I am an applied microeconomist whose research covers a range of topics in labor and public economics. Much of my research focuses on understanding the effects of government programs on the long-run outcomes of children. My research has been published in the leading academic journals in economics, such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and covered by national media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. My dissertation work was awarded the Dorothy S. Thomas Award from the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Dissertation Prize from the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group. I received a PhD in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2016.

Research Highlights

Below are recent summaries of my research, written for a general audience and featured by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

  • 📘 The Long‑Run Effects of America’s Largest Residential Racial Desegregation Program
    Children relocated through the Gautreaux program earned $17k–34k more by their 30s and moved to higher‑opportunity areas.
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  • 📘 Does Gifted Education Work?
    Gifted identification increased college entry by 25–30 percentage points for disadvantaged boys, closing gender gaps in achievement.
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