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Harris Names 2021 Alumni Award Winners

October 18, 2021
News
Three accomplished alumni of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy will be recognized next spring for their leadership and noteworthy contributions in public policy when Harris Public Policy hosts its annual Alumni Awards Dinner.
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The Anti-Poverty, Targeting, and Labor Supply Effects of the Proposed Child Tax Credit Expansion

October 07, 2021
Research
The American Families Plan under debate in Congress proposes to eliminate the existing Child Tax Credit (CTC), which is based on earned income, and replace it with a child allowance that would increase benefits to $3,000 or $3,600 per child.
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Pearson Institute/AP-NORC Poll: 95% of Americans Say the Spread of Misinformation is a Problem

October 11, 2021
Research
Almost all Americans see the spread of misinformation as a problem, and significant majorities believe social media users, social media companies, and U.S. politicians are responsible for spreading misinformation.

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Professor William Howell Discusses Executive Privilege and the Presidency

In the News
Professor Howell shares his views on the investigation of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and President Biden's decisions
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Student Profile: Astrid Garcia, MPP Class of 2023

Student profile
“I wanted to shape policy informed by people’s stories to help build a better future.”
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Professor Bruce Meyer Discusses Research on the Impact of the Child Tax Credit

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Authors comment on the potential negative impacts of expanding the current child tax credit.
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Professor Christopher Berry Discusses Regressive Property Taxes in New York

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Professor Christopher Berry discusses his research that finds flawed valuations unfairly shifts property tax burden on to low income families.
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Nearly 6 Million Children are Driven into Severe Hunger by the Hot, Dry Shifts of a Strong El Niño

Research
Authors provide the first estimate of El Niño’s impacts on child nutrition throughout the global tropics. They do so by assembling data on more than a million children spanning four decades and all developing country regions.
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Student Profile: Alejandro Roemer, MPP Class of 2022, Pearson Fellow

Student profile
“What I wanted from this degree was to learn to do quantitative analysis in a trustworthy enough way to teach others.”