Julian Wright (born 18 March 1969 in New Zealand) is a Singapore-based academic and economist. He is the Lim Chong Yah Professor at the National University of Singapore and was head of the Department of Economics from 2012 to 2019.[1][2][3]
Wright completed a Bachelor of Science with honors at University of Canterbury in 1991. In 1996, he completed a doctorate at Stanford University.[2] Wright works in the area of industrial organization,[4] and specializes in the economics of multi-sided platforms such as online marketplaces,[5] payment platforms,[6] and booking platforms.[7][8] He has consulted on the economics of platforms, and related competition policy and regulatory matters.[9]
He is currently co-editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization,[10] a Singapore Competition Appeal Board Member,[11] an Energy Market Authority Board Member[12] and a member of NUS Alumni Ventures.[13]