DRW Fellow, 2026-2027
Mustafa Askar is a second-year Master of Public Policy student at the Harris School of Public Policy. As a DRW Fellow, he works with Professor Elisabeth Moyer to examine how energy use and infrastructure have evolved over time and what those patterns reveal about the drivers and constraints of energy transitions. Before graduate school, Mustafa studied Political Science and History at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and contributed to a research project on the institutional legacies of colonial rule in Northwest Pakistan. His interests center on using historical records, spatial data, and quantitative methods to understand how institutions and infrastructure shape economic and policy outcomes.