Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
America’s National Parks Are a $56 Billion Economic Engine
Harvard’s Linda Bilmes on measuring the economic value of public lands
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
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.
Harvard Kennedy School journal program connects students to the field
Through nine journals, students “take control of the narrative” surrounding public policy.
Harvard Islamic Legal Studies Program launches SHARIASource digital platform
SHARIASource—“Google-like aspirations” for an online resource on Islamic law
Harvard Medical School makes biomedical informatics a full-scale department
Building scale in biomedical informatics