Austan Goolsbee
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| Name | Austan Goolsbee |
| Birth date | 1969-08-18 |
| Birth place | Waco, Texas, United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Economist; Professor; Public official |
| Notable works | "Learning from Santa Monica"; "The New York Times" op-eds |
| Awards | Alan Peacock Prize; John Bates Clark Medal (nominated) |
Austan Goolsbee is an American economist, academic, and public official known for his work on taxation, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics. He served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration and as Chief Economist for the President of the United States’s economic team, and he later returned to academia and public commentary. Goolsbee’s career spans positions at leading institutions including the University of Chicago, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Brookings Institution.
Early life and education
Goolsbee was born in Waco, Texas and raised in Chicago, where he attended Public high school and showed early interest in math and computer science. He received an undergraduate degree from Yale University where he studied economics and participated in campus organizations linked to political science and public policy. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under faculty associated with industrial organization and macroeconomics, and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago with links to scholars in microeconomics and finance. His mentors and examiners included faculty connected to Harvard University, Princeton University, and Stanford University networks.
Academic career
Goolsbee joined the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he taught courses intersecting econometrics, game theory, and public finance. He supervised doctoral students who later joined departments at Columbia University, New York University, University of California, Berkeley, and Northwestern University. His academic appointments included visiting positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and fellowships at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Russell Sage Foundation, and collaborations with researchers at the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute. He contributed to curricular development for programs affiliated with Kellogg School of Management, Wharton School, and London School of Economics.
Government service and public policy
Goolsbee served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama and worked closely with officials at the U.S. Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Office of Management and Budget. He advised on stimulus measures linked to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, tax policy interactions with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act debates, and regulatory assessments involving the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve System. He testified before the United States Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means, and collaborated with state officials from California, Illinois, and Texas on regional fiscal initiatives. Goolsbee also consulted with international bodies such as the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on trade and digital taxation issues.
Economic research and publications
Goolsbee’s research focuses on taxation, industrial organization, and Entrepreneurship with papers published in journals associated with American Economic Association outlets and presented at meetings of the Econometric Society and the Allied Social Science Associations. He authored empirical studies on internet firms comparable to work referencing Amazon (company), Google LLC, and eBay marketplaces, and on municipal finance with case studies involving Chicago Transit Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York). His publications engaged debates related to capital gains tax proposals, corporate tax incidence, and labor market responses to policy shifts studied in contexts linked to Silicon Valley and Wall Street. He contributed chapters to volumes associated with the National Bureau of Economic Research and wrote policy memos for the Hamilton Project.
Media appearances and public commentary
Goolsbee appeared as a commentator on NPR, CNN, MSNBC, and PBS NewsHour, and wrote op-eds for outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He participated in panel discussions at forums hosted by the World Economic Forum and think tanks including the Brookings Institution, the Heritage Foundation, and the Cato Institute. Goolsbee delivered public lectures at venues such as Harvard Kennedy School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Columbia Business School, and took part in televised debates with economists connected to Princeton University and Yale University.
Awards and honors
Goolsbee received recognition including fellowship appointments with the National Bureau of Economic Research and awards from university teaching bodies at the University of Chicago. He was cited in lists produced by publications connected to Forbes (magazine) and Bloomberg L.P. for influence among public economists, and received honorary invitations to advisory councils linked to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Council on Foreign Relations. His work was featured in compilations published by the American Economic Association and presented at symposiums organized by the Royal Economic Society.
Personal life
Goolsbee is married and has family ties to communities in Chicago and Austin, Texas, and engages with civic organizations including boards associated with the Chicago Public Library and local nonprofit groups. He maintains connections with alumni networks at Yale University, MIT, and the University of Chicago, and participates in public events at cultural institutions such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Category:American economists Category:University of Chicago faculty