“Everyone’s business”: Experts talk loneliness and impact at HKS
Policymakers and scholars discuss using policy to address loneliness and build connection at a recent Harvard Kennedy School panel.
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Research
A Research Agenda for Making Evidence Useful, Usable, and Used
Despite growing investments in evidence-based policymaking, a significant gap remains between the production of policy-relevant research and the use of evidence to impact policy.
The Double Bind of Precarious Work: Creating Need and Undermining Support
For most adults in the United States, participation in the labor force is a normative expectation and a pre-requisite for social acceptance and inclusion.
Fair Workweek Laws in the U.S.: An Appraisal of Intended and Unintended Consequences.
Fair Workweek laws, implemented in several large cities and one state, represent a new wave of innovation in a century of contestation and legislation around work time.
The prevalence and consequences of punitive time and attendance policies in the food and retail industries
Work time control and flexibility are beneficial for workers, but many low-income, hourly workers face rigid expectations to be available for all scheduled shifts without modification.
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Watch & Listen
Harvard professor explains the basics of universal basic income
In this video, Professor Akee discusses the basics of universal basic income, what his review of Tribal casino’s UBI payments found, and common arguments against this program.
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