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.
2024–25 Job Market Candidates
Ari Anisfeld
Job Market Paper
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
Emileigh Harrison
Job Market Papers
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
Job Market Paper
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
Job Market Paper
Social Learning in Segregated Networks
Research Fields
- Development
- Political Economy
- Social Networks
Faculty Advisors
- James Robinson
- Steven Durlauf
- Oeindrila Dube
- Leonardo Bursztyn
Goya Razavi
Job Market Paper
Research Fields
- Labor Economics
- Economics of Education
- Urban Economics
Faculty Advisors
- Steven Durlauf
- Atila Abdulkadiroglu
- Dan Black
- James Heckman
Rohen Shah
Job Market Paper
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.