News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog Newsletters NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchResearch Professor Robert Kaestner Assesses Effects of Increased Income on Infant HealthJune 18, 2024ResearchIn 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.The Unseen Poverty Driving HomelessnessJune 11, 2024ResearchUChicago Harris research, the most detailed, accurate look at the problem across the U.S., shows that a modest disruption can push people into homelessness. UChicago Harris/AP-NORC Poll: The public finds it more important for the federal government to forgive medical debt than student loansJune 11, 2024ResearchLess 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 planNew Harris Research Finds Major Racial Mobility Gains in the Civil Rights Era Which Have Not Been SustainedJune 03, 2024ResearchA 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.New Research Questions Whether Ban-the-Box Policies Improve Employment OutcomesMay 29, 2024ResearchA new paper finds that Ban the Box policies may not have as significant of an impact as hoped for.New Harris Research Finds that Return-to-Office Policies Drive Senior Employees Away and Reduce InnovationMay 14, 2024ResearchOne effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is that many workers who formerly worked five days a week in an office now work from home all or some of the time. And this trend will likely continue, according to a new working paper co-authored by Austin Wright.Pagination Page 1 Next page ›