Research

Maggie Shi
Health insurance coverage–and the options an employer offers or doesn’t offer–has long represented an important factor in many Americans’ decisions about where and how they choose to work.
Vladimir Putin
The world’s dictators have a problem: It’s not easy to understand how popular–and thus secure from threat by a potential challenger—they really are.
A headshot of Robert Kaestner
In a new working paper, Harris Research Professor Robert Kaestner used data from birth certificates that included measures of infant health and maternal demographic information to investigate money and health.
Bruce D. Meyer
UChicago Harris research, the most detailed, accurate look at the problem across the U.S., shows that a modest disruption can push people into homelessness.
Joe Biden giving a speech in front of 'Canceling Student Debt' signs
Less than a third approve of the handling of student loan debt by President Biden, but the public is more likely to support than oppose targeted debt relief proposals covered by the Biden administration’s latest plan
Durlauf
A new paper uncovers a previously underdiscussed effect of the Civil Rights Movement: dramatic positive change in occupational mobility for Black Americans born between 1940 and 1950—a change that has not been sustained since.