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Graduate Programs & Deadlines to Apply

Berkeley offers a wide-range of more than 100 graduate programs, including master’s, professional, and doctoral programs. We consistently have the highest number of top-ranked doctoral programs in the nation. Browse Berkeley’s graduate programs and use the filters to narrow your search and learn more about each program.   

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Application Deadline

Degree Type

GRE Requirement

African American Studies PhD

December 4, 2023

Doctoral / PhD

African American Studies

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

The African American Studies graduate program focuses on life, culture, and social organization (broadly defined) of persons of African descent. Africa, North America, and the Caribbean are central components of the program. Students are expected to apply a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the international…

Degree Type(s)

Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD

December 1, 2023

Agricultural & Resource Econonomics

Application Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics offers programs leading to PhD degrees. Due to quota limitations, students are rarely admitted for the master's degree, although it may be awarded to students who are pursuing work toward the PhD in our program (or in another field…

Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD

December 11, 2023

Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology Graduate Group

Application Deadline: December 11, 2023

The interdisciplinary program of graduate study in Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology (AHMA) is conducted by a group that includes more than 20 faculty members affiliated with seven different Berkeley departments as well as the Graduate Theological Union. A chair, a graduate…

Anthropology 5th-Year MA

April 15, 2024

Masters / Professional

Anthropology

Application Deadline: April 15, 2024

The Department of Anthropology offers a PhD in Anthropology, with concentrations in Sociocultural Anthropology, Archaeology, or Biological Anthropology. The PhD in Anthropology is concerned with diverse analytic and substantive problems in the contemporary world and includes research sites across the United States and around the world.…

Other Options

For UC Berkeley Students

Anthropology PhD

Applied mathematics phd.

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics offers both a PhD program in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Students are admitted for specific degree programs: the PhD in Mathematics or PhD in Applied Mathematics. Requirements for the Mathematics and Applied Mathematics PhDs differ only in minor respects, and no distinction is…

Applied Science & Technology PhD

Applied Sciences & Technology Graduate Group

The Applied Science and Technology graduate group is administered by the College of Engineering. The program is aimed at students with research interests that are truly interdisciplinary. Faculty members associated with the program are drawn from several departments within the College of Engineering, as well as…

Architecture & City Planning MArch/MCP

December 15, 2023

Masters / Professional, Concurrent

Architecture

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023

The department offers an accredited professional Master of Architecture (MArch), a post-professional Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD), Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Master of Architecture (MArch) The Master of Architecture program is designed to provide students seeking their first accredited professional degree…

Architecture & Civil Engineering MArch/MS

Architecture march.

January 5, 2024

Application Deadline: January 5, 2024

Architecture MS

Architecture phd, art practice mfa.

Art Practice

The two-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program supports 12 graduate students per year and strives to graduate working artists who will continue to demonstrate significant artistic, critical and cultural impacts across a wide array of disciplines. Incoming MFA students are expected to already be deeply…

Asian Studies MA

Asian Studies Graduate Group

The Faculty Group in Asian Studies administers an interdisciplinary program leading to an M.A. degree. Utilizing the faculty and facilities of the entire university, this degree program cuts across conventional disciplinary lines and emphasizes a basic core of knowledge concerning one particular geographic area of Asia.…

Astrophysics PhD

The Department of Astronomy offers a graduate program aimed at the PhD degree in astrophysics. Entering students need not have majored in astronomy, although some background in astronomy is desirable. A strong background in physics, however, is essential. Research is a major part of the PhD program,…

Bioengineering (joint UCSF) Jt PhD

November 30, 2023

Bioengineering

Application Deadline: November 30, 2023

The Department of Bioengineering offers a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Bioengineering, PhD in Bioengineering, and a Master of Translational Medicine (MTM). The PhD and MTM are operated in partnership with UC San Francisco, and degrees are granted jointly by UCSF and UC Berkeley. Master of Engineering…

Bioengineering MEng

January 8, 2024

Application Deadline: January 8, 2024

Biophysics PhD

Biophysics Graduate Group

The Biophysics Graduate Group is an interdisciplinary PhD program hosted by the California Institute for the Biosciences (QB3). Our program trains graduate students for careers at the interface of the biological and physical sciences. This interdisciplinary group provides an opportunity for interested students to receive training…

Biostatistics MA

Many issues in the health, medical, and biological sciences are addressed by collecting and exploring relevant data. The development and application of techniques to better understand such data is the fundamental concern of the Group in Biostatistics. The program offers training in theory of statistics and…

Biostatistics PhD

Buddhist studies phd.

Buddhist Studies Graduate Group

The Berkeley Group in Buddhist Studies offers an interdisciplinary program of study and research leading to a PhD degree in Buddhist Studies. The group, which cooperates closely with the Departments of South and Southeast Asian Studies (SSEAS) and East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC), emphasizes the…

Business Administration & Law (Hastings) MBA/JD M.B.A.

See program website

Application Deadline: See program website

The Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA Program offers a rigorous general management curriculum that gives you the knowledge and skills to be a leader in any type of organization. Our career services support you in gaining access to the best jobs at the world's most selective firms,…

GRE or GMAT

Business Administration & Law MBA/JD

Business administration & masters of engineering mba/meng, business administration & public health mba/mph, business administration phd.

The Berkeley Haas PhD Program offers six fields of academic study, for a curriculum of unusual richness and breadth. Since the program enrolls only 14 to 16 new PhD students each year, you will work very closely with the faculty members in their chosen specialties. This…

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering MS

Paused for admissions

Chemistry & Biomolecular Engineering

Application Deadline: Paused for admissions

At Berkeley, graduate work in chemical and biomolecular engineering emphasizes the excitement of original research in frontier areas of applied science. Graduate students may pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering, or they may apply to the Product Development concentration to obtain an MS in Chemical Engineering.…

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering PhD

Chemical and biomolecular engineering prof ms, chemistry phd.

The Chemistry PhD program is designed towards developing the ability to do creative scientific research. Accordingly, the single most important facet of the curriculum for an individual is his or her own research project. In keeping with the goal of fostering an atmosphere of scholarly, independent…

Chinese Language PhD

East Asian Language & Culture

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers a PhD program in Chinese Language. The department only admits students into the PhD program.

As a rule, students wishing to enter the graduate program should have completed an undergraduate program comparable to the undergraduate major in this…

City & Regional Planning PhD

City & Regional Planning

The mission of the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley is to improve equity, the economy and the environment in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and metropolitan regions by creating knowledge and engagement through our teaching, research, and service. We aim to design and create…

City Planning & Civil and Environmental Engineering MCP/MS

City planning & law (hastings) mcp/jd, city planning & law mcp/jd, city planning & public health mcp/mph, civil & environmental engineering phd.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Berkeley is a place of intellectual vitality. This vitality is evident in its creative and forward-looking curricula and classroom teaching, its attentive academic mentoring, and the innovative research conducted by students and faculty. CEE focuses on developing future…

Civil & Environmental Engineering Prof MS

Civil and environmental engineering meng, classical archaeology phd.

