Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
FAS Overhaul Brings Deep Cuts to Social Sciences, Phillips Brooks House
After a final round of layoffs, University leaders say 165 staff jobs were eliminated across the division.
Diagnosing the “Skills Gap”
Educators and employers aren't collaborating well—and what to do about it
Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain
Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.
How Coupons Keep Drugs Costly
Pharmaceutical companies subsidize the cost of their drugs to keep prices high.
Hybrid Work’s Sweet Spot
A business school study finds hybrid workers generate more novel and useful information.
The Happiness Revolutionary
Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.
An Exchange of Violence
On the “exit wounds” of America’s gun industry in Mexico
The Power of Plants
Exploring the “plant humanities” at Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks
Reparations for Slavery?
Documenting the history and scope of federal “reparatory compensation.”
The Off-Kilter Economy
Reckoning with inflation and its remedies
Where We Went Wrong
A sweeping history of society and the economy in the twentieth century