Peter Ganong

Peter Ganong is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. His work focuses on income volatility, public economics, and household finance, with a particular emphasis on policy evaluation and economic resilience.

• Education: BA (2009) and PhD (2016) in Economics from Harvard University
• Professional Experience: White House Council of Economic Advisers (2009-2010), Citywide Analytics Team, Boston (2014-2015), Co-founder of immigrantdoctors.org

Research Interests include:

• Income volatility and its societal impacts
• Unemployment insurance exhaustion and household responses
• Mortgage default mechanisms and policy interventions
• Design of effective financial risk mitigation policies

His recent work examines housing market stability and consumer spending patterns during economic shocks.