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

The Department of Classics offers both the MA and PhD in Classical Archaeology (the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds). All students apply to the PhD program. Those with the BA as their highest degree are admitted to the MA program, while in…

Classics PhD

The program of studies which leads to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Classics at Berkeley is designed to give a thorough preparation in the fundamentals of classical scholarship while encouraging the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and the development of original research, according to…

Comparative Biochemistry PhD

Comparative Biochemistry Graduate Group

The interdisciplinary Graduate Group in Comparative Biochemistry administers the PhD degree for students interested in a biochemical and molecular approach to problems in the biological sciences. Students work under the supervision of faculty from diverse disciplines including Molecular and Cell Biology; Nutritional Science and Toxicology; Plant…

Comparative Literature PhD

Comparative Literature

Our graduate program is recognized as one of the top Comparative Literature programs in the country. The Comparative Literature department is a vibrant place for the research and study of literatures and cultures in an interdisciplinary framework, from transnational and cross-cultural perspectives. Our faculty and graduate…

Computational Biology PhD

Computational Biology Graduate Group

Under the auspices of the Center for Computational Biology, the Computational Biology Graduate Group offers the PhD in Computational Biology as well as the Designated Emphasis in Computational and Genomic Biology, a specialization for doctoral students in associated programs. The PhD is concerned with advancing knowledge…

Computational Precision Health Jt PhD (joint UCSF)

Augmented Graduate Group

Computational Precision Health (CPH) is an exploding field across both academia and industry. This rapidly evolving field integrates the tremendous advances in data science and data availability that have occurred over the past decades with expertise in clinical medicine, public health, and health care systems to…

Computer Science MS

Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) offers two graduate programs in Computer Science: the Master of Science (MS), and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Master of Science (MS) The Master of Science (MS) emphasizes research preparation and experience and, for most students, is a chance…

Computer Science MS/PhD

Masters / Professional, Doctoral / PhD

Computer Science PhD

Demography ma.

The Department of Demography offers an interdisciplinary training program leading to the MA and PhD in Demography. Demography is the systematic study of human populations, a topic central to many pressing policy issues such as the economic development of Third World countries; population aging; the environment;…

Demography PhD

Design mdes.

January 4, 2024

Design Innovation

Application Deadline: January 4, 2024

The Master of Design (MDes) degree program is a three-semester, professional graduate degree in design that integrates human-centered design with a sophisticated understanding of technology to prepare students to excel in creative practices today and design the thoughtful technologies of tomorrow. Jointly offered by the College…

Development Engineering MDevEng

March 4, 2024

Application Deadline: March 4, 2024

Designated Emphasis in Development Engineering Through coursework, research mentoring, and professional development, the Designated Emphasis in Development Engineering (DE in DevEng) prepares students to develop, pilot, and evaluate technological interventions designed to improve human and economic development within complex, low-resource settings. The DE in DevEng is an…

Development Practice MDP

Development Practice Grad Group

The UC Berkeley Master of Development Practice (MDP) is an interdisciplinary, professional degree program designed to prepare leaders to tackle the local, regional, and global challenges of the coming decades. Graduates go on to careers with meaning in non-profit, business and government organizations. Attracting experienced, engaged,…

Earth & Planetary Science PhD

Earth & Planetary Science

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences offers a PhD degree in Earth and Planetary Science. The central objective of the graduate program is to encourage creative thinking and develop the capacity for independent and original research. A strong undergraduate background in the physical sciences is…

Earth and Planetary Science 5th-Year MA (For UC Berkeley students)

Economics ma (for uc berkeley graduate students).

The Economics PhD program at UC Berkeley is designed for students interested in pursuing advanced study and conducting original research in economics. The PhD degree is awarded in recognition of the recipient's qualifications as a general economist and of the ability to make scholarly contributions in…

Economics PhD

Education cred/phd.

The Berkeley School of Education (BSE) prepares leaders in education practice, policy, and research. BSE faculty members support a vision of public education that promotes equity and social justice by empowering practitioners to meet the highest standards of engagement and enrichment in classrooms, schools, communities, and…

Education EdD

See Program Website

Application Deadline: See Program Website

Education MA

Education phd, education-admin services credential cred/ma.

Masters / Professional, Certificate / Credential

Education-Special Education (joint SFSU) JtPhD

The Doctoral Program in Special Education, offered jointly with San Francisco State University, culminates in a PhD degree. The joint program draws on the strengths of both universities in developing leaders and researchers in the field of atypical development and learning. The faculty and program resources on…

Education-Teaching Credential Cred/MA

Electrical engineering & computer sciences 5th-year ms (for uc berkeley students).

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences offers three graduate programs in Electrical Engineering: the Master of Engineering (MEng) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, the Master of Science (MS), and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Master of Engineering (MEng) The Master of Engineering (MEng) in Electrical…

Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences MEng

Electrical engineering & computer sciences ms, electrical engineering & computer sciences ms/phd, electrical engineering & computer sciences phd, endocrinology ma.

Endocrinology Graduate Group

As of Summer 2023, the Endocrinology Graduate Group has put a hold on our admissions for at least the next two years. We will not be accepting any applications in the near future. The main goal of our program is to engage students in the interdisciplinary aspects…

Endocrinology PhD

Energy & resources phd.

Energy & Resources Graduate Group

About the Energy and Resources Group The mission of the Energy and Resources Group is research and teaching towards a sustainable environment and a just society. The Energy and Resources Group is a collaborative community of graduate students, core faculty, 200 affiliated faculty and researchers across the…

Energy and Resources (M.A.) – Law (J.D.) – Berkeley

Energy and resources (m.s.) – law (j.d.) — berkeley, energy and resources ma, energy and resources ms, english phd.

The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging PhD program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed…

Environmental Health Sciences MS

Environmental Health Sciences Graduate Group

Academic degree programs in the Graduate Group in Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) are recommended for individuals with clear research interests of an interdisciplinary nature. Applicants may apply to the MS, MPH program or the PhD program. EHS is administered within the Division of Environmental Health of…

Environmental Health Sciences PhD

Environmental science, policy, & management phd.

Environmental Science Policy & Management PhD

The Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) Graduate Program provides a wealth of opportunities for students interested in careers in academia, government, and non-governmental agencies worldwide. Our faculty are internationally recognized, and ESPM is the campus hub for connections to other renowned Berkeley programs in the…

Epidemiology MS

Epidemiology Graduate Group

The Graduate Group in Epidemiology is interdisciplinary and includes faculty from a number of departments at UC Berkeley, as well as the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Students receive either an MS or PhD degree in Epidemiology from the Graduate Division of the Berkeley campus.…

Epidemiology PhD

Ethnic studies phd.

