Robert E. Wright
| Robert E. Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Eric Wright January 1, 1969 Rochester, N.Y. |
| Nationality | American |
| Institution | Augustana University Sioux Falls]], South Dakota |
| Field | Economic history of America |
| Alma mater | University at Buffalo |
Robert Eric Wright (born January 1, 1969 in Rochester, N.Y.) is a business, economic, financial, and monetary historian and the inaugural Rudy and Marilyn Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is also a research economist at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
After graduating from Fairport High School in 1987, Wright took degrees in History from Buffalo State College, where he was a member of the All-College Honors Program, and the University at Buffalo (Ph.D., 1997).
Since 2001, he has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited twenty books on topics including banks and banking, book publishing, construction, corporations, corporate genealogy, and corporate governance, economic indicators, entrepreneurship, government bailouts, insurance, money and monetary policy, public debts, public policies, and securities markets.
Wright's writings include a book on the role the real estate mortgage crisis of the 1760s played in the American Revolution.
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