Then he moved to the University of Texas at Austin to become a lecturer in the economics department but still made time for research.
In 2006, Wickelgren moved to the Northwestern University school of law to become an assistant professor for 3 years.
[6] He has also written several book chapters on contracts, antitrust enforcement and affirmative action among other topics.
He also frequently writes papers that have been published in peer-reviewed journals with Ezra Friedman and Ronen Avraham.
[7] Wickelgren spoke at a committee hearing in the Texas legislature in 2021 against the requirement that electric vehicles have to be sold through a dealership.
In 2024, he gave an interview to Vox on the antitrust issues associated with the potential sale of TikTok to any major tech firms.