Assistant Professor About Alexander Fouirnaies Alexander Fouirnaies is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. His work concentrates on the political economy of elections. Most of his research focuses on how money and the media shape elections and affect representation and accountability. Methodologically, Fouirnaies has an interest in causal inference and applied econometrics. Most of his projects use natural experiments to uncover causal relations between political and economic variables. Prior to joining Harris, Fouirnaies was a Prize-Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University. He earned his PhD at the London School of Economics. Contact Information Room 3013 fouirnaies@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Personal Website Recent News Student Profile: Sarah Hillegass, MPP Class of 2023 Thu., May 26, 2022 Student Profile: Kashif Ahmed, MPP Class of 2022, Pearson Fellow Tue., May 24, 2022 More news Upcoming Events Ask Admissions: Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Tue., May 31, 2022 | 12:00 PM A link will be sent to registered guests. Chicago, IL 60637 United States Harris Evening Master's Program Information Session Thu., June 02, 2022 | 12:00 PM A link will be sent to registered guests Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events