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Paul Brest

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

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2015-16

The course will be structured around the perspective of a high net worth individual who has decided to devote substantial resources to philanthropy and wishes to decide which philanthropic goals to pursue and how best to achieve them. Although...

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

2014-15

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...

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

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...

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...

Stanford Case Studies

B Lab and the Impact Assessment Evolution | SM220B
Paul Brest, Georgia Levenson Keohane2014

Insights by Stanford Business

August 25, 2015
Social impact investing is changing the way philanthropy is done.