The Kevin Albert Family Fund supports research in applied microeconomics. Researchers affiliated with the Fund engage in research addressing a wide variety of important issues including: Changes in the “returns” to education, the effects of economic crises in developing countries; the effects of welfare reform; the efficacy of job training programs and early intervention programs for disadvantaged children; the reasons for rising health insurance costs; effects of government regulation in the market for services; social security reform; rising inequality and the economic consequences of changes in the family. The Fund also supports speaker series and special events of interest to applied microeconomists.

Fund Director: Kathleen McGarry

Affiliated Faculty: Natalie Bau, Martha Bailey, Dora Costa, Michela Giorcelli, Felipe Goncalves, Daniel Haanwinckel, Patrick Kennedy, Adriana Lleras-Muney, Juliana Londono-Velez, Maurizio Mazzocco, Yotam Shem-Tov, Bernardo Silveira, Till von Wachter

Seminars are held on Tuesdays from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in Bunche Hall 9383, unless otherwise noted. Subscribe to calendar

Upcoming Workshops

  • Applied Miniconference
    October 9, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm in Bunche 9383

    Jeff Grogger (UChicago)



    Derek Neal (UChicago)



    Steve Raphael (UC Berkeley)



    Emily Owens (UCI)

  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Applied Miniconference

    October 9, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

    Jeff Grogger (UChicago)



    Derek Neal (UChicago)



    Steve Raphael (UC Berkeley)



    Emily Owens (UCI)

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Livia Alfonsi (Harvard)

    October 20, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford)

    November 3, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Nava Ashraf (LSE)

    November 10, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Eric Zwick (Chicago Booth)

    December 1, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Yoav Goldstein (Tel Aviv University)

    December 8, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Nathaniel Hendren (MIT)

    February 16, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Brendan Moor (Notre Dame)

    February 23, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Henrik Kleven (Princeton)

    March 2, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Michael Ricks (UNL)

    March 9, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Hanming Fang (UPenn)

    March 30, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Nicholas Li (GWU)

    May 4, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Silvia Vannutelli (Northwestern)

    May 18, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Paula Calvo (ASU)

    June 1, 2027 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Bunche 9383

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