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Clair Brown - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs Location: On Campus
URAP team focuses on the Sustainable, Shared-Prosperity Policy Index (SSPI), which pulls together data for over 50 policies across 66 countries to evaluate how well national policies support people and the planet. The SSPI This year the SSPI team will analyze how policies vary across regions and across countries...
Social SciencesClair Brown - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs Location: On Campus
This project focuses on the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, which is currently a bill being considered by the California legislature. Students will learn about the bill, and add to the economic analysis of the bill that earlier URAP teams did. Here is a report on the Economic Analysis of...
Social SciencesTamma Carleton - Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs Location: On Campus
We are looking for highly motivated students interested in conducting research and analyses on a project investigating the impacts of climate change on human migration at global scale. This research initiative aims to leverage large historical datasets to empirically quantify how human migration responds to climate change, both within and...
Social Sciences Environmental IssuesStefano DellaVigna - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs Location: On Campus
This URAP project exposes the students to 2-3 ongoing projects that the professor (Stefano) is working on. The idea of this URAP group is to provide a sampling of research at the frontier in applied behavioral economics and in other areas of applied microeconomics that Stefano works on. As such...
Social SciencesMeredith Fowlie - Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs Location: On Campus
As global temperatures rise, more and more people are being exposed to extreme heat. Coping with heat-related risks is particularly stressful for households with limited access to cooling technologies such as fans and air conditioners. We have been working in India where it's estimated that over 300...
Environmental Issues Social SciencesMeredith Fowlie - Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs Location: On Campus
As the climate changes, households are increasingly exposed to both physical and financial risks. From a homeowner’s perspective, one of the clearest manifestations of this shift is the rising cost of property insurance in high-hazard areas. Insurance premium increases can convey important information about risk exposure and create incentives...
Environmental Issues Social SciencesBryan Graham - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 3-5 hrs Location: On Campus
Sports analytics involves the use of data to improve training, performance and in-competition decision-making. The field has grown tremendously over the past 25+ years. Many professional and collegiate teams rely on analytics professionals for scouting, recruitment and athlete retention. Sports analytics also influences current practice in sports journalism...
Social SciencesUlrike Malmendier - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs Location: On Campus
We are looking for highly motivated apprentices interested in behavioral economics or behavioral finance research for the 2025 fall semester. You will find below the list of open projects. Expectations: - Undergraduates will be required to complete assignments weekly. They will also be required to fill out weekly reports detailing the...
Social SciencesUlrike Malmendier - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs Location: On Campus
One of the most exciting areas of research in economics is “Law and Economics/Finance." This research starts from a central question in economics: What are the causes of financial development and economic growth? Why do some countries flourish while others do not? The “Law and Finance” literature suggests that...
Social SciencesBenjamin Schoefer - Professor, Economics
Status: Current Term Now Closed Weekly Hours: to be negotiated Location: On Campus
We will conduct research in macroeconomics and labor economics. The student may work on early-stage and advanced research projects. For an overview of potential topics, please see my website: https://eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/ Please do not reach out by email before you have been selected. I cannot respond to email...
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