Robert Wright

Robert E. Wright is a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the (co)author or (co)editor of over two dozen major books, book series, and edited collections, including AIER’s The Best of Thomas Paine (2021) and Financial Exclusion (2019). He has also (co)authored numerous articles for important journals, including the American Economic Review, Business History Review, Independent Review, Journal of Private Enterprise, Review of Finance, and Southern Economic Review. Robert has taught business, economics, and policy courses at Augustana University, NYU’s Stern School of Business, Temple University, the University of Virginia, and elsewhere since taking his Ph.D. in History from SUNY Buffalo in 1997.

Education

• PHD University at Buffalo (1991 — 1997)
• Ph.D. University at Buffalo (1991 — 1997)
• BA State University of New York College at Buffalo (1987 — 1990)
• FHS

Companies

• Senior Research Associate American Institute for Economic Research - AIER (2021)
• Paul Coverdell Visiting Distinguished Fellow in Policy Studies Georgia College & State University (2020 — 2021)
• Julian Simon Fellow PERC (2020 — 2020)
• Nef Family Chair of Political Economy Augustana College (SD) (2009 — 2020)
• Clinical Associate Professor of Economics NYU Stern School of Business (2003 — 2009)
• Lecturer in Economics University of Virginia (1999 — 2002)
• Intellectual Heritage Temple University (1997 — 1998)