Policy Discourse and Decision Making
A Message From Daniel Galvin, Program Chair
From the partisan divide on COVID-19 to systemic racial injustices to impediments to democratic participation, political institutions are being tested like never before. IPR faculty examine how political, social, and economic dynamics affect institutional operations and decision-making processes in the United States. Researchers analyze the interplay between political institutions, political behavior, and public policies.
Working Papers
Recently published articles and working papers in this program area include:
Adriana Lleras-Muney, Hannes Schwandt, and Laura Wherry. 2024. Poverty and Health (WP-24-26).
Adriana Corredor-Waldron, Janet Currie, and Molly Schnell. 2024. Drivers of Racial Differences in C-Sections (WP-24-24).
Sarah Collier Villaume, Aurelie Ouss, Jonathan Guryan, and Emma Adam. 2024. A Meditation on Multidisciplinarity, in the Context of a School-Based Meditation Intervention (WP-24-04).
Faculty Experts
Representing the fields of political science, economics, social policy, psychology, and sociology, faculty delve into the worlds of politics, institutions, and policymaking.
Events
Democratizing Water Security for All: Policy Lessons at the Intersection of Global Health and Synthetic Biology
Sera Young, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Health and Morton O. Schapiro IPR Faculty Fellow
Promoting Ethnic-Racial Identity Exploration in School-Based Settings: Opportunities, Challenges, and Initial Results from a Randomized Control Trial
Emma Adam, Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and IPR Fellow