Research

The Harris School of Public Policy Studies is recognized nationally and internationally for the quality and impact of its faculty and research centers.

For example, among the most cited current research is the Incarcerated Mothers Project, which will provide policy-makers with the first reliable benchmarks of the social and economic circumstances of these women, as well as suggesting policy alternatives.

Take a look at some of the Harris School's other significant Research Projects.

Visit Faculty Web Pages and Centers for information about specific research projects. For a complete list of working papers, research summaries, and other research-related publications, see Publications.

Read about some our current faculty research projects:

• Associate Professor William Howell on congressional influence and presidential war powers
• Associate Professor Kerwin Charles on the economics of marriage
• Professor Jeffrey Grogger on welfare reform: Were the changes worth it?
• Assistant Professor Boris Shor on voting patterns in America
• Assistant Professor Christopher Berry on banking and the poor
• Professor Don Coursey on beach closings due to E. coli
• Associate Professor Ariel Kalil on parental employment and their children's performance in school
• Professor Bruce Meyer on immigrant entrepreneurship
• Professor Robert LaLonde on older workers and job loss
• Assistant Professor's Ofer Malamud on the benefits of educational breadth versus depth
• Assistant Professor Diane Schanzenbach on evaluating Chicago's Renaissance 2010 plan for school reform
• Professor Tomas Philipson on America's obesity problem
• Assistant Professor Diane Schanzenbach on the relationship between school lunches and childhood obesity