Public health officials have long sought to improve health outcomes by influencing bad behaviors, like smoking or lack of exercise. Such behaviors are very clearly detrimental to health, so much so that it seems like no one would perform them—but people inevit... More »
Data analysis and visualizations by Vishal Joseph.In the past decade, the value of cryptocurrencies and digital assets has grown exponentially, rising from $14 billion in 2015 to $2 trillion this March (Fig. 1).Figure 1: The market capitalization of cryptocurr... More »
China just launched a long-awaited national emissions trading scheme (ETS). As the largest current emitter accounting for more than a quarter of world’s total carbon emissions, this move can potentially have major repercussions. The official commitment to the ... More »
The United States has long weaponized infectious diseases to direct racialized, derogatory epithets and to justify unfair treatments toward immigrants. In San Francisco, from 1900 through 1904, Chinese immigrants were subject to stricter and more prolonged qua... More »
Author’s Note: On Nov. 8, 2021, Harris students received from Dean Baicker the shocking news that our classmate Samantha (Sam) Burton, MPP ’22, had passed away several days prior due to a sudden illness. In her honor, below is a Research-in-Review of a paper s... More »
The joint processes of industrialization and globalization have undoubtedly reshaped the United States labor market in the post-war period. The dislocation of previously prosperous manufacturing industries in the United States, particularly in what is now call... More »
The Clean Development Mechanism is central to the global movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to the United Nations, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows countries with emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitments under the K... More »
This article was co-authored by Molly Smith and Ellie Vorhaben.Dr. Beth Simone Noveck is a professor at Northeastern University where she is core faculty at the Institute of Experiential AI, and director of the Burnes Family Center for Global Impact. She is th... More »
What difference can a suggested contribution make for your retirement? In 2016, the United States’ “Thrift Savings Plan” included a recommended contribution rate, or ‘anchor rate,’ in its email messaging to the plan’s participants. This relatively low-cost nud... More »
The United States currently ranks first in the world for the rate of incarcerated individuals with an estimated 2.1 million people currently in prisons and jails across the nation. For reference, the Census Bureau estimates the U.S. population as third in the ... More »
As of August 2021, roughly 44 million Americans held a cumulative $1.57 trillion in student debt. Student debt held by Americans has doubled since 2008 and is growing faster than any other form of household debt. In fact, the average household today has nearly... More »
In November the United Nations held the 26th global climate summit, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, or COP26. Delegates from almost 200 countries discussed items ranging from membership in the UNFCCC and compliance with the Paris Agreement to Green Fina... More »