Bio & CV

James Harrigan is a Professor in the Economics Department at the University of Virginia and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He conducts research on economic inequality, international trade, and economic geography.  From September to December 2025 he is a visiting professor of economics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

Mr. Harrigan joined the University of Virginia in 2008. Before that, he was an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for twelve years. He has also taught at the Paris School of Economics, Sciences Po in Paris, Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Harrigan has published many articles in leading scholarly journals, and is a former Co-Editor of The Journal of International Economics. 

Mr. Harrigan earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and two children.  He speaks English (native) and French (advanced).