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, Moshe Buchinsky, Dora Costa, Michela Giorcelli, Felipe Goncalves, Daniel Haanwinckel, Adriana Lleras-Muney, Juliana Londono-Velez, Maurizio Mazzocco, Rodrigo Pinto, Yotam Shem-Tov, Bernardo Silveira, Till von Wachter
Upcoming Workshops
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Victoria Wang*
December 4, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:25 pm in Bunche 9383
All Workshops
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Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Victoria Wang*
December 4, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:25 pm
Bunche 9383