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.
Research areas
Faculty directory
Department chair · Policy Analysis
Prof. Luca Blythe
Policy design, cost-benefit analysis, and decision analysis.
Professor · Public Economics
Prof. Ismael Sten
Taxation and public finance, market failures, and welfare economics.
Professor · Program Evaluation
Prof. Petra Vex
Causal inference, randomized evaluations, and impact assessment.
Professor · Quantitative Methods & Data Science
Prof. Rosa Volk
Applied statistics, econometrics, and data science for policy.
Professor · Regulation & Risk
Prof. Aisha Goss
Regulatory design, risk analysis, and behavioral policy.
Professor · Science, Technology & Digital Policy
Prof. Elif Gale
AI and data governance, innovation policy, and digital regulation.
