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On Thursday, Jan 22, join Harris Public Policy for a virtual podcast discussion on “Unintended Consequences,” a Shocked Podcast episode from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago. RSVP: har.rs/3NfXaIA
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
On Thursday, Jan 22, join Harris Public Policy for a virtual podcast discussion on “Unintended Consequences,” a Shocked Podcast episode from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago. RSVP: har.rs/3NfXaIA
🇻🇪 At a recent Policy Outlook event, experts @chrisblattman.bsky.social, @profpaulpoast.bsky.social, Ryan Kellogg, and @rebeccajaynewolfe.bsky.social examined Venezuela after Maduro, exploring political transition, economic challenges, humanitarian needs, and what comes next. https://har.rs/49BXXuT
Policy Outlook Event Explores Venezuela After Maduro: What Comes Next?
Just days after the Trump administration captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise military operation, a University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy panel explored the complex issues shaping what's ahead for Venezuela and the Unit...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🇻🇪 At a recent Policy Outlook event, experts @chrisblattman.bsky.social, @profpaulpoast.bsky.social, Ryan Kellogg, and @rebeccajaynewolfe.bsky.social examined Venezuela after Maduro, exploring political transition, economic challenges, humanitarian needs, and what comes next. https://har.rs/49BXXuT
🌍 Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson spoke at National Taiwan University on how institutions, culture, and economic systems underpin long-term prosperity, focusing on why political and economic frameworks matter for development outcomes across the globe. https://har.rs/49claF2
Institutions, Culture, and Prosperity: Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson Speaks at SPE - Political Science and Economics
The National Taiwan University Raymond Soong Chair Professorship of Distinguished Research Lecture Series welcomed Professor James A. Robinson, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, the University ...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
🌍 Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson spoke at National Taiwan University on how institutions, culture, and economic systems underpin long-term prosperity, focusing on why political and economic frameworks matter for development outcomes across the globe. https://har.rs/49claF2
🌍 Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson spoke at National Taiwan University on how institutions, culture, and economic systems underpin long-term prosperity, focusing on why political and economic frameworks matter for development outcomes across the globe. https://har.rs/49claF2
Institutions, Culture, and Prosperity: Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson Speaks at SPE - Political Science and Economics
The National Taiwan University Raymond Soong Chair Professorship of Distinguished Research Lecture Series welcomed Professor James A. Robinson, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, the University ...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
🌍 Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson spoke at National Taiwan University on how institutions, culture, and economic systems underpin long-term prosperity, focusing on why political and economic frameworks matter for development outcomes across the globe. https://har.rs/49claF2
📊 As Kansas explores STAR bonds to help finance a new #KansasCityChiefs stadium, Research Professor @justin-marlowe.bsky.social cautions that relying on a single revenue stream carries risks for taxpayers and long-term city finances. https://har.rs/4qg3pe2
What happens if Chiefs' STAR bond plan fails? Here's what we know
Officials say taxpayers won't be on the hook if the stadium development fails to flourish. Experts say the reality is more complicated.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
📊 As Kansas explores STAR bonds to help finance a new #KansasCityChiefs stadium, Research Professor @justin-marlowe.bsky.social cautions that relying on a single revenue stream carries risks for taxpayers and long-term city finances. https://har.rs/4qg3pe2
Understand new tools districts are adopting to improve their internal assessment in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Understand new tools districts are adopting to improve their internal assessment in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO
Join University of Chicago Professors @chrisblattman.bsky.social, Ryan Kellogg, and @@profpaulpoast.bsky.social for a wide-ranging discussion on the unexpected removal of Nicolás Maduro from power by the Trump Administration in Operation Absolute Resolve. Register to attend: https://har.rs/3YrE4Sa..
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Join University of Chicago Professors @chrisblattman.bsky.social, Ryan Kellogg, and @@profpaulpoast.bsky.social for a wide-ranging discussion on the unexpected removal of Nicolás Maduro from power by the Trump Administration in Operation Absolute Resolve. Register to attend: https://har.rs/3YrE4Sa..
📊 With Chicago’s new alderman-led budget not fully analyzed and still “not a finished product,” @justin-marlowe.bsky.social says analysts are watching how assumptions and projections will affect the city’s fiscal outlook. https://har.rs/3LhA2sA
Aldermen's historic Chicago budget now reality, but may not be finished product
The City Council passed a budget over Mayor Brandon Johnson's objection, but questions remain, among them, is it more sustainable or only more politically palatable?
