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

  • Manasi Deshpande (Chicago)
    November 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm in CCPR - Public Affairs 4240

    Explaining the Historical Rise and Recent Decline in Social Security Disability Insurance Enrollment

  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Manasi Deshpande (Chicago)

    November 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    CCPR - Public Affairs 4240

    Explaining the Historical Rise and Recent Decline in Social Security Disability Insurance Enrollment

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Bocar Ba (Duke)

    December 2, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Amy Finkelstein (MIT)

    February 17, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    CCPR

    Joint with CCPR

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Costas Meghir (Yale)

    February 24, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Long Hong (ASU)

    March 3, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Pawel Krolikowski (Cleveland Fed)

    March 10, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Patrick Kline (Berkeley)

    March 31, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Francesca Truffa (Michigan)

    April 7, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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

    April 14, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Joseph Mullins (Minnesota)

    April 21, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Sara Lowes (UCSD)

    May 5, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Amanda Agan (Cornell)

    May 12, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Jim Hines (Michigan)

    May 19, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Devin Pope (Booth)

    May 26, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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  • Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - David Lee (Princeton)

    June 2, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bunche 9383

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