Radio Harris

The "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" author talks about the reaction to his book, whether economists are wasting their time with useless math and why he thinks climate change is the next frontier of inequality.

Behavioral scientists at Chicago Harris spent months studying whether cheap, easy nudges could get parents to read to their kids more. Now the results are in.

On September 30, the Pearson Family Foundation donated $100 million to University of Chicago, creating an institute to confront the new era of global conflicts with data-driven analysis.

Lisa Ellman, MPP/JD'05, shares her journey from Harris student to Obama advisor and drone policy expert - and why she's looking forward to the upcoming Women in Public Leadership program.

Professor Bruce Meyer is working to help Congress usher in a new age of evidence-based policycraft.

Visiting Fellow Alan Wiseman of Vanderbilt University found out what it takes to move bills through Congress.

There's a calculus to factional conflict, Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita finds - and it's challenging the conventional wisdom about violence.

Lecturer Rebecca Sive weighs in on the challenges and opportunities that Hillary Clinton faces as the first prominent female in the 2016 presidential race.

When millions of homeowners defaulted on their mortgages in 2008, many pointed the finger at two less obvious culprits: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two mega mortgage buyers had been picking up risky loans and selling them with a guarantee of repayment. This amplified the housing crisis and forced the Federal government to bail them out. Ever since, there's been a serious movement to dismantle Fannie and Freddie. But last week, Chicago Harris Professor Benjamin Keys released a paper suggesting that Fannie and Freddie might be doing the economy a hidden favor by redistributing risk and cash - to the tune of $20 billion.

Last month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decided to move its historic Doomsday Clock forward two minutes. Spurred by the growing concerns about climate change and the lack of progress in nuclear disarmament, the clock now sits at three minutes to midnight. Kennette Benedict, director of the Bulletin and lecturer at Chicago Harris, discusses what the decision means - and why she hasn't given up hope.