Casey B. Mulligan is an American economist and author. He is a Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago.[1] He served as chief economist for the Council of Economic Advisers in the Trump Administration from September 6, 2018 to August 2019.[2][3][4]
Casey Mulligan | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Harvard University Clemson University |
| Chief Economist of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office September 8, 2018 – August 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
Education
editAfter earning a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, Mulligan earned a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1993.[1][5] After completing his PhD, he became a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago before starting a tenure-track in 1994.[1]
Career
editMulligan has worked as a visiting professor at Harvard University, Clemson University, and the Harris School of Public Policy Studies.[6] He has written articles for RealClearPolitics, Newsweek, The Washington Times, and National Review.[7] Mulligan also wrote for Economix, a New York Times blog.[8]
In 2012, Mulligan published The Redistribution Recession which argued that social welfare programs such as food stamps and unemployment benefits during the Great Recession disincentivized work and thus prolonged the recession.[9][10] Mulligan has argued that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") disincentivizes work.[11][12] Mulligan opposes paid sick days, arguing that they lead workers to take sick days even when they are not sick.[13][14]
In 2020, he published You’re Hired!: Untold Successes and Failures of a Populist President, which praises President Trump's skills and his administration's policies. With Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett, he co-authored an analysis of Biden's economic program during the 2020 presidential election.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ a b c "CV" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-30.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim; Haberman, Maggie; Rabin, Roni Caryn (2020-03-23). "Trump Considers Reopening Economy, Over Health Experts' Objections". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Casey Mulligan Named Chief Economist for the Council of Economic Advisers | The University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences". socialsciences.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Trump's Vast Deregulatory Landscape Goes Unnoticed by the Experts". Economics21. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Casey Mulligan". news.uchicago.edu. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Casey B. Mulligan". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Casey B. Mulligan | The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Casey B. Mulligan - Economix Blog - The New York Times". economix.blogs.nytimes.com. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Kleinbard, Edward D. (May 2016). We are better than this: how government should spend our money. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-049668-5. OCLC 951910289.
- ^ Mulligan, Casey B. (2012-11-02). The Redistribution Recession. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199942213.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-994221-3.
- ^ "Column: Working parents have two jobs — and both are important to the economy". PBS NewsHour. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Gruber Responds To Economix Critique Of Health Reform". www.wbur.org. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "What's so bad about paid sick days?". Salon. 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Mulligan, Casey B. (2009-10-28). "Home Sick: Another Case Where Work Incentives Matter". Economix Blog. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/president_bidens_economic_agenda_hassett.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Tankersley, Jim; Kaplan, Thomas (2020-10-18). "Would Biden's Tax Plan Help or Hurt a Weak Economy?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-09.