$75,000
Racial and ethnic inequality in consumption smoothing
2020
Peter Ganong is an associate professor of public policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. He studies income volatility and policies to mitigate its consequences.
In ongoing work, he is studying the origins of mortgage defaults and the best way to design mortgage modifications to prevent foreclosure. He received a B.A. and a Ph.D., both in economics, from Harvard University.
He worked at the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2010, helped to start Boston’s Citywide Analytics Team from 2014 to 2015, and helped start immigrantdoctors.org (opens in a new tab).
Funded Research
$15,000
Can reforms to public and private credit provisions bolster social insurance and promote more equitable growth?
2014
Peter Ganong’s Working Papers
Academic
Liquidity vs. wealth in household debt obligations: Evidence from housing policy in the Great Recession (opens in a new tab)
Working Papers SEP 4, 2018
By: Peter Ganong, Pascal Noel
Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Academic
Consumer spending during unemployment: Positive and normative implications (opens in a new tab)
Working Papers APR 25, 2017
By: Peter Ganong, Pascal Noel
Labor, Wages & Worker Power
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