Irving Harris Professor in Urban Policy About Jeffrey Grogger Jeff Grogger, the Irving Harris Professor in Urban Policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, has authored dozens of scholarly articles focusing on problems of low-income populations. An applied microeconomist, he has worked on issues including crime, education, migration, and various aspects of racial inequality. He is a leading authority on social insurance programs and on US welfare reform. Grogger received a PhD in economics from the University of California, San Diego. Before joining Harris, he taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has served as a coeditor of the Journal of Human Resources, as Chair of the National Longitudinal Surveys Technical Review Committee, as a research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research, and as a research fellow with the Institute for the Study of Labor. Books Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change, with Lynn A. Karoly. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005 Contact Information Room 2033 773.542.3533 jgrogger@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Recent News More news Trina Reynolds-Tyler, MPP'20, Wins Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting Wed., May 08, 2024 Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero Connects Fallow Lengths to Land Ownership and Looks to the Future of International Development Tue., May 07, 2024 Student Profile: Evy Lanai, MPP Class of 2025 Tue., May 07, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Persuasive Writing Credential (PWC) Alumni Roundtable Mon., May 13, 2024 | 7:30 PM Ask Admissions: Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program Mon., May 13, 2024 | 8:30 PM Monetary Policy and International Finance (MPIF) Mini Class with Zefeng Chen Tue., May 14, 2024 | 7:00 AM