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 Harris Public Policy Selects 2022-2023 Common Read Fri., June 24, 2022 Alumni Profile: Varsha Sivaram, MPP’19 Thu., June 23, 2022 More news Upcoming Events Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session Wed., June 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM Virtual Event Chicago, IL 60637 United States UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in Chicago, IL Fri., July 01, 2022 | 2:00 PM Plein Air Cafe 5751 South Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events