Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
@harvardmwc.bsky.social
Increasing social and economic well-being, equity, and opportunity through data-driven research, hands-on training, and collaborative public engagement. Part of @harvardkennedy.bsky.social. hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener
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-project.bsky.social. Read more: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
Employees of multi-state firms may benefit from paid sick leave policy spillover
Schneider, Harknett. Beyond borders: Does firm-level exposure to state and local paid sick leave mandates lead to intra-firm spillovers?. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 45, e70061. October 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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-project.bsky.social. Read more: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
New research from @shift-project.bsky.social finds that, while one may think that the ACA’s employer shared responsibility provision requires that employers offer ESI or potentially face penalties, various exceptions to the provision limit its reach: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
Employer-sponsored insurance is often out of reach for service-sector workers
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November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New research from @shift-project.bsky.social finds that, while one may think that the ACA’s employer shared responsibility provision requires that employers offer ESI or potentially face penalties, various exceptions to the provision limit its reach: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
At last week's 2025 Stone Lecture, former FTC Chair Lina Khan reflected on the shape of economic power in America. Read our recap of the speech and watch the full recording:
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Lina Khan Delivers 2025 Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality
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October 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
At last week's 2025 Stone Lecture, former FTC Chair Lina Khan reflected on the shape of economic power in America. Read our recap of the speech and watch the full recording:
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A new report from the Wiener Center's @shift-project.bsky.social offers the first direct, large-scale comparison of working conditions for drivers and fulfillment employees at Amazon, UPS, and FedEx. @harvardkennedy.bsky.social's Daniel Schneider explains the findings in the full report here.
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. shift.hks.harvard.edu/amazon-drive...
Amazon Drives Low Wages: The Unraveling of Workplace Protections for Delivery Drivers - The Shift Project
Read the Full Article Amazon has revolutionized shopping and challenged traditional brick-and-mortar retail. But at the heart of this logistics […]
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October 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A new report from the Wiener Center's @shift-project.bsky.social offers the first direct, large-scale comparison of working conditions for drivers and fulfillment employees at Amazon, UPS, and FedEx. @harvardkennedy.bsky.social's Daniel Schneider explains the findings in the full report here.
What's the point of tariffs? And can they bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States? HKSl Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy and Academic Dean for Strategy and Engagement Gordon Hanson weighs in on the history and use of tariffs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_r2....
Will President Trump's tariffs bring back jobs? Harvard economist weighs in
YouTube video by Harvard Kennedy School
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June 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What's the point of tariffs? And can they bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States? HKSl Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy and Academic Dean for Strategy and Engagement Gordon Hanson weighs in on the history and use of tariffs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_r2....
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Daniel Goetzel (RtE Practitioner in Residence and former Program Director, NSF TIPS Directorate) takes us behind the scenes of the CHIPS and Science Act and NSF Regional Engines Program. He draws on his experiences and interviews with people who made it happen.
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The Untold, Behind the Scenes Story of the CHIPS and Science Act: Launching the NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program
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May 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Daniel Goetzel (RtE Practitioner in Residence and former Program Director, NSF TIPS Directorate) takes us behind the scenes of the CHIPS and Science Act and NSF Regional Engines Program. He draws on his experiences and interviews with people who made it happen.
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I joined @samseder.bsky.social and @emmavigeland.bsky.social to discuss Trump's trade tantrums, whether Jon Voight is behind them, and what better industrial policy would look like.
Please subscribe to and join @majorityreport.bsky.social!
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Trump Spins Tariff Fallout w/ Todd Tucker | MR Live | Majority Report
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
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May 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I joined @samseder.bsky.social and @emmavigeland.bsky.social to discuss Trump's trade tantrums, whether Jon Voight is behind them, and what better industrial policy would look like.
Please subscribe to and join @majorityreport.bsky.social!
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Congratulations to HKS's @marcellaalsan.bsky.social for being named to the 2025 STATUS List (compiled by @statnews.com)—recognizing her as one of the most influential people shaping the health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, and policy: www.statnews.com/status-list/...
April 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations to HKS's @marcellaalsan.bsky.social for being named to the 2025 STATUS List (compiled by @statnews.com)—recognizing her as one of the most influential people shaping the health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, and policy: www.statnews.com/status-list/...
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I spoke with @bostonglobe.com for their weekend big read (pre-"Liberation Day" on 4/2, pre-"UnLiberation Day" on 4/9) about tariffs - when they're useful, when they're not, and what role they might continue to play in the clean energy transition.
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Tariffs are dumb . . . right? - The Boston Globe
Trump’s trade war is reckless. But his appetite for protectionism is more widely shared than you may realize.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I spoke with @bostonglobe.com for their weekend big read (pre-"Liberation Day" on 4/2, pre-"UnLiberation Day" on 4/9) about tariffs - when they're useful, when they're not, and what role they might continue to play in the clean energy transition.
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Maya Sen on defying court orders:
“Even if defying the Supreme Court carries significant political costs, those costs may be relatively meaningless — especially if the standoff involves elections or an expansion of his own authority.”
