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Greg Wright is an Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics and Business Management at the University of California, Merced, within the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis in 2011, an M.A. in Economics from UC Davis in 2006, and a B.A. in Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. Prior to his current role, Wright served as Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Essex. His academic trajectory reflects a strong foundation in both economics and quantitative sciences, transitioning from physics to economic analysis of labor markets and global forces.

Wright's research focuses on the labor market consequences of international trade, technological change, and immigration. He examines firm responses to globalization, economic shocks' impacts on employment, and historical effects of globalization on labor markets. Key topics include the effects of offshoring and immigration on U.S. jobs, investments in Information and Communications Technologies and their influence on wage inequality, international trade dynamics, immigration policy implications, and economic growth mechanisms. Wright has published in prominent journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of the European Economic Association, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and Journal of International Economics. As a research affiliate at CESifo, he contributes to advancing knowledge in these areas, providing insights into how global economic shifts shape domestic labor outcomes.