John Leahy

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John Leahy

Allen Sinai Professor of Macroeconomics

John Leahy is the Allen Sinai Professor of Macroeconomics, a joint appointment between the Ford School and the Department of Economics. Much of his work considers the psychological side of consumerism, analyzing individuated, decisionmaking…

State & Hill

Faculty News, fall 2022

Dec 19, 2022

Jenna Bednar published “The Fractured Superpower: Federalism is Remaking U.S. Democracy and Foreign Policy,” in Foreign Affairs. The Coalition for Networked Information, the Association of Research Libraries, and EDUCAUSE awarded Paul Courant the...

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News

U-M economist on what to know about the Federal Reserve’s rate hike

Jun 17, 2022

Ford School economist John Leahy says the Federal Reserve showed “increasing urgency in both word and deed” this week, when it raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point—the highest such hike since 1994. Still, the professor...

State & Hill

Faculty News, fall 2021

Dec 13, 2021

The U-M Institute for Clinical & Health Research recognized John Ayanian with a 2020 Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award. Joshua Basseches received a grant from the Climate Social Science Network to continue working on...

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In the Media

Build Back Better will increase inflation - Leahy

Nov 28, 2021 PolitiFact

As a debate over the impact of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill continues, John Leahy, professor of public policy and economics, discussed the economics of the bill. "Inflation is the result of too much demand chasing too little...

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John Leahy elected as an Econometric Society Fellow

Oct 5, 2021

This fall, John Leahy was elected as one of 51 new fellows to the Econometric Society, an international society for the advancement of economic theory and its relationship to statistics and mathematics. Leahy was nominated by his peers, and is only...

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Faculty News fall 2020

Dec 9, 2020

Javed Ali organized a panel for New America on domestic terrorism. His new podcast, The Burn Bag, produced with two Ford School alumni, A'ndre Gonawela (BA ‘19) and Ryan Rosenthal (BA ‘19), has featured U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, General David...

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Experiential learning opportunities expand for students of foreign policy

Dec 2, 2020

Since its launch in 2019, the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) has sought to develop new practical student training opportunities in foreign affairs. One key element is to expand the Ford School’s menu of international policy simulations. “Reading...

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Transformational research leading to evidence-based policymaking: fall 2019 faculty news

Sep 3, 2019

With so many wonderful faculty returning, and several new faces joining the Ford School, the stage is set for a great academic year. Our excellent leadership team remains in place: Paula Lantz is the associate dean for academic affairs, Elisabeth...

Professor Leahy's latest paper studies the economic effects of wishful thinking

Apr 12, 2019

In a new paper entitled “Wishful Thinking” published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, co-authors Andrew Caplin (a professor of economics at the New York University) and John Leahy from the University of Michigan, analyze the economic...

U-M provost appoints advisory committee to lead the Ford School's dean search

Oct 3, 2016

Provost Martha E. Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to search for a new dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The search process will begin in early October. Elisabeth Gerber, associate dean for research and policy...

Catch up on faculty news with the Ford School's fall 2015 roundup

Dec 4, 2015

This spring, Robert Axelrod was one of ten distinguished honorary degree recipients at Harvard’s 364th commencement ceremony. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded John Ciorciari its prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to examine...

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Elective courses by new and returning faculty experts in health, social welfare, and more

Nov 11, 2015

This fall, the Ford School added six governing faculty members and two policymakers-in-residence while welcoming home three faculty members who had been on leave for high-profile policy service in Washington, DC. These new and returning faculty...

Welcome to the new academic year

Aug 31, 2015

Dear members of the Ford School community,As the streets of Ann Arbor start to fill with students, as the marching band takes the field down the hill, and as we open our doors for Welcome Week, I write with my warmest greetings to new and returning...

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The Ford School faculty is growing

Jul 23, 2015

We’re delighted to announce significant growth in our faculty for the coming year, including six additions to our governing faculty. Paula Lantz, a social epidemiologist, is currently professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy at...

Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins Returns to the Ford School

Nov 20, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1210)

Join Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins, our former Ford School dean, for a conversation about monetary policy, the breadth of the Federal Reserve's work, and her career path.

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Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022, 6:00-7:00 pm EST

Inflation and labor market fluctuations are threatening the fragile economic recovery. Increasingly, Americans are worried about their financial future. Join Ford School economists for a discussion of these crucial issues.

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The Economics of Wishful Thinking

Oct 20, 2016, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium

Co-hosted by the Department of Economics, John Leahy will deliver an entertaining and insightful lecture celebrating his installment as the Allen Sinai Professor of Macroeconomics.

Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022 1:01:07

Ford School economists discuss inflation and labor market fluctuations threatening the fragile economic recovery. January, 2022.

John Leahy: The Economics of Wishful Thinking

Oct 20, 2016 1:22:34

John Leahy delivers an entertaining and insightful lecture celebrating his installment as the Allen Sinai Professor of Macroeconomics and Public Policy. October, 2016.