Professor About Scott Ashworth Scott Ashworth is a Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. His research uses game-theoretic models to study a variety of issues in political science, with a special emphasis on campaigns and elections. Ashworth's recent research has examined the welfare economics of campaign finance, the sources of the incumbency advantage, the media's influence on policy choice, and some methodological pitfalls in the study of suicide terrorism. His current research continues to use ideas from contract theory to explore foundational and applied questions in the theory of political accountability. Before joining Harris, Ashworth was an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Harvard University and in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. Ashworth received his BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Contact Information Room 2029 773.251.9563 sashwort@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Personal Website Recent News More news UChicago Students Propose Solutions to Chicago’s Pension Crisis Mon., March 18, 2024 Harris Voices: Katie Savage, CLA'19, on Learning to Look Around and Be in Community Fri., March 08, 2024 Harris Policy Students See the Real-Life Impact of Tax Policy while Serving the Community Wed., March 06, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Decide your UChicago DPSS Track: Academic vs. Professional Track Mon., March 18, 2024 | 7:30 PM PKU-UChicago Summer School General Webinar Wed., March 20, 2024 | 7:00 AM Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., March 20, 2024 | 8:00 AM