HP X LDI X CHIBE Research Seminar: John Cawley, PhD
12:00pm - 1:00pm • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, Room 1201, 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA
2026-10-13 12:00:00 2026-10-13 13:00:00 America/New_York HP X LDI X CHIBE Research Seminar: John Cawley, PhD Please note: Registration is required. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, although virtual access will be provided for all registrants. Co-sponsored with the Leanord Davis Institute of Health Economics. John Cawley, PhD, is the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs at Syracuse University. He also serves as Senior Research Associate in the Maxwell-based Center for Policy Research and as a research affiliate in the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. His research focuses on the economics of risky health behaviors; in particular, those that relate to obesity. He also serves as an Honorary Professor of Economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway in Ireland. In 2016, he was named a Fulbright Specialist in Economics to Ireland through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Cawley is President-elect of the American Society of Health Economists and will serve as President from 2026-27. Since 2022 he has served on the board of directors of the International Health Economics Association. Cawley received a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, Room 1201, 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA Penn Medical EthicsPlease note: Registration is required. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, although virtual access will be provided for all registrants.
Co-sponsored with the Leanord Davis Institute of Health Economics.
John Cawley, PhD, is the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs at Syracuse University. He also serves as Senior Research Associate in the Maxwell-based Center for Policy Research and as a research affiliate in the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. His research focuses on the economics of risky health behaviors; in particular, those that relate to obesity. He also serves as an Honorary Professor of Economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway in Ireland. In 2016, he was named a Fulbright Specialist in Economics to Ireland through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Cawley is President-elect of the American Society of Health Economists and will serve as President from 2026-27. Since 2022 he has served on the board of directors of the International Health Economics Association. Cawley received a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.