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 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