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

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Upcoming Workshops

  • Ryan Longmuir
    October 26, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in Bunche 9383

  • Jiin Yeom
    November 16, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in Bunche 9383

  • Jake Anderson
    November 30, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in Bunche 9383

  • Jimmy Kim
    March 29, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in Bunche 9383

  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - Liang Tan

    September 28, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:20 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - Jacopo Ballabio

    September 29, 2026 @ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - Maria Elena Guerrero

    October 5, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:20 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - Fanwen Zhu

    October 6, 2026 @ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - TJ Hedin

    October 12, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:20 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - Nathaniel Barlow

    October 13, 2026 @ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Santiago Mosquera

    October 19, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Ryan Longmuir

    October 26, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Estefanía Saravia

    November 2, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Madison Sievers

    November 9, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Jiin Yeom

    November 16, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Jake Anderson

    November 30, 2026 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Talia Lieberman / Kelsey Figone

    February 22, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Carson Zhang / Victor Li

    March 1, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Estefanía Saravia

    March 8, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Jimmy Kim

    March 29, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Charlie Hutchinson

    April 5, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Reid Dickerson / David Yu

    April 12, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Arun Ramesh / Cheyenne Quijano

    April 19, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Biying Xu / Jack Hays

    April 26, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Jake Anderson

    May 3, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Aron Walker / Pedro Cabra-Acela

    May 10, 2027 @ 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
    Bunche 9383

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