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Aspen Gorry
Aspen Gorry is an Associate Professor in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University, part of the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2009 and 2006) and a B.S. in Economics and Mathematics from Arizona State University (2004). Prior to Clemson, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz (2009–2012) and Utah State University (2013–2017), and as a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (2012–2013).
Research Interests
Dr. Gorry’s research focuses on macroeconomics, labor economics, and public economics, with emphasis on policy impacts such as taxes, retirement programs, and minimum wage laws. His work addresses questions like the effects of Social Security reform uncertainty, deferred executive compensation responses to tax changes, and retirement’s role in health outcomes.
Key Contributions
His publications appear in top journals including Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Public Economics, and Quantitative Economics. Recent work includes analyzing retirement timing uncertainty and the nonlinear effects of minimum wage policies.
Awards and Grants
- 2023–2024 Senior Teaching Excellence Award (Clemson)
- 2023 TIAA Institute Grant ($70,000) for retirement timing research
- Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2004)
Teaching and Service
Teaches graduate courses like Macroeconomic Theory and undergraduate honors macroeconomics. Served on Clemson’s Global Engagement Committee and South Carolina’s Labor Force Taskforce. Organizes the I-85 Macroeconomics Workshop and Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings.
Professional Activities
Over 50 invited seminars and conference presentations globally, including at Kyoto University, Federal Reserve Banks, and international macroeconomic workshops. Editor for Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and referee for leading journals like the American Economic Review.