Ethnic Studies

Founded in 1984, the graduate program in Ethnic Studies is the first interdisciplinary PhD program in the U.S. dedicated to the study of comparative race and ethnicity in national, hemispheric, and global contexts. It continues to be a premier PhD program that provides rigorous interdisciplinary training…

Evening & Weekend MBA

The Berkeley MBA Program is about innovative leadership, fresh thinking, positive impact, and an incredibly talented, diverse, collaborative community--one that forms an invaluable, lifelong network. As a top-ranked program of its kind, the Evening & Weekend Berkeley MBA Program offers you the rigor of a premier…

Film & Media PhD

Film and Media

PhD in Film and Media Students in the Film and Media PhD are encouraged to situate moving images within the larger theoretical and analytical frameworks of a range of other disciplines. They integrate the traditions of history, law, literature, cultural studies, gender studies, and political theory to…

Folklore MA

Folklore Graduate Group

The interdisciplinary Folklore Program at the University of California, Berkeley trains intellectual leaders in folkloristics for the twenty-first century. We seek to provide a deep, critical, and theoretically-informed reading of folklore scholarship from the seventeenth century through the present. We urge students to develop a particular…

Forestry 5th Year MF (UCB students)

The Master of Forestry (MF) degree is the advanced professional forestry degree granted by the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM). The student who has completed an undergraduate curriculum in forestry is usually broadly trained in the principles of forestry but has not yet…

Forestry MF

Environmental Science Policy & Management

The French Departments doctoral program reflects the interdisciplinary priorities that have long defined the pursuit of knowledge here at Berkeley. We are thus committed not only to providing students strong coverage of the field of French and Francophone literature and culture, but also to doing so…

Full-Time MBA

Geography phd.

Geography is an inquiry into the patterns and processes that make up the surface of the Earth. It is a broad field of inquiry that, in our department, includes glaciers and climate change, the origins of agriculture and the evolution of plant life, the culture of…

The graduate program emphasizes seminars that provide an in-depth study of specialized areas in German literature, culture, and language. Instruction in methodology is provided for graduate student instructors and prospective teachers, and seminars in applied linguistics and second-language acquisition provide a theoretical and practical foundation for…

Global Studies MA

Global Studies Graduate Group

The MA degree in Global Studies (GS) is a one-year Masters program. It is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide the fundamentals of contemporary international issues as well as detailed knowledge on particular world regions or countries. The MA degree in Global Studies provides wide flexibility…

Health and Medical Sciences (Joint UCSF) MS (Dept pre-approval to apply)

Round 1: December 1 2023; Round 2: February 15, 2024

Health & Medical Sciences Graduate Group Group

Application Deadline: Round 1: December 1 2023; Round 2: February 15, 2024

The UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP) is a five-year graduate/medical degree program. The pre-clerkship years are spent at UC Berkeley, engaging in a leading-edge integrated problem-based-learning medical curriculum while simultaneously earning a master's degree (MS) in the Health and Medical Sciences at UC Berkeley's School…

Department Pre-Approval

Health Policy PhD

Health Policy Graduate Group

The PhD Program in Health Policy at UC Berkeley is distinguished by its interdisciplinary application of the social and behavioral science disciplines to real-world health issues. Students select a specialty field from among three tracks (Health Economics, Organizations & Management, and Population Health Sciences) while receiving…

Hispanic Languages & Literatures PhD

Spanish & Portuguese

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers the PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures (HLL) with three possible tracks: Hispanic and Latin American Literatures and Cultures, Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures, and Hispanic Linguistics. All graduate students are required to develop broad expertise across a number of…

History of Art PhD

The Department of History of Art offers a two-stage integrated master's and doctoral program (MA/PhD) in preparation for college teaching, writing, and specialized curatorial careers. Students are not admitted to work for a terminal MA degree, though students may apply for the MA after meeting Stage…

History PhD

The Department of History offers a PhD program in History. The program prepares the student in four selected fields of study: Three fields of history (called the first, second, and third field) and one field in another discipline (called the outside field). Students indicate their choice…

Industrial Engineering & Operations Research 5th-year MS (For UC Berkeley students)

Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) offers four graduate programs: a Master of Engineering (MEng), a Master of Science (MS), a Master of Analytics (MAnalytics), and a PhD. These programs have been developed to meet the needs of individuals with backgrounds in engineering…

Industrial Engineering & Operations Research MEng

Industrial engineering & operations research ms, industrial engineering & operations research phd, infectious diseases & immunity phd.

Infectious Diseases & Immunity Graduate Group

The Graduate Group in Infectious Diseases and Immunity provides an opportunity for the study of the biology of infectious agents, their interaction with human and other hosts, and their relationship with the environment. The PhD program is unique in its emphasis on integrated multidisciplinary training in…

Information & Cyber Security MICS

Spring, Summer, Fall

Information

The Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) is an online, part-time professional degree program that provides the technical skills and contextual knowledge students need to assume leadership positions in private sector technology companies as well as government and military organizations. The interdisciplinary program offers students mastery…

Online, Part-Time

Information & Data Science MIDS

The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online, part-time professional degree program that prepares students to work effectively with heterogeneous, real-world data and to extract insights from the data using the latest tools and analytical methods. The program emphasizes the importance of asking…

Information Management & Systems MIMS

The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program is a two-year full-time program, designed to train students in the skills needed to succeed as information professionals. Such professionals must be familiar with the theory and practice of storing, organizing, retrieving, and analyzing information in a…

Information Science PhD

The Doctoral Program The doctoral program in Information Management and Systems is a research-oriented program in which the student chooses specific fields of specialization, prepares sufficiently in the literature and the research of those fields to pass a qualifying examination, and completes original research culminating in the…

Integrative Biology PhD

Integrative Biology

Biological phenomena occur at various levels of structural organization, ranging from molecules to organisms, and from populations to the global ecosystem. Integrative Biology takes a whole-organism approach, extending from the genome and proteome through organismal traits (phenotypes), to communities and ecosystems. Through the coordinated study of…

Italian Studies PhD

Italian Studies

The graduate program offers in-depth training in the field of Italian Studies, leading to the PhD degree. The program begins with a strong foundation in the critical analysis and historical understanding of Italian literature and encourages exploration of a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas.…

Japanese Language PhD

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers a PhD program in Japanese Language. The department only admits students into the PhD program.

Journalism (M.J.) – Law (J.D.) – Berkeley

Round 1: December 15, 2023; Round 2: February 1, 2024

Application Deadline: Round 1: December 15, 2023; Round 2: February 1, 2024

UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism is looking for the leaders of the next generation of journalists--strongly motivated individuals with reverence for truth, a hunger to discover and to inform, a deep regard for thorough analysis, and an ardent embrace of civic engagement. The digital explosion has…

Journalism & Asian Studies MJour/MA

UC Berkeleys Graduate School of Journalism is looking for the leaders of the next generation of journalists-strongly motivated individuals with reverence for truth, a hunger to discover and to inform, a deep regard for thorough analysis, and an ardent embrace of civic engagement. The digital explosion has…

Journalism MJour

Jurisprudence & social policy phd.

Jurisprudence & Social Policy Graduate Program

Berkeley Law is unique among major US law schools in housing its own interdisciplinary graduate program in the social, philosophical, and humanistic study of law, leading to MA and PhD degrees in Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP). The JSP Program promotes the study of law and…

Landscape Architecture & Architecture MLA/MArch

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning offers a professional graduate degree, the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) The Master of Landscape Architecture degree is a professional degree accredited by…

Landscape Architecture & City Planning MLA/MCP

Landscape architecture & environmental planning phd, landscape architecture mla.

