The doctoral program at Harris Public Policy prepares students interested in research-oriented careers in such areas as crime, education, conflict, health, microeconomics, and political economy.

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Ari Anisfeld
Ari Anisfeld

Ari Anisfeld

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Language, Identity and Ethnic Cohesion in Schools

Research Fields

  • Labor Economics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Development Economics

Faculty Advisors

  • Steven Durlauf
  • Lesley Turner
  • Anjali Adukia
  • Raul Sanchez de la Sierra
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    Emileigh Harrison

    Emileigh Harrison

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    Impact of Free Community College: Evidence from Chicago

    Separation of Church and State Curricula? Examining Public and Religious Private School Textbooks

    Research Fields

    • Labor Economics
    • Economics of Education

    Faculty Advisors

    • Anjali Adukia
    • Steven Durlauf
    • Marianne Bertrand
    • Michael Dinerstein
    Kisoo Kim
    Kisoo Kim

    Kisoo Kim

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    Lame Duck by Primary: Effects of Electoral Incentives on U.S. House Representatives

    Research Fields

    • American Politics
    • Legislative Politics
    • Political Economy

    Faculty Advisors

    • Anthony Fowler
    • Scott Ashworth
    • Jon Rogowski
    Pepi Pandiloski

    Pepi Pandiloski

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    Social Learning in Segregated Networks

    Research Fields

    • Development
    • Political Economy
    • Social Networks

    Faculty Advisors

    • James Robinson
    • Steven Durlauf
    • Oeindrila Dube
    • Leonardo Bursztyn
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    Goya Razavi

    Goya Razavi

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    Universal Higher Education and Upward Mobility: Degree Returns, Admission Policies and Student Sorting

    Research Fields

    • Labor Economics
    • Economics of Education
    • Urban Economics

    Faculty Advisors

    • Steven Durlauf
    • Atila Abdulkadiroglu
    • Dan Black
    • James Heckman
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    Rohen Shah

    Rohen Shah

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    When the Student Becomes the Master: A Field Experiment on Learning by Creating Math Tutoring Videos

    Research Fields

    • Experimental Economics
    • Economics of Education
    • Behavioral Economics

    Faculty Advisors

    • Ariel Kalil
    • John List
    • Jens Ludwig
    • Lesley Turner
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    Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor

    Steven Durlauf

    Steven Durlauf’s research spans many topics in microeconomics and macroeconomics. His most important substantive contributions involve the areas of poverty, inequality and economic growth.