Public Administration and International Affairs Faculty and Affiliates

Maxwell School faculty are distinguished researchers and dedicated teachers. Their scholarship on matters of domestic and global affairs help to move people, institutions, businesses and organizations forward at the local, state, regional, federal and international levels.

Maxwell faculty serve on the editorial boards of major peer-reviewed publications and come from positions of leadership and influence across sectors. Their active membership and participation in professional organizations help inform both teaching and research and expand the network of Maxwell faculty and students.

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Social Policy (Aging, Education, Health, Welfare)

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Robert Bifulco

Robert Bifulco

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Ph.D., Public Administration, Syracuse University, 2001

Areas of Expertise

Education finance and policy, program evaluation
Leonard Burman

Leonard Burman

Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Institute Fellow, Urban Institute

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1985

Areas of Expertise

Federal tax policy, budget policy, tax expenditures, the individual alternative minimum tax, the changing role of taxation in social policy
Jun Li

Jun Li

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Ph.D., School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 2020

Areas of Expertise

Health economics, health services research, post-acute and long-term care
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Leonard M. Lopoo

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics

Director, Maxwell X Lab

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001

Areas of Expertise

Child and family policy, behavioral economics, economic demography
Amy Ellen Schwartz

Amy Ellen Schwartz

Professor Emerita, Economics Department

Professor Emerita, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Ph.D., Columbia University, 1989

Areas of Expertise

Public economics, economics of education, urban economics, health economics
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Ying Shi

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Ph.D., Duke University, 2017

Areas of Expertise

Economics of education, labor economics, political economy
Emily Wiemers

Emily Wiemers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

O’Hanley Faculty Scholar

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Ph.D., University of California, 2009

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, demography, economics of aging, household behavior and family economics, health economics
John M. Yinger

John M. Yinger

Trustee Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Trustee Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

Ph.D., Princeton University, 1975

Areas of Expertise

State and local government finance, education, urban policy, discrimination in housing
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