Casey B. Mulligan Explained

Casey Mulligan
Workplaces:	University of Chicago Harvard University Clemson University
Alma Mater:	Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Discipline:	Economics
Module:	Embed: yes Office: Chief Economist of the Council of Economic Advisers Termstart: September 8, 2018 Termend: 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]}

Education

After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, Mulligan earned a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1993.^[5] After completing his PhD, he became a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago before starting a tenure-track in 1994.

Career

Mulligan 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: CV. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630091036/http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/personnel/vitae/321_cv.pdf . 2020-06-30 .
2. News: Tankersley. Jim. Haberman. Maggie. Rabin. Roni Caryn. 2020-03-23. Trump Considers Reopening Economy, Over Health Experts' Objections. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-06-27. 0362-4331.
3. Web site: Casey Mulligan Named Chief Economist for the Council of Economic Advisers The University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences. 2020-06-27. socialsciences.uchicago.edu.
4. Web site: 2020-01-13. Trump's Vast Deregulatory Landscape Goes Unnoticed by the Experts. 2020-06-27. Economics21. en.
5. Web site: Casey Mulligan. 2020-06-27. news.uchicago.edu. 23 April 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Casey B. Mulligan. 2020-06-27. archive.nytimes.com.
7. Web site: Casey B. Mulligan The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal Journalist Muck Rack. 2020-06-27. muckrack.com. en.
8. Web site: Casey B. Mulligan - Economix Blog - The New York Times. 2020-06-27. economix.blogs.nytimes.com. 16 April 2014 . en.
9. Book: Kleinbard, Edward D.. We are better than this: how government should spend our money. May 2016. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-049668-5. 951910289.
10. Book: Mulligan, Casey B.. The Redistribution Recession. 2012-11-02. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199942213.001.0001. 978-0-19-994221-3.
11. Web site: 2016-06-28. Column: Working parents have two jobs — and both are important to the economy. 2020-06-27. PBS NewsHour. en-us.
12. Web site: Gruber Responds To Economix Critique Of Health Reform. 2020-06-27. www.wbur.org. en.
13. Web site: 2009-10-29. What's so bad about paid sick days?. 2020-06-27. Salon. en.
14. Web site: Mulligan. Casey B.. 2009-10-28. Home Sick: Another Case Where Work Incentives Matter. 2020-06-27. Economix Blog. en-US.
15. https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/president_bidens_economic_agenda_hassett.pdf
16. News: Tankersley. Jim. Kaplan. Thomas. 2020-10-18. Would Biden's Tax Plan Help or Hurt a Weak Economy?. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-09. 0362-4331.