Josh Hausman

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Joshua Hausman

Associate Professor of Public Policy; Associate Professor of Economics (by courtesy)

Hausman’s research interests are in economic history and macroeconomics with a focus on the U.S. economy in the 1930s and the Japanese economy today. He is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

News

Inflation and the labor market since 2020: A successful soft landing?

Oct 10, 2023

The threat of inflation seems to be receding and the possibility of a 'soft landing' is improving, according to a panel of economists at the Ford School. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy Brad DeLong, and Ford...

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In the Media

Hausman comments on Olympic host nation spending

Aug 1, 2021 MoneyTransfers.com

The spotlight on the Tokyo Olympics has again raised the debate of whether the enormous amounts spent to host them actually give a return to the host nation economy. Ford School professor Josh Hausman said the effect on a country's GDP can depend on...

Joshua Hausman awarded 2013 Allan Nevins Prize in American Economic History

Sep 30, 2013

Assistant Professor Joshua Hausman has won the 2013 Allan Nevins Prize in American Economic History for his dissertation titled "New Deal Policies and Recovery from the Great Depression."The Nevins Prize recognizes the best dissertation in U.S. or...

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