About the Program The UC Berkeley School of Law offers a broad, three-year curriculum leading to the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. Berkeley Law educates students not only for the practice of law but also for all the varied roles lawyers perform in modern society. The law school provides an…

Linguistics PhD

Linguistics

The program emphasizes intellectual breadth and connections integrating many areas of Linguistics, as well as connections with neighboring disciplines. Faculty expertise in the department spans an unusually diverse range of endeavors. The graduate program accordingly includes a broad range of advanced coursework focusing on analyzing…

Logic & the Methodology of Science PhD

The Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science offers an interdisciplinary program of study and research leading to the PhD degree. Students in the program acquire a good understanding of the mathematical theory known as Mathematical Logic, which deals in a rigorous way with such…

Master of Advanced Architectural Design MAAD

Master of advanced study in engineering mas-e.

Summer: February 8, 2024; Fall: April 1, 2024; Spring: July 22, 2024

Application Deadline: Summer: February 8, 2024; Fall: April 1, 2024; Spring: July 22, 2024

Master of Analytics MAnlytx

Master of bioprocess engineering mbe.

January 15, 2024

Application Deadline: January 15, 2024

Master of Biotechnology

Molecular & Cell Biology

The Master of Biotechnology program is an accelerated one-year program with a 30-unit graduation requirement. Beginning in early July, all students take intensive core lab courses followed by complementary courses that will introduce students to the field of biotechnology, expand their knowledge of key biological concepts,…

Master of City Planning MCP

Master of computational social science mcss.

Round 1: January 8, 2024 (fellowship priority); Round 2: March 1, 2024

Computational Social Science Graduate Group

Application Deadline: Round 1: January 8, 2024 (fellowship priority); Round 2: March 1, 2024

Master of Financial Engineering

The Berkeley Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) degree offers two options of study: one-year graduate degree option and our part-time degree option (completed over two-years). Both are offered by the Haas School of Business and cover the same curriculum. Students enrolled in the MFE Program learn…

Master of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics MNSD

Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

The Master of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics program prepares students for a career as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. The program provides the required coursework and supervised practice hours for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credentialing examination eligibility. The program offers a clinically-focused curriculum with a metabolic basic science…

Materials Science & Engineering 5th-Year MS (For UC Berkeley students)

Materials Science & Engineering

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers three graduate degree programs: the Master of Engineering (MEng), 5th Year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (BS/MS), and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Master of Engineering (MEng) In collaboration with other departments in the College of Engineering, Materials…

Materials Science & Engineering MEng

January 8, 2023

Application Deadline: January 8, 2023

Materials Science & Engineering MS/PhD

Materials science & engineering phd, mathematics ma (for uc berkeley graduate students), mathematics phd, mba for executives.

See application on mbaforexecs.haas.berkeley.edu.

Application Deadline: See application on mbaforexecs.haas.berkeley.edu.

The Berkeley MBA for Executives Program is a unique learning experience because of how -- not simply what -- you learn. You will integrate your intellectual talents and industry experience and apply your classroom and experiential learning to actual business situations in unprecedented ways. Although the…

Mechanical Engineering 5th-Year MS (For UC Berkeley Students)

Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers three graduate degree programs: the Master of Engineering (M.Eng), the Master of Science (M.S.), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Master of Engineering (M.Eng) This accelerated Masters of Engineering Program has been designed in collaboration with several other departments in the College…

Mechanical Engineering MEng

Mechanical engineering ms/phd, mechanical engineering phd, medical anthropology (joint ucsf) jtphd, metabolic biology ms.

Metabolic Biology Graduate Group

The Metabolic Biology MS and PhD programs provide interdisciplinary training in the areas that include metabolic regulation, physiological chemistry, nutrient functions, and diseases related to metabolic disorders such as diabetes and cancer.

Metabolic Biology PhD

Microbiology phd.

Microbiology Graduate Group

The Graduate Group in Microbiology is composed of faculty from diverse departments, colleges, and schools (Plant and Microbial Biology; Molecular and Cell Biology; Public Health; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology; Optometry; Integrative Biology). It…

Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures PhD

Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

Graduate programs leading to the PhD degree are offered in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Languages and Literatures; Middle Eastern Archaeology; Cuneiform; Hebrew Bible; Biblical and Judaic Studies; Egyptology; and Islamic Studies. Degree requirements should be completed according to the University's normative time standards. Normative time for…

Molecular & Cell Biology PhD

November 27, 2023

Application Deadline: November 27, 2023

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology offers a program of graduate study leading to the PhD in molecular and cell biology. This program provides advanced training in the research methods and concepts of the study of the molecular structures and processes of cellular life. The…

Molecular Science and Software Engineering MSSE

February 29, 2024

Application Deadline: February 29, 2024

UC Berkeleys Master of Molecular Science Engineering (MSSE) is an online professional masters program focused on teaching scientists to use computation and machine learning to solve real-world problems in the molecular sciences and beyond. The program is for students with backgrounds in chemistry, physics, biology, engineering,…

Molecular Toxicology PhD

Molecular Toxicology Graduate Group

The PhD program in Molecular Toxicology focuses on the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms and how these effects are modulated by genetic, physiologic, and environmental factors.

The Department of Music at Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prominent in the country, bringing together a renowned group of composers, scholars, and performers. The graduate program is ranked among the top in the nation. The department offers the MA/PhD and the PhD…

Neuroscience PhD

Neuroscience Graduate Program

The Neuroscience Graduate Program at UC Berkeley is a unique, diverse PhD training program that offers intensive, integrated training in multiple areas of neuroscience research. The program includes approximately 65 training faculty from different campus departments, with expertise ranging from molecular and cellular neuroscience to systems and…

Nuclear Engineering MEng

Nuclear Engineering

The Department of Nuclear Engineering offers three graduate degree programs: the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), the Master of Engineering (MEng), and the Public Policy (MPP)/Nuclear Engineering (MS) Concurrent Degree Program.

Nuclear Engineering PhD

Optometry (residency) cert-opt.

Certificate / Credential

Optometrists provide primary vision care, including comprehensive eye examinations and the diagnosis, treatment, and management of most eye conditions and diseases. To prepare you as a professional capable of meeting this broad scope of responsibilities, the curriculum at Berkeley Optometry is designed to provide first-rate clinical…

Optometry OD

Performance studies phd.

