Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Population Health Sciences
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Economics
Office: 209 Observatory Hill Office Building
Phone: 608-262-4531
Fax: 608-265-3233
E-mail:
La Follette School of Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Thomas DeLeire is a visiting associate professor of public affairs and population health sciences. His research focuses on labor and health economics. His recent work is on economic mobility, family structure, choice of occupation, health insurance spending, and the well-being of poor households. In other work, he has examined the impact of overtime regulations on hours of work, the effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the employment of disabled citizens, the extent to which disabled workers face wage discrimination by employers, and the role that tax-favored savings accounts play in increasing national savings. DeLeire has twice taken leave from his university appointments to work in government. From 2005 to 2007, DeLeire was a senior analyst at the Congressional Budget Office and from 2002 to 2003, DeLeire was senior economist for labor, health, and education for the Council of Economic Advisers. He previously taught at Michigan State University, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. He received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1990 and his Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University in 1997.
PA 864 - Health Policy and Policy Design, spring 2008