Meet the faculty and staff who lead the Center for Municipal Finance at the University of Chicago.

Christopher Berry

Academic Director, Center for Municipal Finance

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Christopher Berry

Christopher Berry's research interests are in the political economy of American local government and the politics of federal spending.

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Justin Marlow

Associate Director, Center for Municipal Finance

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Justin Marlowe

Justin Marlow's research and teaching focuses on public finance, with emphasis on public capital markets, infrastructure finance, state and local budgeting, and financial disclosure. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Public Budgeting & Finance.

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Paula R. Worthington

Senior Lecturer

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Paula R. Worthington

Paula R. Worthington has served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as a research officer, economic advisor, and senior research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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Maxwell T. Schmidt

Senior Research Associate, Center for Municipal Finance

Max Schmidt is the Center's Senior Analyst, focusing primarily on issues regarding public pensions, state and local taxation, and housing. He is also a licensed attorney focusing on matters of municipal law and administrative procedure.