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    Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak in Cambridge next week

    Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak in Cambridge next week

    November 4, 2015

    Boston Globe | Coverage of the upcoming "Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates," a JFK Jr Forum event sponsored by the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. Bruce Western, Kathryn Edin (Johns Hopkins University), and William Julius Wilson will also be participating in this event.

    PBS NewsHour Making Sen$e

    Achieving the American Dream may depend on where you live

    October 26, 2017
    PBS NewsHour Making Sen$e | The economists Nathaniel Hendren and Raj Chetty have co-authored studies on social mobility and income inequality. Hendren, who teaches at Harvard University, and Chetty, who teaches at Stanford University, recently spoke with PBS NewsHour’s Paul Solman for Thursday’s Making $ense segment. Here is an excerpt of their conversation, which was edited for length and clarity.
    Adam Travis named a JCHS John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellow

    Adam Travis named a JCHS John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellow

    May 7, 2019

    Awardee | Adam Travis, PhD candidate in Sociology & Social Policy, has been named a 2019 John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellow by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. He is exploring how different coastal real estate markets are responding to global climate change, with a particular focus on the relationship between flood hazards and home prices.

    Addressing Economic Challenges in an Evolving Health Care Market [Event]

    Addressing Economic Challenges in an Evolving Health Care Market [Event]

    October 7, 2015

    The Hamilton Project  | Amitabh Chandra, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, participated in a policy forum addressing economic challenges in an evolving health care market, with a focus on three new papers released in conjunction with the event. The event, held at The Brookings Institution, featured opening remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, and framing remarks by CEA Chairman Jason Furman.  View papers, presentation slides, and event video online.

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