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Paul Brest
Paul Brest
Professor and Dean Emeritus, Political Economy
PaulBrest
Professor of Law, Emeritus, Stanford Law School 
Academic Area: 
Political Economy

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2014-15

GSBGEN 319: Advanced Topics in Philanthropy

We will explore selected topics including: the roles of the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors in society; the justifications for tax-subsidized philanthropy; whether giving to the poor is morally obligatory or discretionary; barriers to the...

GSBGEN 322: Measuring and Improving the Impact of Social Enterprises

This course focuses on actionable measurement in government, non-profit organizations, market-based social enterprises, philanthropy, and impact investing. €œActionable€ means that the measurement is used by managers, investors, and other...

2013-14

GSBGEN 512: Funding Social Impact: Methods and Measurement

The past decade has seen an increasing interest in impact investments, which seek to generate financial returns at the same time as they have social (or environmental) impact. But how does an investor actually achieve impact? We explore this...

STRAMGT 526: Managing to Outcomes in Government, Education, and Nonprofit Organizations

This course focuses on actionable measurement in government agencies, non-profit organizations, and schools. Actionable means that the measurement is used by managers and other stakeholders to make decisions, influence behavior, and hold agents...

2012-13

GSBGEN 512: Funding Social Impact: Methods and Measurement

Traditional philanthropy consists of outright grants to organizations to achieve the grantors' social and environmental objectives. However, the past decade has seen an increasing interest in impact investments--financial investments that seek to...

STRAMGT 526: Managing to Outcomes in Education and Other Sectors

Whether as students, taxpayers, or philanthropists, we share an interest that schools, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations effectively achieve their intended outcomes. This course asks how stakeholders and managers can assess these...

Stanford Case Studies

B Lab and the Impact Assessment Evolution | SM220B
Paul Brest, Georgia Levenson Keohane2014
Magnolia Community Initiative: A Network Approach to Population-Level Change | SM226
Paul Brest, Debra Schifrin2014