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The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion

How Health, Family, and Employment Laws Spread Across Countries



Katerina Linos (Ph.D. '07)
Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of...

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It's Not Like I'm Poor

How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World



Sarah Halpern-Meekin (Ph.D. '09)
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin,...

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Trading Democracy for Justice

Criminal Convictions and the Decline of Neighborhood Political Participation


Traci Burch (Ph.D. '07)
Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University.
Research Professor, American Bar Foundation.

University of...

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Webinar: Working Families in a Post-Welfare World


January 21, 2015, 1:00-2:00 CST
Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty
Register now

In this webinar, Sarah Halpern-Meekin (Ph.D. '09), Kathryn Edin, and Laura Tach (Ph.D. 10) will discuss their new book, It's Not Like I'm Poor, which details how everyday Americans have gotten by... Read more about Webinar: Working Families in a Post-Welfare World

Human Capital in History

The American Record


Edited by

Leah Platt Boustan (Ph.D. '06)
Associate Professor of Economics, UCLA.

Carola Frydman (Ph.D. '06)
Asst. Professor of Economics, Boston University.

Robert A. Margo...

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Inequality Reexamined


Celebrating Christopher "Sandy" Jencks
And the 40th anniversary of Inequality

An Inequality & Social Policy event
October 11, 2013, at the Harvard Kennedy School.

• Read Claude Fischer's highlights in the Boston Review.

• ...

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Great American City


We were not authorized to record this event, but those interested in learning more may enjoy these related materials:

• Listen to Robert J. Sampson's  podcast interview with The New York Times 
  ("Hanging Out in Chicago," Jan 8, 2013).
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Why Most Education Reforms Fail


And What Might Work Better?

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What's Needed in Immigration Reform




Three perspectives on U.S. immigration reform—from economist George Borjas (Harvard Kennedy School) and sociologists Douglas Massey (Princeton University) and Mary C. Waters (Harvard University).

Moderated by Edward Schumacher-Matos, journalist, lecturer, and...

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What's Next for Health Care Reform?




Sociologist Paul Starr (Princeton University) and Political Scientist Theda Skocpol (Harvard University) bring expertise in health care institutions, political...

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