
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
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The nexus of social policy research @Kennedy_School addressing how to understand social challenges through scholarship, teaching, PhD training, and engagement.
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http://hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener 12-03-2018 15:07:12
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Please share this full-time predoctoral research fellow position Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy to begin in summer 2025, working with Harvard Kennedy School Prof. Will Dobbie & Harvard Law School Prof. Crystal Yang! Full job ad here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/np0usvf… Apply at the link below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…



NEW from The Shift Project @DannyJSchneider @KristenHarknett Harvard Kennedy School Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy further sheds light on what we've been saying:


A recent study, co-authored by HKS's David Deming, finds nearly 40% of Americans have used generative AI for tasks at work and at home. That pickup rate is significantly faster than the public embrace of the internet or the personal computer. ken.sc/4dErsvS


Congratulations to Daron Acemoglu on the #NobelPrize! Watch his talk on The Imperative to Redirect Technological Change from our industrial policy event earlier this year:

STONE INEQUALITY BOOK TALK: Join us at HKS on October 31st to hear Mehrsa Baradaran discuss THE QUIET COUP: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America. More info: inequality.hks.harvard.edu/event/stone-in…


.The Shift Project research shows a new California minimum wage law led to significant gains for workers and minimal unintended effects on staffing, scheduling, and benefits ken.sc/4dOZfTx


We're thrilled to see work from The Shift Project Danny Schneider @KristenHarknett cited in yesterday's report to the U.N. General Assembly.

Discover #IndustrialPolicies impact on the middle class in our upcoming panel discussion featuring Harvard Kennedy School's Dani Rodrik Harvard CID, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, #MRCBG's Edoardo Campanella & Robert Z. Lawrence. Don't miss it, Nov 4th, 12:00 PM ET! You could even win a copy of Prof. Lawrence's



What impact would a Harris or Trump administration have on marginalized regions in the U.S.? HKS's Gordon Hanson shares his expertise on the transformation of the labor market, globalization, and how the proposed policies will matter for America’s disadvantaged populations

Next Friday, 11/15, join us for an all-day conference: Media Mythmaking of Punishment and Safety: Changing the Narrative on Race, Crime & Reform 5 panels + Keynote by Yohance Lacour Free and open to the public, but space is limited! RSVP required: bit.ly/MediaMythmaking


Is the quest to revitalize manufacturing sectors a misstep or masterstroke in aiding the middle class? In case you missed our latest event catch the discussion with #MRCBG's Robert Lawrence & Dani Rodrik, moderated by #MRCBG's Edoardo Campanella. watch it anytime on our @Youtube Channel

Next week, we're hosting Amy Kapczynski & Samuel Bowles (Santa Fe Institute) in a conversation with Dani Rodrik, at Harvard Kennedy School, on the failures of economics in dealing with contemporary challenges and what a new paradigm might look like hks.harvard.edu/events/has-con…


The application deadline is approaching for postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard Kennedy School's Stone Program in Wealth Distribution, Inequality, and Social Policy. Applications are due on December 1, 2024. Details and application instructions: inequality.hks.harvard.edu/postdoctoral-f…

Sign up for Book Talk: The Constitution of the War on Drugs at Harvard Law School w author David Pozen, Mason Marks, MD, JD & Jeannie Suk Gersen on Nov 21st! Cosponsored by the Institute to End Mass Incarceration and Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice at Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy Harvard Kennedy School. RSVP here: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details…


Tomorrow at 3 pm ET, join the Reimagining the Economy, Harvard Kennedy School team for their annual Economics and Beyond series, which convenes economists and social and organizational theorists to broaden the conversation beyond conventional economic thinking.