economics Research led by @dsebastiantello and @jetson_econ. Mentees will participate in a day-long workshop at the NBER’s offices in Cambridge, MA, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Submit applications by 11:59pm EST on March…

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The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal

2 years ago

Whistleblowers are a highly cost-effective way at stopping fraud in public programs. Just Accepted new paper, "Can Whistleblowers Root Out Public Expenditure Fraud? Evidence from Medicare" by Jetson Leder-Luis @jetson_econ zurl.co/MtAI

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NBER @nberpubs

3 years ago

Using unsupervised machine learning on massive Medicare claims data to identify providers that engage in various forms of health care miscoding or overbilling, from Shubhranshu Shekhar, Jetson Leder-Luis, and Leman Akoglu nber.org/papers/w30946

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NBER @nberpubs

3 years ago

Government audits are most effective in middle state capacity environments, where there is both abuse to detect but also the ability to enforce sanctions, from Martina Cuneo, Jetson Leder-Luis, and @silviavannutell nber.org/papers/w30975

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Ryan McDevitt @ryanmcdevitt

4 years ago

Great overview of how fraud plagues government spending by @jetson_econ, who's doing really exciting work on the topic @BUQuestrom — Trillions in infrastructure spending could mean hundreds of billions in fraud theconversation.com/trillions-in-i… via @ConversationUS

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American Society of Hispanic Economists @ASHE_ASSA

5 years ago

Congratulations to our 2020 ASHE Dissertation Award Recipient Jetson Leder-Luis (sites.bu.edu/jetson/)! He is a new Assistant Prof. at @BUQuestrom. He received his PhD in Econ from MIT, where his dissertation examined the economics of fraud and corruption.