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Hello! I’m Matthew, and I’m a concentrator in Government on the Data Science track with a secondary in Psychology from Brookline, MA. Outside of HODP, I love reading anything fantasy and trying to code new kinds of graphs in R!

Existing public discourse suggests that people are more likely to perceive elections as fair when the outcome aligns with their personal preferences or political beliefs. Understanding the process of electoral trust is essential in explaining political polarization and reactions to election outcomes.

Does a Crimson degree guarantee a spot at Boston’s top hospitals? We analyzed the data to find out where Harvard medical alumni actually end up.

How do differing social identities affect the favorability of migrants in different countries?

How are Cambridge’s salaries reflected in its budget?

Beyond endowment numbers and tuition revenue, Harvard’s IRS filings reveal the lesser-known entities that manage property, investments, and operations worldwide.

For this blog post, I wanted to analyze how the factors of years of education, race, and reported psychological disorders affected median household income. There is much ongoing debate about whether a college degree is worth it and whether or not race and reported psychological disorders diminish the value of one’s education.

Migration has been a very contentious topic as of late, as well as debates over where migrants come from and where they ultimately migrate to. This blog post explores the relationship between a country’s migration rate and income level.