Mark Wright

Mark Wright is a Senior Economist and Research Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, currently on leave from his position as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Sydney (1992) and a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2001).

• Primary Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
• Current Role: Senior Economist and Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

His research focuses on capital markets in contexts with limited contract enforcement, addressing challenges in developing countries' legal systems, sovereign risk in international markets, and human capital pledging limitations in developed economies. He has served as an economist and advisor to the Reserve Bank of Australia, Federal Reserve Banks of San Francisco and Minneapolis, and as an instructor at the I.M.F. Institute.

Research Areas

• Capital Markets
• Contract Enforcement
• Human Capital Risk
• Macroeconomy

Scientific Awards and Affiliations

• Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of the European Economic Association, Theoretical Economics, and Economics Letters