The United Programs for Political Economy Research network (UPPER) promotes multi-disciplinary research in political economy through collaboration between centers in different academic institutions. Our goal is to improve policymaking in the US and around the world by empowering research in political economy, and increasing its reach beyond academia. 

UPPER is a joint initiative of the DC Political Economy Center at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University, the Research Program in Political Economy at Princeton University, and the Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy at Yale.