Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy

The nexus of social policy research @Kennedy_School addressing how to understand social challenges through scholarship, teaching, PhD training, and engagement.

[Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice @HKS_PCJ]

As the @Kennedy_School spring semester gets underway, domestic and global events make it an unsettlingly perfect time to revisit our speaker series from last fall on the theme of "Criminal Law as a Tool of Authoritarian Control." @HarvardMWC

Read more:
https://t.co/BTGRYTuKCR

[Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University @CenterforCities]

You’re invited: as jobs are created, transformed, and displaced—often accelerated by AI—cities face urgent choices about how to address economic distress and build resilient, productive workforces. Join the lunchtime conversation on Feb. 19 w/ @gordon_h_hanson and Mayor @AHammoudMI to learn how cities can redesign budgets and implement workforce policies to support growth.
���� Register: https://t.co/g0IBa0lKd6.
📺 Virtual event open to all. In-person event open to all @Harvard ID holders.
📆 Thursday, February 19 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Co-sponsored with @HarvardRTE and @HarvardMWC.

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

Listen to the inaugural episode of the Economics for Inclusive Prosperity Podcast, featuring @HarvardRTE's @rodrikdani, professor of political economy at @Kennedy_School, and Suresh Naidu, professor of economics and international affairs at @Columbia: https://t.co/3Jr3UA99Ct

[The Shift Project @Shift_HKS]

1/8 Los Angeles has recently taken steps to guarantee retail workers more stable work schedules, but fast food workers remain unprotected. A new Shift brief explores how these workers are faring—and what could be done to improve their schedules. https://t.co/bCHYn0rfm3

[Gordon Hanson @gordon_h_hanson]

Here is a new post-doc opportunity at @Kennedy_School to work with @DaniRodrik and me on place-based and industrial policy: https://t.co/1TPfK1mZxT. Come join us!

[The Shift Project @Shift_HKS]

New @SF_Journal article by @JoshuaChoper using @Shift_HKS data: mothers in the US service sector have more stable schedules on average, but this advantage disappears under female managers, especially those without children. Check it out! https://t.co/9vpk2XKtB6

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

This Wednesday from 4-5:15 PM, join @HarvardRTE for a panel discussion on "Rebuilding State Capacity for Inclusive Economic Transformation" featuring Donald Moynihan and Jennifer Pahlka (@pahlkadot) in conversation with Elizabeth Linos (@ElizabethLinos): https://t.co/3JuQ2hs2cw

[Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice @HKS_PCJ]

The recordings from our Fall 2025 Speaker Series, "Criminal Law as a Tool of Authoritarian Control," as well as any articles shared in the chat during the events, are now available on our website (https://t.co/vEBbwWgqzQ). @HarvardMWC

Watch now 📹:
https://t.co/DRsDFdnclK

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

Today from 12-1:15pm in the Nye Conference Center, @InequalityHKS will host a Book Talk with Evan Osnos, Staff Writer for @NewYorker , on his new book "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich". Learn more: https://t.co/V5pP2HGVlp

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

Workers in states without paid sick leave (PSL) mandates may still get coverage through multi-state firm spillover, according to a new report published by the @Shift_HKS. View the full report: https://t.co/pGmotRs9t5

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

New research from the @Shift_HKS  finds that, while one may think that the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provision requires that employers offer ESI or potentially face penalties, various exceptions to the provision limit its reach: https://t.co/cpSHuA5KWa

[Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government @HarvardBizGov]

In case you missed our recent seminar with Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and moderator @AmitabhChandra2? Catch up on the discussion about the evolution and future of Learning Health Systems, co-sponsored by the @HarvardMWC.

Watch the full session here: https://t.co/wPJXudNDgu

[Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government @HarvardBizGov]

Examining how the Inflation Reduction Act could impact innovation, #MRCBG affiliates Matthew Vogel and @AmitabhChandra2 (Director of @HarvardMWC) & co-authors ask if current policies are favoring biologics over small-molecule drugs? The analysis sheds light on revenues earned after 9 vs 13 years for negotiation-eligible products. Read more courtesy of JAMA: https://t.co/VC5HMN8aVe

[Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government @HarvardBizGov]

Don’t miss out on November 4th as @HarvardBizGov Senior Research Fellow and Fmr. Director of the @NIH, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli with moderator @AmitabhChandra2, Director of the @HarvardMWC, Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor of Public Policy, @Kennedy_School, Professor of Business Administration, @HarvardHBS, & @HarvardBizGov affiliate, will explore what it takes to build a nationwide Learning #Health System. Join us in person with lunch (HUID Required) or via Zoom (Public). RSVP now for all the details: https://t.co/G7FyGzNLtQ

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

At last week's 2025 Stone Lecture In Economic Inequality, former FTC Chair @linamkhan reflected on the shape of economic power in America. Read our recap of her speech and watch the full recording:
https://t.co/SFDq3zNYqy

[Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government @HarvardBizGov]

Can corporatization in #healthcare drive innovation and improve care? New analysis suggests forging growth while keeping patient outcomes at the forefront. Read more courtesy of the Harvard Gazette with @HarvardBizGov affiliate and @HarvardMWC Director @AmitabhChandra2

https://t.co/MNn8yHn1JV

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

A new report from the Wiener Center's @Shift_HKS offers the first direct, large-scale comparison of working conditions for drivers and fulfillment employees at Amazon, UPS, and FedEx. @Kennedy_School's Daniel Schneider explains the findings in the full report here:

[The Shift Project @Shift_HKS]

1/7 Over the past decade, Amazon’s market power has soared. But how do Amazon workers fare relative to their counterparts at UPS & FedEx? A new Shift Project brief offers an inside look into work at one of the world’s biggest companies. https://t.co/DCp6PJEJ9V

[Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government @HarvardBizGov]

Director of the @HarvardMWC & @Harvardbizgov affiliate @amitabhchandra2 talks to the New England Journal of Medicine about his most recent research on the of corporatization in medical care... the good and the bad and the complicated are all on the docket. Listen here -
https://t.co/PjZMT2dumY

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

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

[Rohan Sandhu @Rohan_Sandhu]

Next week, we're hosting @akapczynski & Samuel Bowles (@sfiscience) in a conversation with @rodrikdani, at @Kennedy_School, on the failures of economics in dealing with contemporary challenges and what a new paradigm might look like https://t.co/Kvp3vMMcjY

[Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy @HarvardMWC]

As part of "The Case for Equity" series, @Kennedy_School professor @michelacarlana explores how awareness about one's own personal biases may mitigate the effects stereotypes can have when working with students: https://t.co/zBFL26xvCg