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Bruce D. Meyer

Professor Bruce Meyer and Nikolas Mittag (PhD’13) Awarded Prestigious Dennis J. Aigner Award

News
The Journal of Econometrics (JoE) has awarded the 2019 Dennis J. Aigner Award to Professor Bruce D. Meyer and Nikolas Mittag, PhD’13. The award recognizes the best paper in empirical economics published in the JoE in 2017 or 2018.

Harris Public Policy Reception and UChicago MLK Celebration

Admissions
Please join us for a reception followed by a UChicago MLK Celebration.
Liz Corrigan

Student Profile: Liz Corrigan, Evening Master’s Program, Class of 2020

Student profile
Corrigan sees many applications of a public policy degree to the emergency management field, especially the intersection of natural disasters and climate change.
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Decision Release and the Application Reading Experience

This is an exciting time for our admissions team. We are preparing to release decisions to students who submitted their completed application for the Round 1 deadline on December 1. It was a pleasure getting to know more about you, all that you have done to improve your communities, and all that you are planning to do with a graduate degree in public policy. We asked our recruiters to weigh in on their reading experience, and here is what they said.
Brett Goldstein

Urban Legend

https://youtu.be/pWxX_skZuQo

Mentor Night Out for Knowledge

Alumni
The Harris Mentor Program cordially invites you to join us for a night of networking and professional development.
Government Programs

How Can We Evaluate Government Programs If We Can't Trust the Data?

Harris Innovation and Social Impact Panel

Alumni
Join Harris alumni & friends in Mexico City for an evening panel and reception celebrating innovation and social impact in public policy
Kimberly Driggins

Filled with Passion for Place, Kimberly Driggins, MPP'95, Works to Build Healthy Communities

News
Lured by the prospect of inventing something entirely new and leaving her mark on U.S. housing policy, Kimberly C. Driggins, MPP'95, has taken her characteristic passion back to Washington, D.C.
A photo of Ugandan bank notes.

Case Study: An Anti-Vote-Buying Campaign in Uganda's 2016 Election

Research
Vote-buying is endemic in many countries around the world – even in countries where politicians regularly vie for public office through competitive elections.