Read the full article below:
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“Even if defying the Supreme Court carries significant political costs, those costs may be relatively meaningless — especially if the standoff involves elections or an expansion of his own authority.”
Read the full article below:
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If Trump is contemplating defying the Supreme Court, he should remember Nixon first
The president almost certainly would not be impeached. But that doesn't mean he would emerge politically unscathed.
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March 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Maya Sen on defying court orders:
“Even if defying the Supreme Court carries significant political costs, those costs may be relatively meaningless — especially if the standoff involves elections or an expansion of his own authority.”
Read the full article below:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“Even if defying the Supreme Court carries significant political costs, those costs may be relatively meaningless — especially if the standoff involves elections or an expansion of his own authority.”
Read the full article below:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Harvard Kennedy School Professor Maya Sen says U.S. courts weren't designed to check an authoritarian president. They move too slowly, and rely on the legislative branch to keep the executive in line—something this GOP Congress refuses to do. My latest PolicyCast. www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
If the U.S. courts can’t defend the rule of law, who can?
With a Republican Congress reluctant to check Trump’s power, fears of a constitutional crisis are growing. Political scientist and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Maya Sen, who studies the federal ju...
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March 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Maya Sen says U.S. courts weren't designed to check an authoritarian president. They move too slowly, and rely on the legislative branch to keep the executive in line—something this GOP Congress refuses to do. My latest PolicyCast. www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
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Clock's ticking! Senior Fellows applications deadline is just around the corner - March 3rd. Don't miss this incredible opportunity, finish and submit your applications today at www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcb...
Senior Fellows Program Details and Application Information
The Senior Fellows Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government brings experienced professionals together to tackle global business and government challenges...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Clock's ticking! Senior Fellows applications deadline is just around the corner - March 3rd. Don't miss this incredible opportunity, finish and submit your applications today at www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcb...
HKS's @marcellaalsan.bsky.social and the Health Inequality Lab recently awarded more than $130,000 to Ph.D. students across Harvard to support their dissertations related to social equity or health equity: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Ph.D. students awarded more than $130,000 in Social Equity and Health Equity stipend funding
Professor Marcella Alsan and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy have awarded 28 students up to $5,000 each.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
HKS's @marcellaalsan.bsky.social and the Health Inequality Lab recently awarded more than $130,000 to Ph.D. students across Harvard to support their dissertations related to social equity or health equity: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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What’s happening today in US democracy cannot be fully addressed by any one discipline - it’s a question of law, politics, history etc
That’s one reason I was happy to have a dialogue with HKS colleagues Alex Keyssar (history) and Sarah Wald (law)
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That’s one reason I was happy to have a dialogue with HKS colleagues Alex Keyssar (history) and Sarah Wald (law)
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Are we headed for a constitutional crisis? Kennedy School scholars on the Trump administration and the rule of law
Faculty experts at Harvard Kennedy School see unprecedented challenge to the rule of law and to constitutional norms and consider how the courts and other institutions will respond.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What’s happening today in US democracy cannot be fully addressed by any one discipline - it’s a question of law, politics, history etc
That’s one reason I was happy to have a dialogue with HKS colleagues Alex Keyssar (history) and Sarah Wald (law)
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That’s one reason I was happy to have a dialogue with HKS colleagues Alex Keyssar (history) and Sarah Wald (law)
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Gordon Hanson, @drodrik.bsky.social, & my chapter for @nber.org's upcoming volume on place-based policy. We discuss the history of innovations in place-based policies in the US & unpack the "supply chains" through which these policies are implemented in different domains | www.nber.org/papers/w33511
February 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Gordon Hanson, @drodrik.bsky.social, & my chapter for @nber.org's upcoming volume on place-based policy. We discuss the history of innovations in place-based policies in the US & unpack the "supply chains" through which these policies are implemented in different domains | www.nber.org/papers/w33511
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I wrote a short piece on NIH funding cuts that takes a pragmatic look at the situation
TLDR: people here probably won’t like it, but I don’t think indirects of 70% are coming back any time soon
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TLDR: people here probably won’t like it, but I don’t think indirects of 70% are coming back any time soon
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Opinion | A Compromise on University Funding
The 15% research cost cap is too strict, but there’s a solution.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I wrote a short piece on NIH funding cuts that takes a pragmatic look at the situation
TLDR: people here probably won’t like it, but I don’t think indirects of 70% are coming back any time soon
www.wsj.com/opinion/high...
TLDR: people here probably won’t like it, but I don’t think indirects of 70% are coming back any time soon
www.wsj.com/opinion/high...
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Under the Biden administration, tariffs paired with clean energy investments fueled record manufacturing growth.
Tariffs can yield benefits—but only when used strategically.
@toddntucker.bsky.social explores the trade-offs of Trump's vision of tariffs: rooseveltinstitute.org/public...
Tariffs can yield benefits—but only when used strategically.
@toddntucker.bsky.social explores the trade-offs of Trump's vision of tariffs: rooseveltinstitute.org/public...
