Homer J. Livingston Professor About Scott Ashworth Scott Ashworth is the Homer J. Livingston 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 Alumni Profile: Shruti Kapoor, AM’19 Thu., June 01, 2023 Sudan’s “Peculiar Political History”: 2023 Pearson Annual Lecture Tue., May 30, 2023 More news Upcoming Events PKU-UChicago Summer School Faculty Spotlight: Mini Class with Professor Yao Tang (Peking University) Thu., June 01, 2023 | 8:00 PM Graduation: University Convocation and Harris Hooding Ceremony Sat., June 03, 2023 | 9:00 AM University of Chicago Main Quadrangle Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events