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 |
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] In January 2025,President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint Mulligan as Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration. [5]
After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University,Mulligan earned a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1993. [1] [6] After completing his PhD,he became a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago before starting a tenure-track in 1994. [1]
Mulligan has worked as a visiting professor at Harvard University,Clemson University,and the Harris School of Public Policy Studies. [7] He has written articles for RealClearPolitics, Newsweek , The Washington Times ,and National Review . [8] Mulligan also wrote for Economix,a New York Times blog. [9]
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. [10] [11] Mulligan has argued that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") disincentivizes work. [12] [13] Mulligan opposes paid sick days,arguing that they lead workers to take sick days even when they are not sick. [14] [15]
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. [16] [17]