How Should Progressives Respond to Trump’s Tariff Threats? - Roosevelt Institute
Throughout his campaign and during his first few weeks in office, President Donald Trump has invoked the threat of tariffs on imported products more than perhaps any president in US history. And yet, he has also backed off of many of these threats almost as quickly.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Under the Biden administration, tariffs paired with clean energy investments fueled record manufacturing growth.
Tariffs can yield benefits—but only when used strategically.
@toddntucker.bsky.social explores the trade-offs of Trump's vision of tariffs: rooseveltinstitute.org/public...
Tariffs can yield benefits—but only when used strategically.
@toddntucker.bsky.social explores the trade-offs of Trump's vision of tariffs: rooseveltinstitute.org/public...
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Thank you @JPAL_NA for featuring our work! Excited that the study was recently accepted in @JHealthEcon (link in next tweet). A short 🧵:
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February 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thank you @JPAL_NA for featuring our work! Excited that the study was recently accepted in @JHealthEcon (link in next tweet). A short 🧵:
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Postdoc opportunity on industrial policies and related topics at the Reimagining the Economy program at Harvard www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...
CID Visiting Researcher Program
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February 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Postdoc opportunity on industrial policies and related topics at the Reimagining the Economy program at Harvard www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...
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Professional update:
I've joined the Reimagining the Economy Project @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @harvardmwc.bsky.social as a senior research fellow, alongside Gordon Hanson, Dani Rodrik (@drodrik.bsky.social), @rohansandhu.bsky.social, and their excellent team.
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I've joined the Reimagining the Economy Project @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @harvardmwc.bsky.social as a senior research fellow, alongside Gordon Hanson, Dani Rodrik (@drodrik.bsky.social), @rohansandhu.bsky.social, and their excellent team.
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Heather Boushey and Todd Tucker join Malcolm Wiener Center and the Reimagining the Economy Project as senior research fellows
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Malcolm Wiener Center and Reimagining the Economy Project welcome Dr. Heather Boushey and Dr. Todd Tucker.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Professional update:
I've joined the Reimagining the Economy Project @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @harvardmwc.bsky.social as a senior research fellow, alongside Gordon Hanson, Dani Rodrik (@drodrik.bsky.social), @rohansandhu.bsky.social, and their excellent team.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
I've joined the Reimagining the Economy Project @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @harvardmwc.bsky.social as a senior research fellow, alongside Gordon Hanson, Dani Rodrik (@drodrik.bsky.social), @rohansandhu.bsky.social, and their excellent team.
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HKS's Mark Shepard ponders the future of America's patchwork health insurance system under Trump: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
An HKS scholar explores options for the U.S. health insurance system under Trump
Mark Shepard, a Harvard Kennedy School expert, looks at the crossroads facing the American health insurance system, a patched-together outlier.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
HKS's Mark Shepard ponders the future of America's patchwork health insurance system under Trump: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
On Saturday, February 8, Christopher "Sandy" Jencks—renowned sociologist, caring mentor, and the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy, Emeritus—passed away. The HKS community reflects on his monumental presence in the field and in their lives: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
A giant in his field and a caring mentor, Christopher “Sandy” Jencks has died at 88
Jencks helped pioneer the study of inequality and developed generations of scholars.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
On Saturday, February 8, Christopher "Sandy" Jencks—renowned sociologist, caring mentor, and the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy, Emeritus—passed away. The HKS community reflects on his monumental presence in the field and in their lives: www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
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Wrote up some of my thoughts on why courts can’t be the only line of defense on US constitutional governance
Thanks to The Conversation for publishing it!
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Thanks to The Conversation for publishing it!
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Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks
The problem goes beyond the political leanings of judges to the speed of change and the administration’s apparent willingness to ignore court rulings it dislikes.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Wrote up some of my thoughts on why courts can’t be the only line of defense on US constitutional governance
Thanks to The Conversation for publishing it!
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Thanks to The Conversation for publishing it!
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HKS's @marcellaalsan.bsky.social joined the History Channel's HISTORY This Week podcast to discuss the American Medical Association's historical resistance to national health care: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
When America Almost Had Universal Healthcare
Podcast Episode · HISTORY This Week · 02/10/2025 · 36m
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February 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
HKS's @marcellaalsan.bsky.social joined the History Channel's HISTORY This Week podcast to discuss the American Medical Association's historical resistance to national health care: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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What should/will Trump do on the proposed Nippon - US Steel merger?
I spoke with Morgan Chalfant of @semafor.com about the stakes, and the sector's unique dynamic of labor unions being stewards of long-term investment.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
I spoke with Morgan Chalfant of @semafor.com about the stakes, and the sector's unique dynamic of labor unions being stewards of long-term investment.
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Is Nippon Steel buying US Steel a US national security risk?
Trump’s recent comments revive a debate about foreign investment and US national security.
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February 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
What should/will Trump do on the proposed Nippon - US Steel merger?
I spoke with Morgan Chalfant of @semafor.com about the stakes, and the sector's unique dynamic of labor unions being stewards of long-term investment.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
I spoke with Morgan Chalfant of @semafor.com about the stakes, and the sector's unique dynamic of labor unions being stewards of long-term investment.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...