Gavin Wright
Academic
1943 –
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Who is Gavin Wright?
Gavin Wright is an economic historian and the William Robertson Co-Professor of American economic history at Stanford University. He is well known for his propensity for wearing sweater vests to Economics outings.
Most of Wright's research has focused on the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1943
New Haven - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, Yale University
Economics
( - 1969) - Master of Arts, Yale University
Economics
( - 1966) - Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College
Economics
( - 1965) - Washburn High School
( - 1961)
- PhD, Yale University
- Employment
- Ellen Andrew Wright Fellow, Stanford Humanities Center
(2003 - 2004) - Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
(2001 - ) - William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History, Stanford University
(1994 - ) - Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions, University of Cambridge
(1994 - 1995) - Professor of Economics, Stanford University
(1982 - ) - Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
(1978 - 1982) - Visiting Associate Professor, Stanford University
(1978 - )
- Ellen Andrew Wright Fellow, Stanford Humanities Center
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on July 23, 2013
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