Performance Studies Graduate Group

The Graduate Group in Performance Studies at UC Berkeley provides an interdisciplinary and individually crafted curriculum directed at advanced studies in the literatures, performances, cultural contexts, and theories of performance throughout the world. Based in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, the PhD program…

Philosophy PhD

The Graduate Program in Philosophy at Berkeley offers a first-rate faculty, a stimulating and friendly community of graduate students, and the resources of one of the world's finest research universities. Two features distinguish our profile from that of other leading graduate programs in philosophy:

The department has strengths…

Physics PhD

Graduate work leading to the PhD degree is offered in the Department of Physics. Students may petition for an MA degree on their way to a PhD. Please note that the department will not consider applications from students who intend to work toward the MA degree…

Plant Biology PhD

Plant & Microbial Biology

The Graduate Program in Plant Biology is designed to train students in modern research areas of plant biology. Students' courses of study are designed individually, in light of their interests and career goals. The graduate program features an introductory seminar (Faculty Research Review), six five-week core…

Political Science PhD

Political Science

The Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley welcomes students interested in pursuing graduate study and research leading to the Ph.D. in political science. Graduate students may specialize in one of six principal subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations,…

Psychology PhD

Psychology as a scientific discipline aims to describe, understand, and predict the behavior of living organisms. In doing so, psychology embraces the many factors that influence behavior-from sensory experience to complex cognition, from the role of genetics to that of social and cultural environments, from the…

Public Affairs MPA

April 1, 2024

Public Policy

Application Deadline: April 1, 2024

The Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) offers three graduate degrees in public policy, the Master of Public Policy (MPP), the Master of Public Affairs (MPA), and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Master in Public Policy (MPP) The MPP degree is earned in a two year, full-time program…

Public Health & Journalism MPH/MJour

Public Health

The School of Public Health offers two professional degrees, the Master of Public Health (MPH) and the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). The School of Public Health also offers academic degrees in Biostatistics (MA, PhD), Environmental Health Sciences (MS, PhD), Epidemiology (MS, PhD), Health and Medical…

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Fall 2024 - Round 1: Jan. 7, 2024, Round 2: March 3, 2024; Spring 2025: August 8, 2024

Application Deadline: Fall 2024 - Round 1: Jan. 7, 2024, Round 2: March 3, 2024; Spring 2025: August 8, 2024

Public Policy & Civil and Environmental Engineering MPP/MS

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Public Policy & Law MPP/JD

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Rangeland & Wildlife Mgmt Graduate Group

The Master of Science in Rangeland and Wildlife Management prepares students with a bachelors degree in resource management or related disciplines to pursue advanced study of rangelands and range management. Graduate study in range management serves as the basis for a professional career in rangeland livestock…

Real Estate Development & Design MRED+D

Round 1: November 15, 2023; Round 2: January 16, 2024

Institute of Urban & Regional Development

Application Deadline: Round 1: November 15, 2023; Round 2: January 16, 2024

The development of urban real estate is one of the most powerful forces shaping our buildings, cities, and metropolitan regions. From finance to design, the choices we make about what to build, where to build, and how to build influence urban sustainability, equity, and resilience…

Rhetoric PhD

The Department of Rhetoric offers an interdisciplinary PhD program focusing on the study of rhetorical theory and the interaction of the historical concerns of rhetoric with contemporary critical theory across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Crucial to the department's approach is an investigation into the rhetorical…

Romance Languages & Literatures PhD

Romance Languages & Literature

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Scandinavian Languages & Literatures PhD

Scandinavian

The graduate program in Scandinavian is designed for future scholars and teachers in the fields of Scandinavian language, literature, and cultural history. The department's strengths lie in the areas of the modern literatures and film (Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish), in Old Norse and medieval studies, and…

Science & Mathematics Education PhD

Science & Math Education Graduate Group

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Slavic Languages & Literatures PhD

Slavic Languages & Literatures

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Social Welfare & Law MSW/JD

Social Welfare

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Social Welfare & Public Health MSW/MPH

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Sociology and Demography GG

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Sociology PhD

The Berkeley Sociology Graduate Program is the heart of our collective enterprise as a department. We have been able to recruit superlative students year after year thanks to the efforts of the University, the faculty, and our current graduate students. Students who come here find a…

South & Southeast Asian Studies MA

South & SE Asian Studies

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South & Southeast Asian Studies PhD

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Translational medicine (joint ucsf) mtm.

The MTM program is a cross-campus collaboration between the Department of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at UCSF. Students are enrolled in both Universities and draw on the range of expertise and technological resources available at the two institutions.…

Urban Design MUD

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Vision Science PhD

January 13, 2024

Vision Science Graduate Group

Application Deadline: January 13, 2024

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Aprajit Mahajan, associate professor of agricultrual and resource economics, working with a student after class. Photo: Jim Block

Our graduate program in agricultural and resource economics produces outstanding researchers in development economics, environmental and energy economics, international trade, and agricultural and resource policy.

Students enrolling in our doctoral program complete a rigorous course of study, including microeconomic theory (offered by the Department of Economics), econometrics, and field courses offered by ARE, the Department of Economics, and the Haas School of Business. A number of our graduate students also take doctoral-level courses in the Department of Statistics.

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PhD Program

In the last decade, the academic study of finance has experienced an infusion of new concepts and quantitative methodologies that place it among the most sophisticated and dynamic areas of business and economics. New developments in the traditional areas of finance-theory of rational investor portfolio choice, interpretation and determination of security prices, and efficient corporate decision-making have been approached from the perspective of a single integrating paradigm derived from economic theory. This has led to extensive joint teaching and research between the finance, applied economics, and accounting faculties at Berkeley. Academic contributions are having profound effects on financial practice.

Program Overview

A Haas PhD student interested in finance needs a strong course background in mathematics and statistics. This is a prerequisite to the sequence of doctoral seminars in finance (PHDBA 239 A-D and PHDBA 229C).

Students also attend frequent seminars to gain exposure to ongoing research, with speakers featured from other universities throughout the world. These seminars provide a forum for doctoral students to assess the relevance of academic research in their fields.

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Uc berkeley james m. and cathleen d. stone center on wealth and income inequality.

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley was created to serve as a research hub for campus and beyond, enabling UC Berkeley’s world-leading scholars to deepen our understanding of the inequality in society and formulate new approaches to address the challenge of creating a more equitable society. The Center serves as the primary convening point at UC Berkeley for research, teaching and data development concerning the causes, nature, and consequences of wealth and income inequalities with a special emphasis on the concentration of wealth at the very top. 

2024 Summer Institute

We are accepting applications for early-stage PhD students to attend a Summer Institute at Berkeley.  Deadline to apply is February 15, 2024 .  Information and application are available at the Summer Institute website .

