Specializations Data Analytics Specialization Education Policy Specialization Energy & Environmental Policy Specialization Finance & Policy Specialization Gender and Policy Specialization Global Conflict Studies Specialization Health Policy Specialization International Policy & Development Specialization Markets & Regulation Specialization Municipal Finance Specialization Social and Economic Inequality Specialization Survey Research Specialization Certificates Outside Harris The study of social and economic inequality is one of the cornerstones of the Harris School of Public Policy. The goal of this specialization is to introduce students to modern theories of inequality and the empirical study of those theories. Topics include early childhood sources of income inequality, discrimination in the labor market and in other institutions, segregation in housing markets, the impact of migration on the measurement of inequality, and the roles of peer effects.Application ProcessThe specialization is open to Harris Public Policy graduate students only. Please indicate your intent to pursue this specialization using the Harris Specialization Declaration Form.For specialization registration questions, please reach out to harrisregistration@uchicago.edu.Planning for the SpecializationFor information on which quarter(s) each course will be offered, see the Harris Courses page and filter by specialization. Specialization RequirementsThe specialization requires completion of at least two courses from the “Required courses” list, along with two additional courses that come from either the “Required courses” list or the “Elective courses” list (four courses total). No required course substitutions are allowed.Students must achieve at least a B- grade in each course. No course may be taken on a pass/fail basis. The courses do not need to be taken in a particular order.Pick Two Required CoursesPPHA 37910 Race and Ethnic Differences in Health: Epidemiology, Behavior, and PolicyPPHA 40700 Early Childhood: Human Capital Development and Public PolicyECON 34930 / PPHA 33230 Inequality: Theory, Methods and EvidenceNot offered in 24-25 PPHA 39404 Inequality, Household Finance, and Tax PolicyPPHA 41720 Discrimination in the Labor MarketElective CoursesPPHA 30602 Child and Family Policy and Research (must submit substitution form)PPHA 35240 Education, Inequality and Economic DevelopmentPPHA 38715 Housing Policy in the United States (must submit substitution form)PPHA 41740 Gender and PolicyPPHA 60000 Policy Labs (with permission of the Specialization Director)Not offered in 24-25 PPHA 34241 Household Finance: Theory and ApplicationsSpecialization ContactDan Black, Specialization DirectorDan BlackEmail danblack@uchicago.eduProfessorDan Black Dan A. Black is a professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. His research focuses on labor economics and applied econometrics.