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The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, also referred to as "Harris Public Policy," is the
public policy school A public policy school is typically a university program that teaches students policy analysis, policy studies, public policy, political economy, urban planning, public administration, international relations, security studies, political science, ...
of the
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...
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, United States. It is located on the University's main campus in Hyde Park. The school's namesake is businessman
Irving B. Harris Irving B. Harris (August 4, 1910 – September 25, 2004) was an American businessman and philanthropist. With his brother Neison, he co-founded the Toni Home Permanent Company, which was sold to the Gillette Safety Razor Co. in January 1948 for $ ...
, who made a donation that established the Harris School in 1986. In addition to
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and
policy analysis Policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science to enable civil servants, nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of laws and elected ...
, the school requires its students to pursue training in
economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...
and
statistics Statistics (from German: '' Statistik'', "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a scientific, indust ...
through preliminary examinations and course requirements. Harris Public Policy offers joint degrees with the
Booth School of Business The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth or Booth) is the graduate business school of the University of Chicago. Founded in 1898, Chicago Booth is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and is associated with 10 N ...
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School of Social Service Administration The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, formerly called the School of Social Service Administration (SSA), is the school of social work at the University of Chicago. History The school was founded in 1903 by minister and s ...
, and the Graduate Division of the Social Sciences. In 2014, Harris Public Policy received two gifts totaling $32.5 million for a physical expansion. A former residence hall designed by architect
Edward Durell Stone Edward Durell Stone (March 9, 1902 – August 6, 1978) was an American architect known for the formal, highly decorative buildings he designed in the 1950s and 1960s. His works include the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, the Museo de A ...
was renovated and renamed The Keller Center, housing the Harris School of Public Policy as of 2019. The Keller Center's Forum provides a venue for speakers and open work space. Harris is ranked third among policy analysis schools in the United States, and listed as the third best public policy institution globally in the field of economics research by RePEc.


History

The Harris School of Public Policy was predated by the Committee on Public Policy and The University of Chicago Center for Policy Study. The Center on Public Policy, established in 1966, was a research center and so did not offer degrees. The Center hosted fellows and conferences and published research in the field of public policy, primarily urban studies and urban journalism. The Committee on Public Policy was formed to offer master's degrees to students interested in policy studies. The Committee, formed of professors employed by different academic divisions, began offering classes in 1976 to a small group of one-year Master's students who had applied internally from other graduate divisions within the University of Chicago. The Committee's long term viability was called into question for reasons including the small demand for one year master's degrees in public policy and weak administrative support for such a small program. Over the next three years the Committee began offering two year degrees, joint BA/MA degrees and PhDs, but it continued to be threatened by weak administrative support and unstable funding. In 1986 a committee of Deans recommended the Committee should secure a better endowment and become a professional school or be dissolved. At that time
Irving Harris Irving B. Harris (August 4, 1910 – September 25, 2004) was an American businessman and philanthropist. With his brother Neison, he co-founded the Toni Home Permanent Company, which was sold to the Gillette Safety Razor Co. in January 1948 for $ ...
pledged $6.9 million in order to create the public policy school, a figure he later raised to $10 million. In 1988 the Harris School of Public Policy opened in the former American Bar Association Building which it has shared with affiliates including
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and the
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. In 2019, the Harris School moved to the newly renovated Keller Center.


Curriculum

The Harris Public Policy offers the following full-time professional master's degree programs: *
Master of Public Policy The Master of Public Policy (MPP), is one of several public policy degrees. An MPP is a master's-level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. The MPP program places a focu ...
(MPP), a two-year program *
Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast t ...
(MS) in Computational Analysis and Public Policy, a two-year program offered with the Department of Computer Science * Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Science and Policy, a two-year program offered with
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Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
(MA) in Public Policy, a 9-month program * Master of Arts (MA) in Public Policy with Certificate in Data Analytics, a 12-month program * Master of Arts (MA) in Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods, a 15-month program Further, the school offers a Ph.D. program in public policy. Harris Public Policy offers certificates in the following concentration

* Global conflict, Global Conflict *
International Development International development or global development is a broad concept denoting the idea that societies and countries have differing levels of economic or human development on an international scale. It is the basis for international classificatio ...
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Economic Policy The economy of governments covers the systems for setting levels of taxation, government budgets, the money supply and interest rates as well as the labour market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the ec ...
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Health Policy Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society".World Health Organization''Health Policy'' accessed 22 March 2011(Web archive)/ref> According to the ...
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Municipal Finance A municipal bond, commonly known as a muni, is a bond issued by state or local governments, or entities they create such as authorities and special districts. In the United States, interest income received by holders of municipal bonds is often, ...
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Policy Analysis Policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science to enable civil servants, nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of laws and elected ...
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Political Campaign A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, by which representatives are chosen or referen ...
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Survey Research In research of human subjects, a survey is a list of questions aimed for extracting specific data from a particular group of people. Surveys may be conducted by phone, mail, via the internet, and also at street corners or in malls. Surveys are us ...
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Health Administration Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks ...
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Global Health Global health is the health of the populations in the worldwide context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide". Problem ...
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Computational Social Science Computational social science is the academic sub-discipline concerned with computational approaches to the social sciences. This means that computers are used to model, simulate, and analyze social phenomena. Fields include computational economics ...


