Senior Lecturer and Executive Director, Undergraduate Program About James A. Leitzel Jim Leitzel is the Executive Director of Public Policy Studies in the College. Jim’s research concerns vice policy, law and economics, and transition economics, and his books include Russian Economic Reform (Routledge, 1995), Regulating Vice (Cambridge University Press, 2008), and Law and Economics: A Guide for the Curious (Oxford University Press, 2015). Jim teaches Behavioral Economics & Policy, Public Policy Analysis, and other courses in Public Policy, Economics, and Social Sciences. Contact Information Room 3022 j-leitzel@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Sameer Shafi Warraich, MPP’22 Thu., March 28, 2024 Alumni Profile: Will Pennington, MACRM’23 Tue., March 26, 2024 Student Profile: Aïcha Camara, MSCAPP Class of 2024 Thu., March 21, 2024 Upcoming Events More events UChicago Harris International Leadership Credential Information Session Mon., April 01, 2024 | 8:00 AM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 02, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS) Chinese Alumni Roundtable Wed., April 03, 2024 | 7:00 AM