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A new measure of religious adherence, developed using cell phone data, shows that when economic conditions in Afghanistan worsen, people become more religiously observant.

“While I enjoy the experience of research, it needs to have an impact—not just be an intellectual exercise. Harris is trying to find the link between research and impact and thinking about why research is important.”

“Throughout my journey of studying economics and working in and alongside the public sector, I have seen the necessity of effective leadership and evidence-based policies to drive sustainable change.”

While researching the reasons why people fight and what can be done to prevent it, Professor Chris Blattman met a violence prevention outreach worker in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood who’d come up with a novel idea.

“IPAL turned out to be an incredibly important turning point in my educational and professional outlook. It’s where I found my passion for data analytics.”

Mark Bergen, MPP’12, a technology reporter for Bloomberg, has covered Google since 2015. His debut book, Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination (Viking, 2022), is a character-driven account of the platform.