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Michael LeGower

Deputy Assistant Director

Bureau, Office or Division
Consumer Protection
Email Address

Selected Publications

  • "Promise Scholarship Programs as Place-Making Policy: Evidence from School Enrollment and Housing Prices," with R. Walsh, Journal of Urban Economics, 2017.

Selected Presentations

  • "Promise Scholarship Programs as Place-Making Policy: Evidence from School Enrollment and Housing Prices," APPAM Fall Research Conference, Albuquerque, NM (2014)
  • "Promised Land? The Impact of Promise Scholarship Programs on Housing Prices," Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH (2013)
  • "Sponsoring Public Goods Lotteries: Theory and Evidence," North American Economic Science Association Conference, Tucson, AZ (2012)

Education

University of Pittsburgh
PhD
University of Richmond
BBA

Fields of Interest

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Public Economics
  • Consumer Protection
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis

Professional Experience

Deputy Assistant Director
Federal Trade Commission
2022 - Present

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2014 - Present

Adjunct Professor
Johns Hopkins University
2016 - Present

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