Emmanuel Saez

Emmanuel Saez is Professor of Economics and Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley. He received his PhD in Economics from MIT in 1999. His research focuses on inequality and tax policy. Jointly with Thomas Piketty, he created the top income share series that show a dramatic increase in US inequality since 1980. The data have been widely discussed in the public debate. His most recent book "The Triumph of Injustice", joint with his colleague Gabriel Zucman, narrates the demise of US progressive taxation and how to reinvent it in the 21st century. He received numerous academic awards including the John Bates Clark medal of the American Economic Association in 2009, a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 2010, and an Honorary degree from Harvard University in 2019. Read more

Hilary Hoynes

Hilary Hoynes, co-director of the  James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley, is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy and holds the Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities at the University of California Berkeley where she also co-directs the Berkeley Opportunity Lab. Her research focuses on poverty, inequality, food and nutrition programs, and the impacts of government tax and transfer programs on low-income families. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and a Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists. She has served as Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. She currently serves on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years. Read more

Gabriel Zucman

Gabriel Zucman is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, co-director of the summer school at the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley, and director of the EU Tax Observatory. He is the author of articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Journal of Public Economics, and of two books. His research focuses on the accumulation, distribution, and taxation of global wealth and has renewed the analysis of the macro-distributional implications of globalization. In a series of papers and in his book The Hidden Wealth of Nations, he has developed methods to measure the wealth held in tax havens. This research finds that 8% of the world’s household financial wealth is held in tax havens, with large variation across countries—from a few percent in Scandinavia to 50% in Russia. Data leaked from offshore financial institutions (such as the “Panama Papers”) suggest that offshore wealth is highly concentrated.  Read more

Mathilde Muñoz

Mathilde Muñoz  is Assistant professor of economics and a faculty affiliate at the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley. Mathilde works on topics in public economics and international trade, with a particular interest for the distributional effects of globalization and tax competition. Her research has been awarded the Young Economist Award from the International Institute for Public Finance in 2019, the OECD Future of work fellowship in 2020 and the Arthur Sachs prize in 2021. Since 2020, she has been appointed by the European Commission as a national expert for international mobility and trade in services in France and Belgium, as part of the POSTING.STAT consortium. She will receive her PhD in Economics from Paris School of Economics in 2022 after spending the 2021-2022 year as the Arthur Sachs research fellow at Harvard Economics department. Read more

Eva Seto is Associate Director of the Social Science Matrix and administers the Summer Institute for the Stone Center at Berkeley. Her education and many years of experience working in research institutes on the Berkeley campus provide Matrix with knowledge about the social-science landscape on campus, as well as the management skills to help successfully administer the programs, centers, and projects of Matrix. Eva earned her M.A. and B.A in Economics from UC Berkeley.

Camille Fernandez

Camille is the Executive Director for the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality along with The Robert D. Burch and Center for Labor Economics. She has worked in the economics department in several roles, including serving as center manager for various centers. She is a former staff member of the UC Berkeley Police Department where she supported the department for 20 years.

Researchers

Jakob Brounstein

Jakob Brounstein is PhD Candidate in economics at UC Berkeley studying public and labor economics. He specializes in issues related to fiscality, tax avoidance/evasion, and inequality. His current work focuses on the tax externalities of homelessness policy and comprehensively estimating the changes in benefits absorbed and taxes collected in response to changes in individuals’ homelessness status. 

Cristóbal Otero

Cristóbal is a PhD Candidate in Economics at UC Berkeley. He holds a BA and an MA in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He also obtained an MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences from the London School of Economics. His fields of interest are public and labor economics. His current research focuses on the impact of corporate taxation on investment and wages. His website can be found here

Javier Feinmann

Javier Feinmann is an Argentinian economist pursuing his PhD in Economics at UC Berkeley. He earned his B.A. in Universidad de Buenos Aires and his M.A. in Universidad Torcuato di Tella, both in Buenos Aires. His current research agenda is at the intersection of Public, Labor and Development Economics, with a particular focus on inequality and the government's role in the economy. He works on topics related to tax evasion in developing countries.

Nina Roussille

Nina Roussille will join MIT’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023, after spending the 2021-2022 academic year as an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at LSE and the 2022-2023 academic year as a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT. Nina works on topics in labor, gender and public economics, with a particular interest for the distributional effects of labor market policies. She received her PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley in 2021 and previously worked as a pre-doctoral fellow at Harvard for the Opportunity Insight lab.

Wouter Leenders

Wouter Leenders is a PhD student at the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley. In his research he studies the distribution of wealth, income, and taxes, as well as the effect of government policies on these distributions. He obtained a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Will Sandholtz

Will Sandholtz is a PhD student in the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley.  He primarily studies public finance and microeconomic theory.  Recently, he has researched how corporate tax rates affect the location of U.S. multinationals' profits and capital stock. Will also holds undergraduate degrees in economics and statistics from UC Berkeley.

Carmen Durrer

Carmen Durrer de la Sota is a research assistant at the World Inequality Lab and a graduate student at the Paris School of Economics. She holds a degree in social sciences from Sciences Po Paris.

Arthur Vasconcellos Pacheco Weiss

Arthur Vasconcellos Pacheco Weiss is a Pre Doc at Institute for Research on Labor & Employment. He holds a BA in Economics and in Theater and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley. He wrote his senior thesis on the impact of recreational marijuana legalization on the use of hard drugs and is now aiding in researching the impact of school reform in Brazil. His thesis will soon be available here .

Eva Davoine

Eva Davoine is a PhD student at Haas, UC Berkeley. She holds a BA and an MA in Economics from Sciences Po Paris and worked as a pre-doctoral fellow at the World Bank. Her current research is at the intersection of Public, Political and Development Economics. She is particularly interested in tax resistance movements and inequalities, both in developed and developing countries. 

Felipe Lobel

Felipe is a PhD candidate in the Economics Department at the University of California, Berkeley. His research lies on the intersection of Public, Labor and Development Economics. His work focuses on the effects of corporate taxation. He combines theory and data to deepen our understanding about firm dynamics, labor markets, and the design of redistributive policy. His research relies on data from the US, Honduras, and mostly Brazil. Find out more on his website .

by  Facundo Alvaredo (Editor) ,  Lucas Chancel (Editor) ,  Thomas Piketty (Editor) ,  Emmanuel Saez (Editor) ,  Gabriel Zucman (Editor)

The Stone Center Annual Lecture: Global wealth, gender and carbon injustice

The 2022 world inequality report, march 2022 the stone center annual lecture: global wealth, gender and carbon injustice.

Presentation by Lucas Chancel, editor of the 2022 World Inequality Report.

World Inequality Report 2022 - Introduction

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The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality awards grants for Berkeley students and faculty working on issues related to inequality. Grants have an annual funding cycle with an application deadline of late spring. An email will be sent each spring to the Berkeley community with the application announcement and the due date. Additional funding for students is available on an ongoing basis for travels, data purchases, and other research-related expenses; please contact us .

Research and Publications

Tax Evasion at The Top of the Income Distribution: Theory and Evidence

This paper studies tax evasion at the top of the U.S. income distribution using IRS micro-data from (i) random audits, (ii) targeted enforcement activities, and (iii) operational audits. Drawing on this unique combination of data, we demonstrate empirically that random audits underestimate tax evasion at the top of the income distribution. Specifically, random audits do not capture most tax evasion through offshore accounts and pass-through businesses, both of which are quantitatively important at the top.

A Wealth Tax on Corporations’ Stock

We propose to institute a new tax on corporations’ stock shares for all publicly listed companies headquartered in G20 countries. Every year, each company would have to pay 0.2 percent of the value of its stock in taxes. As the G20 stock market capitalization is around $90 trillion, the tax would raise approximately $180 billion each year.