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January 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
📊 With Chicago’s new alderman-led budget not fully analyzed and still “not a finished product,” @justin-marlowe.bsky.social says analysts are watching how assumptions and projections will affect the city’s fiscal outlook. https://har.rs/3LhA2sA
Prof. Jens Ludwig says the drop in Chicago's crime rate can't be attributed to any specific local policy, since the drop is comparable with that of other cities with similar murder rates, @chicago.suntimes.com reports. https://har.rs/3LgINmw
Chicago records fewest killings since 1965, despite Trump's attacks against the city
Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeatedly highlighted its crime. Mayor Johnson touted the "p...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Prof. Jens Ludwig says the drop in Chicago's crime rate can't be attributed to any specific local policy, since the drop is comparable with that of other cities with similar murder rates, @chicago.suntimes.com reports. https://har.rs/3LgINmw
Learn more about how schools from elementaries to universities use public finance to fund their services in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Learn more about how schools from elementaries to universities use public finance to fund their services in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0
📊 Inequality, Reconsidered was a week-long series of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social events to rethink how we study and address inequality. Led by insights from Samuel Bowles and @durlauf.bsky.social, the series emphasized power, institutions, and lived experience alongside data. https://har.rs/4baRCc2
Inequality Reconsidered: The Stone Center's Distinctive Approach
When it was established in 2022, the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the Harris School of Public Policy set out to advance groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research on the origins and nature of contemporary inequalities.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
📊 Inequality, Reconsidered was a week-long series of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social events to rethink how we study and address inequality. Led by insights from Samuel Bowles and @durlauf.bsky.social, the series emphasized power, institutions, and lived experience alongside data. https://har.rs/4baRCc2
From deep dives on AI and inequality to student innovation competitions and global conflict panels, these 10 Harris events helped shape how we think about public policy in 2025, bringing students, alumni, and civic partners together to learn and build. https://har.rs/4j8KHlK
10 Harris Events That Informed Our Thinking in 2025
In 2025, the Harris School of Public Policy offered a rich calendar of events. From student competitions and leadership addresses to deep dives into AI, inequality, and global conflict, these gatherings brought together faculty, students, alumni, and ci...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
From deep dives on AI and inequality to student innovation competitions and global conflict panels, these 10 Harris events helped shape how we think about public policy in 2025, bringing students, alumni, and civic partners together to learn and build. https://har.rs/4j8KHlK
🎉 From launching a new MS in Climate & Energy Policy to debuting the Harris Social Impact Fellowship, new career courses, the Policy Innovation Challenge, and distinguished faculty honors, 2025 was a year of strategic innovation and impact at Harris. https://har.rs/4sbDjtT
5 Developments That Marked 2025
At the Harris School of Public Policy, 2025 was a year of strategic innovation—new degrees, expanded pathways for student career development, fellowship opportunities, and signature student competitio...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎉 From launching a new MS in Climate & Energy Policy to debuting the Harris Social Impact Fellowship, new career courses, the Policy Innovation Challenge, and distinguished faculty honors, 2025 was a year of strategic innovation and impact at Harris. https://har.rs/4sbDjtT
Weigh the costs and benefits of digital-forward programs to help students in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO
December 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Weigh the costs and benefits of digital-forward programs to help students in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO
🌟 These six incoming leaders are just a few examples of the changemakers who joined us in 2025 — bringing with them a shared commitment to shaping the future of public policy. https://har.rs/4j9dQ06
6 Incoming Harris Leaders Who Embody the Future of Public Policy
Each year, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy welcomes a new class of students whose ambitions reflect both the complexity of today's policy challenges and the seriousness required to address them. Drawn from dozens of countries, p...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🌟 These six incoming leaders are just a few examples of the changemakers who joined us in 2025 — bringing with them a shared commitment to shaping the future of public policy. https://har.rs/4j9dQ06
💬 In 2025, Harris faculty brought evidence and clarity to complex issues in a series of Q&As—from Medicaid and labor markets to tariffs, fentanyl, and even political humor. Here are nine Q&As that shaped how we think from this year. https://har.rs/45mcpWo
9 Harris Q&As That Shaped How We Think in 2025
In 2025, Harris faculty and experts weighed in on some of the most urgent policy debates of the moment--from Medicaid cuts and the future of the labor market to tariffs, fentanyl, and even the role of comedy in politics. Through a series of wide-ranging...
