Austin L. Wright

Departmental website:
https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/austin-wright

Austin L. Wright researches and leverages microlevel data to study the political economy of conflict and crime in Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, and Iraq.

Austin L. Wright

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Public Policy
  • Education: BA, BS, both from University of Texas at Austin; MA, PhD, both from Princeton University
  • Joined UChicago faculty: 2016
  • austinlw@uchicago.edu
  • @austinlwright

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Expertise

Institutional Corruption, Global conflicts, Afghanistan

Wright Stories

What went wrong in Afghanistan? Policy expert examines U.S. missteps Protest outside of the White House during the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021

What went wrong in Afghanistan? Policy expert examines U.S. missteps

Capitol unrest linked with Trump-voting ‘islands,’ proximity to Proud Boys chapters Trump yard sign behind Biden yard sign

Capitol unrest linked with Trump-voting ‘islands,’ proximity to Proud Boys chapters

Who does (or doesn’t) wear a mask? Partisanship explains COVID-19 responses Group of people protesting facemasks at a rally in Helena, Montana

Who does (or doesn’t) wear a mask? Partisanship explains COVID-19 responses

Who is at fault for COVID-19 crisis? Most Americans blame U.S. government, survey says U.S. Capitol Building

Who is at fault for COVID-19 crisis? Most Americans blame U.S. government, survey says

Harris Public Policy announces first-of-its-kind initiative to inform cyber policy Earth at night

Harris Public Policy announces first-of-its-kind initiative to inform cyber policy

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Fieldwork takes UChicago researchers across the globe