Macartan Humphreys

Dr. Macartan Humphreys is an Honorary Professor in both Economics and Political Science at Trinity College Dublin (2022–present), as well as an Honorary Professor in Social Sciences at Humboldt University Berlin (2017–present) and Director of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2017–present). Previously, he served as a full Professor at Columbia University from 2003 to 2023. His research focuses on political economy, political violence, inequality, and causal inference methodologies.

Education includes a BA in History and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin (1994), an AM in Government from Harvard University (1998), an MPhil in Economics from Oxford University (2000), and a PhD in Government from Harvard University (2003).

He holds no listed scientific awards but maintains active roles in multiple institutions, including leadership at the WZB. His advisory and grant activities are unspecified in the provided texts. Research is affiliated with the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.