Research Interests: Public Finance, Labor Economics, International Economics, Macroeconomics
Education: PhD in Economics, University of Minnesota (2016)
Working Papers/Work in progress:
"The Impact of the H-1B Visa Program on Large Firms", with Joseph Kuehn and Lisa Anderson. Last Update: July 2025 (draft coming soon)
“What Are Firms Willing to Pay for H-1Bs? Auction-Based Allocation under Perfect Substitutes”, with Joseph Kuehn. Last Update: July 2025 (draft coming soon)
"Extracting Firm Willingness to Pay Foreign Workers: Allocating H-1B Visas by Auction", with Joseph Kuehn. Last Update: June 2025
"Financial Development, Trade and Misallocation", with David Perez-Reyna. Last Update: May 2025 (new draft coming soon)
Published/Accepted/Forthcoming:
"Observational Learning and Firm Dynamics", with Zachary Mahone. Canadian Journal of Economics (2024)
"The Importance of Team Fit for NBA Rookies’ Career Earnings", with Joseph Kuehn. Journal of Sports Economics (2023)
"Front-Loading Agricultural Subsidies: Quantifying Public Savings", with Kai Ding. The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (2022)
"Optimal Agricultural Policy: Small Gains?", with Kai Ding. Economic Inquiry (2020)
"On the substitution between saving and prevention", with Mario Menegatti. Mathematical Social Sciences (2011)