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Dmitri Koustas

Q&A: Assistant Professor Dmitri Koustas Discusses the US Gig Economy

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Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab Introduces Mobile App to Spur Quality Parent-Child Conversation

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The University of Chicago Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab (BIP Lab) is excited to announce the launch of its innovative free mobile app, Chat2Learn, an award-winning, evidence-based messaging program for caregivers of 3-to-6-year-old children.
Brendon Krall

Alumni Profile: Brendon Krall, MPP’23

Alumni profile
“My position dovetails perfectly with my long-term interest in improving educational outcomes.”

How Trump tariff whiplash could affect Illinois families and industry

In the News
Prof. Steven Durlauf tells 'CBS News' how even if sweeping tariffs do not go into effect, key Illinois industries could still be hurt

Tariffs, Trade & Tech, Oh My! Gina Raimondo Speaks

Alumni, Students, Special Events, Visiting Speakers

Capstone Projects Archive | 2023 - 2024

Chicago Through a Policy Lens 2.0 In the fall of 2023, eight fourth-year Public Policy Studies majors at the University of Chicago came together for their Capstone experience, a Project that would entail (among other undertakings) each of them writing a professional quality policy essay with a connection to Chicagoland. For most of the participants, their chosen topic was new to them, but a few months later, they were experienced hands. We are pleased to present their resulting essays. 
Megan Sanders

Alumni Profile: Megan Sanders, MPP’24

Alumni profile
“Harris is a place for people looking for answers to the questions they are most passionate about and are ready to explore and engage with opportunities to get closer to those answers."
Crime Lab

Crime Lab: $15 Million Gift from Sue Ling Gin Foundation Will Help Reduce Chicago’s Gun Violence by Training Chicago Police Supervisors

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The Sue Ling Gin Foundation is making an unprecedented gift of $15 million over five years for the development and implementation of a world class leadership and management education for Chicago’s police supervisors.
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World’s First Particulate Pollution Market Reduced Pollution and Increased Industry Profits

Research
Experiment finds that the cap-and-trade market in Gujarat, India reduced pollution by 20 to 30 percent while reducing industrial plants’ pollution abatement costs by more than 10 percent and increasing compliance with the law.

Overall Outcomes

Harris students are passionate, driven, and committed to positive change. Rigorous coursework in microeconomics, statistics, and analytical politics equips students with the quantitative and analytical skills to evaluate and recommend sound policies in a variety of contexts.
Jens Ludwig

Professor Jens Ludwig Analyzes the Use of AI in Econometrics in New Working Paper

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EMP Outcomes

Evening Master's Program graduates are leading organizations through today's complex policy challenges. The part-time Evening Master's Program (EMP) develops informed leaders and decisions makers with a deep understanding of policy fundamentals and a strong foundation in analytical tools.