Trends in U.S. Income and Wealth Inequality: Revising After the Revisionists

Recent studies argue that US inequality has increased less than previously thought, in particular,  due to a more modest rise of wealth and capital income at the top (Smith et al., 2019; Smith,  Zidar and Zwick, 2020; Auten and Splinter, 2019). We examine the claims made in these papers point by point, separating genuine improvements from arguments that do not appear to us well-grounded empirically or conceptually. Taking stock of this body of work, and factoring in other improvements, we provide a comprehensive update of our estimates of US income and wealth inequality

The Rise of Income and Wealth Inequality in America: Evidence from Distributional Macroeconomic Accounts

The fraction of national income that is reported in individual income tax data has declined from 70 percent in the late 1970s to about 60 percent in 2018. The gap is larger in survey data, such as the Current Population Survey, which do not capture top incomes well. This gap makes it hard to address questions such as: What fraction of national income is earned by the bottom 50 percent, the middle 40 percent, and the top 10 percent of the distribution? Who has benefited from economic growth since the 1980s?

Ending Corporate Tax Avoidance and Tax Competition: A Plan to Collect the Tax Deficit of Multinationals

Between 1985 and 2019, the global average statutory corporate tax rate has fallen from 49 percent to 23 percent, largely due to the rise of international tax competition. The biggest winners from globalization have received the largest tax cuts. In this paper we propose a solution to replace this race-to-the-bottom with a race-to-the-top. Multinational companies that have low effective tax rates in some foreign countries (what we call a “tax deficit”) would pay an extra tax in their home country. We explain how such a tax should be designed and how it could be collected.

Capital Gains Withholding

This paper studies tax evasion at the top of the U.S. income distribution using IRS micro-data from (i) random audits, (ii) targeted enforcement activities and (iii) operational audits. Drawing on this unique combination of data, we demonstrate empirically that random audits underestimate tax evasion at the top of the income distribution.

How to Get $1 Trillion from 1000 Billionaires: Tax their Gains Now

Billionaires pay low effective tax rates because they can defer taxes on their capital gains for decades or forever as income tax on gains is due only upon sale of assets. US billionaires. now own $4.25 Trillion, out of which $2.7 Trillion are gains that they haven’t paid tax upon yet. During COVID, billionaires' untaxed gains increased by $1.25 Trillion. We propose to end this tax deferral advantage by imposing a one-time tax on the stock of billionaires’ unrealized gains at the ordinary tax rate (39.6%+3.8% under Biden’s plan).

Increasing the Minimum Wage through Tax Policy

This document describes how to use tax policy to achieve the same economic goal as a minimum wage increase: increasing the net pay of low paid workers using extra taxes on their employers.

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The Center for Labor Economics (CLE) was established in July 1997 to promote research in labor market issues and policies. The CLE supports two weekly seminars: an informal Labor Lunch Series (held most Fridays for Fall and Spring from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm) and the Labor Seminar (held Thursdays during the school term from 2:00 to 4:00 pm). The CLE also sponsors graduate students and visiting research scholars , and publishes a working paper series for the early dissemination of faculty and graduate student research.

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New PhD course focuses on intersection of climate economics, sustainability

Rising to a critical need for more research and leadership in climate finance, Berkeley Haas has joined a group of top universities worldwide in offering an innovative online PhD course focused on the intersection of climate economics and sustainability.

Professors Adair Morse and Panos Patatoukas , co-faculty directors of the Sustainable & Impact Finance Initiative (SAIF) at Haas , have signed on to teach the online class called “Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability.” 

Ten schools, including Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Oxford, are now offering the global doctoral course for free to their PhD students. Nearly 1,000 students from 127 schools across 30 different countries are participating in the 10-week course.

The goal is to inspire a new generation of climate leaders to embark on new research that leads to innovative ways of thinking about climate finance, Patatoukas said. “Our job as instructors will be to give them the tools and the frameworks and provide ways for them to start asking interesting questions,” he said. “Overall, it’s a really good time to more formally train our students in this space. It’s rapidly evolving, it’s messy, it’s not perfect, but that makes it interesting and exciting and an area of growth that is full of opportunities.”

The course will help create change in two areas. First, it encourages students to work outside of their academic silos and come together to share ideas. “Sometimes, in a business school, we’re thinking about these problems in isolation, but this is definitely a field where everybody has to work with each other to come up with better solutions,” Patatoukas said. Second, the course will encourage students to publish cutting-edge research. “We feel like our students will have an easier time getting published in an area that is so impactful and new where basic questions remain open,” he said. 

Each week, professors from different institutions will teach topics including climate, sustainability, and economic theory; corporate carbon disclosure; introduction to climate science; climate and asset pricing; and climate and investment management. All students enrolled in the course for credit will be required to submit an idea for a research project or a plan to review a set of sustainability papers from outside of the course by the last class.

“The timing is perfect for this course,” Patatoukas said. “Because as consensus has grown worldwide over the climate crisis, a transition to net zero isn’t happening fast enough.”

That’s where mobilizing massive amounts of capital to fight climate change comes into play.  An estimated $4 trillion to $5 trillion a year in resources will need to be financed and distributed to address climate global needs, said Terhilda Garrido , interim executive director of SAIF. “Only a fraction will be provided by governments,” she said. “This course addresses our need to mobilize innovative climate finance quickly, train leaders in finance, and learn from each other, globally. Climate is a global issue requiring global collaboration.”

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Passing of faculty member alma lowell dittmer, 1942-2024.

Alma Lowell Dittmer, a professor and writer who worked at UC Berkeley for 40 years and specialized in Chinese politics, died on April 15 in Oakland. He was 82.

He was named after his father Alma, but throughout his life went by his middle name, Lowell. His parents Alma and Veda met when they themselves were both teachers at a junior high school in Utah. They would both spend much of their life teaching; Alma as a university professor of music; his wife as a K-12 teacher with specialties in Home Economics and Remedial Reading. Lowell was the eldest of their six children, and they instilled in him the sense that he ought to be an example for his younger siblings.

He went on his Mormon mission to German-speaking Switzerland, an experience that he would credit as being one of the most challenging of his life. He would later speak of being proud of having completed his mission; however, when he returned to Utah he found he had lost his faith in God, and would describe himself throughout the rest of his life as an atheist or agnostic. He sought out his next challenge in academia, where after a brief flirtation with journalism, he dove into the field of political science, earning his bachelor's degree from Utah State in 1965. 

He then moved to Chicago, where he would begin his 50-plus-year career as a China scholar. During this decade he learned to speak Chinese; went to basic training with the U.S. Army reserves; and met Helen Roth, the woman he would marry. He earned his master’s degree in 1967 and his PhD in 1971; his dissertation was published as his first book in 1974: Liu Shao-Ch’i and the Chinese Cultural Revolution . He and Helen were married on August 14 of that year. 

In 1978, he came to UC Berkeley, where he would become a leading scholar in his field. He wrote, edited, or co-edited over 16 books, as well as probably over 100 articles in scholarly journals. In addition to writing, he also took on interesting responsibilities near and far. He was the head of the UC Center for Chinese Studies from 1979-1983; and then, the editor-in-chief of the Asian Survey from 2001-2019. He was a research fellow at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. from 1986-1987, and later a director for the UC’s Education Abroad Program in Beijing from 1997-1999. 

