Faculty Projects

Take a look at some of the research projects that are currently underway at Chicago Harris. For more information on specific projects, visit our Faculty Web Pages and Centers.

Incarcerated Mothers Project

The rate of incarceration of women in the U.S. is rising dramatically. This project seeks to examine the long-term effects of maternal incarceration on the children of these women and the implications of these consequences for the justice system as a whole.
 

Pritzker Consortium on Early Childhood Development

Recognizing the critically important role the first five years of life play in determining human potential, the Pritzker Consortium on Early Childhood Development brings together the world's leading experts to identify when and how child intervention programs can be most influential.
 

Chicago Harris's NLSY97 Data

Flat Files from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort
 

The Measurement of Poverty in the U.S.: Evaluating Current and Proposed Methods

This web site is designed to provide information on poverty measurement in the U.S. The information presented here is drawn from joint research by Bruce D. Meyer of the Harris School and James X. Sullivan of the University of Notre Dame, as well as other poverty research.