Harris School of Public Policy

What caused Chicago’s transit funding crisis—and what could fix it?

UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace

New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults

Findings suggest Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saved about 27,400 lives between 2010-22, including among younger adults.

How do tariffs work, and who will they impact? UChicago experts explain

In Q&A, UChicago scholars examine Trump’s policies—and what they could mean for U.S. consumers and economy

James A. Robinson to present 2025 Ryerson Lecture on April 23

Nobel laureate to examine political change in 17th-century England, including work of John Locke

Nobel laureate finds his ‘calling’ in studying the world

UChicago Prof. James A. Robinson’s decades of research have shaped our understanding of economic inequality