Ananth Seshadri

Ananth Seshadri serves as Professor and chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in macroeconomics and public finance with emphasis on demographic change and technological impacts. His research bridges theoretical models with real-world economic patterns affecting education, labor supply, and intergenerational mobility.

His academic foundation includes:

• B.S. in Management Science from BITS, Pilani, India (1995)
• M.S. in Economics from Arizona State University (1996)
• Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester (2000)

Seshadri's scholarly work explores how demographic shifts and technological advancements reshape economic behavior, particularly regarding borrowing constraints in education and lifetime labor supply decisions. His interdisciplinary approach integrates macroeconomic theory with empirical public finance analysis to address inequality measurement and policy design.

His major recognition includes:

• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2006)

The professor secures competitive funding from the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Aging to advance research on demographic economics. As a network member of Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP) and Markets (M), his work directly informs contemporary debates on educational policy and intergenerational mobility through contributions like 'The Microfoundations of the Gatsby Curve'.