Dual degrees

Harris Public Policy partners with other professional schools and divisions within the University of Chicago to offer accelerated joint/dual degrees. * MPP/MA – Joint Degree with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies * MPP/M.Div. – Joint Degree with the Divinity School * MPP/MBA – Joint Degree with the Booth School of Business * MPP/JD – Joint Degree with the Law School * MPP/MA – Joint Degree with the School of Social Service Administration * MA/MA – Dual Degree Committee on International Relations (CIR) * BA/MPP – The Professional Option Program with the College


Cooperative Programs

Harris Public Policy runs cooperative programs partnered with international institution

* Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (''Getúlio Vargas Foundation''), Instituto de Desenvolvimento Educacional (''Educational Development Institute'') * Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance,
Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC ...
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Kemmy Business School The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...
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University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in 1989 in accordance w ...
* Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (''National Council for Science and Technology of the United Mexican States'') *
Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the " SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in th ...
* The Center for Strategic Research (SAM), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)


Deans

The following professors served as Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy: * Robert T. Michael (1989-1994-Founding Dean, 1998–2002) * Don L. Coursey (1996–1998) * Susan E. Mayer (2002–2009) * Colm O'Muircheartaigh (2009–2014) *
Daniel Diermeier Daniel Diermeier (born July 16, 1965) is a German-American political scientist and university administrator. He is serving as the ninth Chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, Diermeier was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Servic ...
(2014–2016) * Kerwin Charles (interim Dean 2016-2017) * Katherine Baicker (2017–Present)


Notable faculty

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James J. Heckman James Joseph Heckman (born April 19, 1944) is a Nobel Prize-winning American economist at the University of Chicago, where he is The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College; Professor at the Harris School of Pu ...
– Nobel Prize winning economist, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor, and director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development *
Roger Myerson Roger Bruce Myerson (born March 29, 1951) is an American economist and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The Pearson Institute for the ...
– Nobel prize winning economist and game theorist, David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies *
Michael Kremer Michael Robert Kremer (born November 12, 1964) is an American development economist who is University Professor in Economics And Public Policy at the University of Chicago. He is the founding director of the Development Innovation Lab at the B ...
– Nobel prize winning developmental economist, University Professor and director of Development Innovation Lab. *
William G. Howell William G. Howell (born September 18, 1971) is an American political scientist and author. He is the Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Chicago Harris and a professor in the Department of Politic ...
– Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics; Director, Center for Effective Government; Chair, Department of Political Science *
David O. Meltzer David Owen Meltzer (born 1964) is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He holds faculty appointments in the Department of Medicine, Department of Economics and the Harris School of Public Policy Studies. He is Chief of the Section ...
– Director of the Center for Health and the Social Sciences and Chair of the Committee on Clinical and Translational Science *
Tomas J. Philipson Tomas J. Philipson is a Swedish-born American economist who served as the Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Trump administration. He departed from the position and the Council at the end of June, 2020, to return to the Un ...
– Daniel Levin Professor of Public Policy Studies, Harris School of Public Policy; Associate Faculty Member, Department of Economics *
Robert Rosner Robert Rosner (born June 26, 1947) is an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, where he is the William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor in the departments of Astronomy and Ast ...
– William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics Department of Physics, and the Enrico Fermi Institute *
Chris Blattman Christopher Blattman is a Canadian-American economist and political scientist working on conflict, crime, and international development. He is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago's Harris School ...
– Ramalee E. Pearson Professor and member of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts * James A. Robinson – British economist and political scientist; University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy *
Jens Ludwig Jens Ludwig (born 30 August 1977) is the lead guitarist and co-founder of the German power metal band Edguy. Jens has played nearly all the band's lead parts and guitar solos since their inception and is the only member of the current line-up ot ...
– McCormick Foundation Professor of Social Service Administration, Law, and Public Policy * Dan A. Black – Deputy dean and professor, senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center *
Stephen Raudenbush Stephen Webb Raudenbush (born 1946) is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Sociology and Chairman of the Committee on Education at the University of Chicago. He is best known for his development and application of hierarchical linear models (HLM) ...
– Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Sociology and the College; Chair, Committee on Education * Konstantin Sonin – John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor * Steven Durlauf – Economist and Professor of Public Policy and Education * Susan Mayer – Sociologist and Former Harris School Dean who has written books on poverty and education *
Ariel Kalil Ariel Kalil (born July 18, 1969) is a behavioral economist and developmental psychologist at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, currently serving as the director of the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy. She studi ...
- Behavioral Economist and author who co-directs the Behavioral Insights in Parenting Lab *
Damon Jones Damon Darron Jones (born August 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A combo guard, he played college baske ...
- Behavioural Economist and expert in racial inequality


References


External links


Harris School of Public Policy's Website
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