His love of work-related travel would never leave him; in the last decade of his life he spent semesters abroad in Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, and Taiwan. He also enjoyed traveling for family trips. He often traveled to visit with his wife’s family in Chicago, or to various spots in the U.S. for semi-annual Dittmer Family reunions. 

In his spare time he enjoyed exercise, healthy eating, bargain hunting, listening to music of all kinds, collecting odds and ends (‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’) and consuming art and literature–especially foreign-language movies. 

He is survived by his sisters Ruth Ellen, Kaye, and Debbie; his brothers Kent and Phil; his son Mark, and his wife Helen.

  We invite those whose lives Professor Dittmer touched to leave a note of remembrance  HERE .

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AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop them.

By Pranshu Verma and Cat Zakrzewski

Divyendra Singh Jadoun’s phone is ringing off the hook. Known as the “Indian Deepfaker,” Jadoun is famous for using artificial intelligence to create Bollywood sequences and TV commercials.

But as staggered voting in India’s  election  begins, Jadoun says hundreds of politicians have been clamoring for his services, with more than half asking for “unethical” things. Candidates asked him to fake audio of competitors making gaffes on the campaign trail or to superimpose challengers’ faces onto pornographic images. Some campaigns have requested low-quality fake videos of their own candidate, which could be released to  cast doubt  on any damning real videos that emerge during the election...

“I am seeing more [political deepfakes] this year than last year and the ones I am seeing are more sophisticated and compelling,” said Hany Farid , a computer science professor at the University of California at Berkeley...

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Hany Farid is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and the School of Information at UC Berkeley.

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Berkeley Law Hoops Team Beats Stanford Law, Raises Public Interest Funds at Lively Event

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By Andrew Cohen 

Well before tipoff, seeds of a uniquely spirited event were already sprouting. The seats? Filled. The noise? Deafening. The atmosphere? Electric. 

Even so, the inaugural “Order on the Court” basketball game between Berkeley Law and Stanford Law students April 14 soared past expectations — especially for the home team and its raucous fans packed into Berkeley High School’s gym. Equal parts competitive and collaborative, the game raised funds to help current and graduating students from both schools pursue public interest law careers and pro bono projects. 

Balanced scoring, tenacious defensive pressure, and boisterous support fueled a 53-43 victory for Berkeley Law, which overcame a 6-foot-10 opponent who played college basketball at Texas A&M and Stanford’s whopping 32-9 edge in free throw attempts.

After a Stanford free throw opened the scoring, Berkeley Law promptly reeled off 13 straight points — sparked by a three-point shooting barrage — whipping their fans into a frenzy.

Crisper ball movement helped Stanford trim the gap to 30-23 early in the third quarter, but 2L Daniel deButts then sparked a decisive 8-0 blitz in dramatic fashion. On consecutive possessions he drilled a baseline three-pointer, put home an offensive rebound, and found 3L Leila Nasrolahi open for another trifecta.

“The game was unbelievably memorable,” says deButts, who scored a team-high 13 points. “It felt like, at least for me, our amazing Berkeley Law community was able to collectively enjoy a few hours away from thinking about finals, WOA (Written and Oral Advocacy) briefs, or job prospects to enjoy each other’s company and raise some money for an important cause.”

3L Noah Hernandez steadied Berkeley Law’s ship in the fourth quarter, when he scored all of the team’s seven points. After Stanford pulled within 48-39 with just over four minutes left, Hernandez sank a timely three-pointer to quell the visitors’ surge. 

“I wanted to join Order on the Court because basketball never fails to bring me joy,” says 3L Kaleinani Nallira, who played two seasons at Occidental College and drained two three-point shots in the game. She adds, “I’ve played for more than half my life. What I enjoyed most about the overall experience was the chance to be part of a team again and to be coached again. Going to practices on Sundays and running plays reminded me of playing in college, which brought back a lot of happy memories and love for the game.

“The game itself was electric. The crowd’s energy for our team was the best part of the game — besides beating Stanford, of course! This game was also very important for raising money for public interest students. When law schools come together for fun, memorable fundraising activities like Order on the Court, we bring more awareness to supporting public interest work. It was definitely a highlight of my 3L year.”

A committed committee  

The event also showcased the wide-ranging entrepreneurship and energy of Berkeley Law’s students. The organizing committee — 3Ls Hannah Naylor and Kendrick Peterson, 2Ls Addie Gilson and Dominick Williams, and 1Ls Emi-Lee Commisso and Tristan Threatt — recruited fellow students to handle logistics, concessions, donation outreach, sponsorships, and even halftime performances from Berkeley Law’s student a capella group The Pro Bonotes and others. 

Naylor first presented the idea after a friend told her about a similar annual fundraising game between law students from Columbia and New York University. She pitched it to leaders of the Student Association at Berkeley Law, which approved the idea. 

“I thought it would be amazing to bring a similar event to the Bay Area where two great law schools could convene annually for friendly competition and to raise money for public interest work at each school,” Naylor says. “We intentionally formed a diverse committee with two students from each law school class, in hopes that they would be able to keep the event running when we graduate.” 

This semester, student organizers secured the venue and negotiated contracts, insurance, and liability with Berkeley High School; held team tryouts and enlisted lecturer Michael Bracamontes to serve as coach; solicited volunteers for ticketing, concessions, and more; and coordinated with a 14-member Berkeley Law cheerleading team that performed to booming ovations before the game and at halftime. 

“As soon as I heard about Order on the Court, I knew immediately I wanted to support the event,” says 1L Danielle Dyson, a graduate assistant coach for Cal cheerleading who oversaw Berkeley Law’s cheer team. “I’ve witnessed firsthand how cheer uplifts and energizes sports teams and crowds, and I wanted to bring that dynamic to the game. Our team of law students practiced three hours weekly for five weeks leading up to the event.”

The committee also established a landing page to donate to the Berkeley Law Summer Public Interest Fellowship Fund; secured summer public interest grant qualification hours for work done by student volunteers; designed, obtained licensing approval, and provided T-shirts for donation; secured referees, medical staff and audio/visual assistance; and communicated with Stanford regarding game rules (including two or more women from each team on the court at all times), the allocation of donation funds, and transportation. 

With the UC Office of the President discontinuing the Public Service Law Fellowship — which provided approximately $5 million annually to UC law schools to fund summer grants and post-graduate fellowships for students pursuing public interest work — Order on the Court leaders hope to enlist donations throughout the year. Berkeley Law has also agreed to match funds raised this year up to $25,000 (totals are being tallied and this article will be updated with the amount raised).

Those who took part in the inaugural event describe it as memorable and inspiring. 

“I loved getting to know more people at Berkeley Law in a different, non-academic environment,” deButts says. “1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls alike, we all developed new relationships. I can’t tell you how many new people I’ve come to recognize and chat with in the hallways. I really cherish having such a unique connection with students across years and interest areas.”

You can peruse a photo gallery from the game to see more. 

04/19/2024 Topics: Social Justice and Public Interest , Student News