Alea Wilbur-Mujtaba
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PUBLIC POLICY · DATA · RESEARCH

Making complex data useful for public decisions.

I’m Alea Wilbur-Mujtaba, a public-policy researcher working on public finance, property taxation, and flood risk. I build reproducible datasets and analytical tools that turn government and spatial records into research people can use.

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PhD, Public Administration · University of Illinois Chicago

Portrait of Alea Wilbur-Mujtaba

Researcher. Data builder. Curious by default.

Selected work

From individual properties to state budgets: a few ways I connect data, methods, and policy questions.

Flood Risk & Housing Markets research illustration

Flood Risk & Housing Markets
Spatial analysis
Causal inference

Linking property sales, flood maps, and risk information to study housing markets in Cook County.

Cook County Property Tax Reform research illustration

Cook County Property Tax Reform
Public finance
Policy analysis

Reproducible analysis of exemptions, incentives, and who bears the property-tax burden.

From Parcels to Development Projects research illustration

From Parcels to Development Projects
Data engineering
Research tools

Connecting related PINs into documented commercial and industrial developments, with a searchable public website.

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Public finance

Property taxation, local government revenue, and Illinois state finances.

Spatial & causal analysis

Connecting places and records to study flood-risk information and housing markets.

Reproducible research

Documented R workflows, automated reports, and public research websites.

A closer look

My work spans collaborative policy research, independent data products, and teaching. Read about my background.

Alea Wilbur-Mujtaba · Public policy, data & research

 
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