Episode 117: Nour Abdul-Razzak
Nour Abdul-Razzak
Nour Abdul-Razzak is a Research Director at the University of Chicago's Inclusive Economy Lab.
Date: July 1, 2025
Episode Details:
In this episode, we discuss Dr. Abdul-Razzak’s research on a cognitive behavioral therapy program called Choose to Change.
“Longer-term Impacts of a Youth Behavioral Science Intervention: Experimental Evidence from Chicago” by Nour Abdul-Razzak, Brandon Domash, Kelly Hallberg, and Cristobal Pinto Poehls.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
Scarcity: Why having too little means so much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir.
“Thinking, fast and slow? Some field experiments to reduce crime and dropout in Chicago” by Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Harold A. Pollack.
“Reducing crime and violence: Experimental evidence from cognitive behavioral therapy in Liberia” by Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan.
“Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Crime and Violence over Ten Years: Experimental Evidence” by Christopher Blattman, Sebastian Chaskel, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan.
“Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago" by Monica P. Bhatt, Sara B. Heller, Max Kapustin, Marianne Bertrand, and Christopher Blattman.
Probable Causation Episode 88: Sara Heller and Max Kapustin.
"Therapy to Reduce Violence and Improve Institutional Safety During Incarceration" by Bill Evans, Tyler Giles, and Rebecca Margolit-Chan.
"Can Recidivism be Prevented from Behind Bars? Evidence from a Behavioral Program" by William Arbour.
Probable Causation Episode 102: William Arbour.
"'Something Works' in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program" by Marcella Alsan, Arkey Barnett, Peter Hull, Crystal S. Yang.
Probable Causation Episode 113: Peter Hull .
“A Cognitive View of Policing” by Oeindrila Dube, Sandy Jo MacArthur, and Anuj Shah.
Probable Causation Episode 104: Oeindrila Dube.