Research

An NBER working paper from University of Chicago Harris economist Robert Kaestner finds little evidence that GLP-1 use among adults with diabetes leads to measurable changes in mental health, employment, or marriage.

Harris scholars find that incentives, market structure, and public policy may determine whether AI developers prioritize speed or safety

New research finds the ACA was most efficient at covering low-income adults, while subsidies for higher-income groups were more likely to replace employer-sponsored insurance.

New Harris research finds that households express strong preferences for men’s work. Yet, brief exposure to women’s employment can shift households’ attitudes about who should work.

A study of one of the world’s longest-running disaster warning systems—desert locust monitoring—finds surveillance limits damages and generates returns of up to 680 times the investment.

A new study coauthored by Harris Public Policy Associate Professor Austin Wright finds that the consequences of the USAID cut-off were not only humanitarian and economic, but also led to conflict.