Alumnus (Graduated 2024)Contact Informationnwitts@uw.eduZoomOffice Hours: M 10-12pm & By Appointment Fields of Interest Comparative PoliticsEconomic DevelopmentEuropean PoliticsInnovationPolitical EconomyPublic PolicyScience and TechnologySurveillance and Privacy BiographyB.A. Political Science and Economics, University of Mannheim, 2015M.A. International Political Economy, Kings College London, 2017M.A. Political Science, University of Washington, 2020Research Selected Research Victor Menaldo & Nicolas Wittstock (2021) Does technology transfer from the US to China harm American firms, workers, and consumers? A historical and analytic investigation, Economic and Political Studies, 9:4, 417-446, DOI: 10.1080/20954816.2021.1933768 Beatrice Magistro, Lucas Owen and Nicolas Wittstock (2021), "Populist Support, Institutional Trust, and Gender: The Impact of Foreign-Imposed Austerity During the European Debt Crisis", Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy: Vol. 2: No. 3, pp 329-346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/113.00000040 Victor Menaldo and Nicolas Wittstock. 2024 "U.S. Innovation Inequality and Trumpism: The Political Economy of Technology Deserts in a Knowledge Economy." Cambridge University Press. Courses Taught Summer 2024 Full-term POL S 270 A: Introduction to Political Economy Summer 2023 Full-term POL S 270 A: Introduction to Political Economy Related News Related News Prof. Victor Menaldo in UW News Interview, "Q&A: New book shows how innovation inequality fuels America’s political divide " - October 15, 2024 Prof. Victor Menaldo and Grad Nicolas Wittstock in The Seattle Times, "Innovation inequality and the 2024 election: A deep-rooted divide" - August 13, 2024 Three Polisci Grads on nowpublishers, "Populist Support, Institutional Trust, and Gender: The Impact of Foreign-Imposed Austerity During the European Debt Crisis" - February 23, 2022 Political Economy Forum Podcast – “Free Speech on Social Media” – with Prof. Victor Menaldo - January 20, 2021 Political Economy Forum: Neither Free Nor Fair? #3: “Presidential Debates--Special Crossover Episode!” - October 8, 2020 New UW Political Economy Forum Podcast Episode - Is Cancel Culture Threatening Free Speech? - September 1, 2020 Commentary By Two UW Political Science Graduate Students on the Recent Introduction of Visa Restrictions by the Trump Administration - June 26, 2020
