Christopher Berry

Departmental website:
https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/christopher-berry

Christopher Berry’s research interests include metropolitan governance, the politics of public finance and intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Prof. Berry is the author of Imperfect Union: Representation and Taxation in Multilevel Governments (2010), winner of the Best Book Award in Urban Politics from the American Political Science Association, and many other scholarly publications. Berry is also active in community development and was formerly a director in the MetroEdge division of ShoreBank, which was America's oldest and largest community development financial institution.

Christopher Berry

  • Title: Director, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor and Faculty Affiliate, Center for Municipal Finance, Harris School of Public Policy
  • Education: PhD, University of Chicago; MRP, Cornell University
  • Joined UChicago faculty: 2004
  • crberry@uchicago.edu

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Seven UChicago scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022

Prof. Christopher Berry

Why You’re Likely Paying An Unfair Share of Property Taxes, with Christopher Berry (Ep. 69)

Scholar explains how tax burdens fall on nation’s lowest-income homeowners

 

Property tax burdens fall on nation’s lowest-income homeowners, study finds A model of a small house sits in the shadows of much larger houses

Property tax burdens fall on nation’s lowest-income homeowners, study finds

How Unfair Property Taxes Keep Black Families From Gaining Wealth

How Unfair Property Taxes Keep Black Families From Gaining Wealth


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Leaders in sports, business and politics get credit—and blame. How much do they really deserve?

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COVID-19 pandemic inspires scholars to change course

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Politicians take credit for economic growth or reduced crime. A new study downplays their impact.

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How much do coaches impact success in sports?

Harris scholar fights to reform property tax system Bungalow-style homes

Harris scholar fights to reform property tax system

Berrios' analysts used Zillow, other shortcuts in assessing property values, documents show Berrios' analysts used Zillow, other shortcuts in assessing property values, documents show

Berrios' analysts used Zillow, other shortcuts in assessing property values, documents show