Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and the Center for Public Policy Research in the Murphy Institute at Tulane University​, as well as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

 

My research lies at the intersection of political economy, economic history, and growth and development. My topics of interest include migration, conflict, and culture, in both theoretical and historical perspective.

 

Currently, I am interested in the interplay between culture and institutions in U.S. economic history, with an emphasis on the postbellum period.

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My work has been published in leading academic journals, such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and the Economic Journal.

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My research has been funded through generous grants made by the National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and the Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science.