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December 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
💬 In 2025, Harris faculty brought evidence and clarity to complex issues in a series of Q&As—from Medicaid and labor markets to tariffs, fentanyl, and even political humor. Here are nine Q&As that shaped how we think from this year. https://har.rs/45mcpWo
🎧 Podcast series spotlight: The science behind raising successful kids. Prof. Ariel Kalil explores how small, consistent daily habits—like reading together—can meaningfully shape children’s outcomes, and how emerging tools can support families. Listen: https://har.rs/45hrngl
The science behind raising successful kids, with Ariel Kalil
Developmental psychologist explains how parents can best invest time to close the education gap
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December 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
🎧 Podcast series spotlight: The science behind raising successful kids. Prof. Ariel Kalil explores how small, consistent daily habits—like reading together—can meaningfully shape children’s outcomes, and how emerging tools can support families. Listen: https://har.rs/45hrngl
🎧 Podcast series spotlight: The most expensive extinction you’ve never heard of. On Shocked, Professor Eyal Frank traces the collapse of India’s vulture population—and the cascading impacts on public health, water quality, and human mortality. Listen: https://har.rs/49j1bo3
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🎧 Podcast series spotlight: The most expensive extinction you’ve never heard of. On Shocked, Professor Eyal Frank traces the collapse of India’s vulture population—and the cascading impacts on public health, water quality, and human mortality. Listen: https://har.rs/49j1bo3
Podcast series spotlight: Across three episodes of The Inequality Pod, Harris scholars examine education policy, opportunity “bottlenecks,” and women’s economic progress—showing how inequality is shaped by interconnected systems. Listen: https://har.rs/48JS7IG
December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Podcast series spotlight: Across three episodes of The Inequality Pod, Harris scholars examine education policy, opportunity “bottlenecks,” and women’s economic progress—showing how inequality is shaped by interconnected systems. Listen: https://har.rs/48JS7IG
Podcast series spotlight: Property taxes—the one tax everyone loves to hate. Prof. Christopher Berry breaks down how property taxes actually work and shows how better data can improve valuations in local government finance. Listen: https://har.rs/4s3xSx9
December 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Podcast series spotlight: Property taxes—the one tax everyone loves to hate. Prof. Christopher Berry breaks down how property taxes actually work and shows how better data can improve valuations in local government finance. Listen: https://har.rs/4s3xSx9
Podcast series spotlight: Is Congress really more polarized—or just different? Prof.Daniel Moskowitz uses new data to challenge conventional wisdom about polarization, offering a more nuanced look at party behavior, incentives, and institutions. Listen: https://har.rs/4pURjH1
December 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Podcast series spotlight: Is Congress really more polarized—or just different? Prof.Daniel Moskowitz uses new data to challenge conventional wisdom about polarization, offering a more nuanced look at party behavior, incentives, and institutions. Listen: https://har.rs/4pURjH1
🎧 Podcasts are a powerful space for public policy debate—from polarization and public finance to inequality, climate, and child development. Today we’re sharing podcast episodes featuring Harris faculty that helped elevate policy conversations in 2025. https://har.rs/4j5mWuY
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🎧 Podcasts are a powerful space for public policy debate—from polarization and public finance to inequality, climate, and child development. Today we’re sharing podcast episodes featuring Harris faculty that helped elevate policy conversations in 2025. https://har.rs/4j5mWuY
🤠📈 Don’t mess with Texas—at least not Dallas’s bond market. New data from @justin-marlowe.bsky.social and the Center for Municipal Finance shows investors remain optimistic about the city’s finances, outperforming other cities despite rating warnings. https://har.rs/3L5f680
Dallas' finances have come into question in recent years. Is the city in trouble?
DALLAS -- Nearly a decade ago, a pension crisis in the police and fire retirement system put Dallas in a precarious financial position, making the city a national cautionary tale.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🤠📈 Don’t mess with Texas—at least not Dallas’s bond market. New data from @justin-marlowe.bsky.social and the Center for Municipal Finance shows investors remain optimistic about the city’s finances, outperforming other cities despite rating warnings. https://har.rs/3L5f680
Consult public opinion on government support for new football stadiums in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Consult public opinion on government support for new football stadiums in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0
🎉 We’re proud to share that Assoc. Prof. Damon Jones (@nomadj1s.bsky.social) has been named a 2025 Evidence Champion by @j-pal.bsky.social! This spotlights his commitment to rigorous research that helps us better address systemic inequities, including with the Stone Center. https://har.rs/4p3m5wb
J-PAL North America | 2025 Evidence Champion: Damon Jones
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December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🎉 We’re proud to share that Assoc. Prof. Damon Jones (@nomadj1s.bsky.social) has been named a 2025 Evidence Champion by @j-pal.bsky.social! This spotlights his commitment to rigorous research that helps us better address systemic inequities, including with the Stone Center. https://har.rs/4p3m5wb