Department · vaiu-pol-policy-*
The analytic craft of policy — economics, quantitative methods, program evaluation, and the design and appraisal of public programs across policy domains.
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Department chair
Policy Analysis
Policy design, cost-benefit analysis, and decision analysis.
Professor
Public Economics
Taxation and public finance, market failures, and welfare economics.
Professor
Program Evaluation
Causal inference, randomized evaluations, and impact assessment.
Professor
Quantitative Methods & Data Science
Applied statistics, econometrics, and data science for policy.
Professor
Regulation & Risk
Regulatory design, risk analysis, and behavioral policy.
Professor
Science, Technology & Digital Policy
AI and data governance, innovation policy, and digital regulation.