William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor About Christopher Berry Christopher R. Berry is the William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the College. He is the Director of the Center for Municipal Finance. Professor Berry's research interests include American politics, metropolitan governance, municipal finance, and intergovernmental fiscal relations. He is the author of Imperfect Union: Representation and Taxation in Multilevel Governments, winner of the Best Book Award in Urban Politics from the American Political Science Association, Theory and Credibility (with Scott Ashworth and Ethan Bueno de Mesquita), and many other scholarly publications. Professor Berry's research has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the Chicago Tribune, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and many other outlets. Professor Berry is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. For access to Professor Berry's writings, please visit his research website. To learn more about his research on property tax fairness, visit www.propertytaxproject.uchicago.edu. Contact Information Room 2027 773.702.5939 crberry@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Research Website Recent News Alumni Profile: Natasia Engeline, MPP’22 Thu., June 08, 2023 Alumni Profile: Noah Fischer, MPP’23 Tue., June 06, 2023 More news Upcoming Events Harris Public Policy Information Session Fri., June 09, 2023 | 8:30 AM Faculty Spotlight: ESG and Impact Investing with Professor Justin Marlowe Mon., June 19, 2023 | 8:00 AM More events