Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed
Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.
by Saima Sidik
Cellphone money transfers and cardiac care
Cellphone-based money transfers and cardiac care in base-of-the-pyramid markets in Kenya and Mexico
Harvard Business School studies: online sharing can help people, hurt businesses
According to two HBS studies, sharing can benefit individuals but hurt businesses.
by Laura Levis
Harvard study: “Cowboy Doctors” partly to blame for healthcare costs
Overly aggressive physicians account for significant healthcare cost, according to a recent study.
by Zara Zhang
Catherine Brekus, Harvard historian, studies women religious leaders
A Harvard Divinity School specialist on women in early America
Harvard Business School studies gender effects
The Business School looks at gender effects within organizations—and its own walls.
Translating Evidence Into Action In International Development
Evidence Action strives to make international development cost-effective.
by Zara Zhang
Global surgery gets a game plan, with Harvard players
Lack of access to surgery globally will cost $12.3 trillion during the next 15 years.
Reinhart and Rogoff review the tools governments use to cope with debt.
Eliminating the Great Recession’s overhang
HBS experts on the disruptive power of the Internet of Things
What smart gadgets mean for big business
Centennial Medalists 2015
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.