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Robert J. Sampson

Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences
Chair, Department of Sociology
Director, Boston Area Research Initiative


Research interests: Crime, urban inequality, the life course, neighborhood effects, civic engagement, "ecometrics," and the social structure of the contemporary city. 

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Jeffrey B. Liebman

Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy
Director, Taubman Center for State and Local Government


Research interests: Economist. Public sector economics and social policy. Tax and budget policy, social insurance, poverty, and income inequality.

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Dani Rodrik

Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy
Co-director, Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP)


Research interests: Economist. Globalization, economic growth and development, and political economy.

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Economics for Inclusive Prosperity



Mark Shepard

Assistant Professor of Public Policy


Research interests: Economist. Health care markets, with topics at the intersection of health, industrial organization, and public economics. Competition and policy design in health insurance markets, particularly in public programs like the Massachusetts/ACA health insurance exchanges and Medicaid managed care.

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Julie Boatright Wilson

Harry Kahn Senior Lecturer in Social Policy


Research interests: Sociologist. Poverty policy, family policy, and child welfare and juvenile justice issues. Adoption from public agencies, child welfare and juvenile justice reform, and community-based strategies for strengthening families' capacities to parent.

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Marcella Alsan

Professor of Public Policy


Research interests: Economist and MD. Relationship between health and socioeconomic disparities, with an emphasis on infectious disease. 

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Michela Carlana

Assistant Professor of Public Policy


Research interests: Economist. Labor economics, education, gender, and immigration.

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Amitabh Chandra

Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Policy Research, Harvard Kennedy School
Henry and Allison McCance Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School


Research interests: Economics and health policy. Innovation and cost-growth in healthcare, medical malpractice, and racial disparities in healthcare.

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Will S. Dobbie

Professor of Public Policy


Research interests: Economist. Causes and consequences of poverty in the US; racial bias in the criminal justice system; the labor market consequences of bad credit reports; and the long-run effects of charter schools.

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David T. Ellwood

Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor


Research interests: Economist. Poverty and welfare, economic mobility. Labor economics, family change, low pay and unemployment, changing structure of American families.

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