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Binghamton, NY 13902
Binghamton, NY 13902
Fields of Interest
Applied Microeconomics (Urban, Labor, Health, Behavioral), Computational Methods
Education
Binghamton University, USAAug 2021 – present
Ph.D. in Economics (Expected May 2027)
SP Jain School of Management, SingaporeSep 2018 – Jul 2020
Master of Business Administration in Finance
Dean's List
Mahatma Gandhi Mission's CoET, IndiaSep 2001 – May 2005
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Telecommunications
Research
Job Market Paper
Salience, Attention, and Memory: Crime Capitalization in Housing Prices
Uses repeat-sales panel data and spatial-temporal kernel estimation to identify the causal impact of localized crime shocks via a near-far difference-in-differences design with property fixed effects.
Uses repeat-sales panel data and spatial-temporal kernel estimation to identify the causal impact of localized crime shocks via a near-far difference-in-differences design with property fixed effects.
Working Papers
The Effect of Diversity Statements in Faculty Hiring (with David Slichter)
Uses nationwide faculty job posting data and staggered difference-in-differences to estimate the causal impact of diversity statement requirements on faculty hiring composition and representation outcomes.
Uses nationwide faculty job posting data and staggered difference-in-differences to estimate the causal impact of diversity statement requirements on faculty hiring composition and representation outcomes.
Monte Carlo Diagnostics for Agent-Based Models (with Christopher Zosh, Yixin Ren, Andreas Pape)
Develops simulation-based inference methods for estimating parameters and uncertainty in stochastic agent-based economic models.
Develops simulation-based inference methods for estimating parameters and uncertainty in stochastic agent-based economic models.
Social Context in the Schelling Model using LLMs (with Andreas Pape, Srikanth Iyer, Carl Lipo, Yixin Ren, Christopher Zosh)
Embeds large language models as decision-making agents in a Schelling segregation framework to study how social context shapes residential sorting.
Embeds large language models as decision-making agents in a Schelling segregation framework to study how social context shapes residential sorting.
Work in Progress
Food Swamps, Obesity, and Metabolic Risks
Exploits within-tract variation in dollar store entry using continuous-treatment difference-in-differences and entropy balancing to estimate causal effects on obesity.
Exploits within-tract variation in dollar store entry using continuous-treatment difference-in-differences and entropy balancing to estimate causal effects on obesity.
Employment
Binghamton University
Instructor — Economic Poverty & DiscriminationWinter 2026
Teaching AssistantAug 2022 – present
Courses: Econometrics (undergraduate and graduate), Behavioral Economics, Economics of Education, Agent-Based Modeling (Python), Forecasting, Economic Development of Latin America, U.S. Financial Markets & Institutions, Economics of Corporations.
Data Analyst, Graduate Admissions OfficeAug 2021 – Aug 2022
Created and maintained daily, weekly, and monthly reports for the Graduate Admissions Office.
Prior industry experience: Software engineering and management roles at Grab, Accenture, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Agilent Technologies (2005–2021).
Conference Presentations
2026
ASSA Annual Meeting, Jan 2026; Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems (NERCCS), Online, Mar 2026; Midwest Economics Association (MEA), Mar 2026;
ASSA Annual Meeting, Jan 2026; Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems (NERCCS), Online, Mar 2026; Midwest Economics Association (MEA), Mar 2026;
2025
Eastern Economic Association (EEA), Feb 2025; American Political Science Association (APSA), Online, Feb 2025; FLX Economics of Education Conference, Jun 2025; Western Economic Association International (WEAI), Jun 2025; Southern Economic Association (SEA), Nov 2025.
Eastern Economic Association (EEA), Feb 2025; American Political Science Association (APSA), Online, Feb 2025; FLX Economics of Education Conference, Jun 2025; Western Economic Association International (WEAI), Jun 2025; Southern Economic Association (SEA), Nov 2025.
2024
Eastern Economic Association (EEA), Feb 2024.
Eastern Economic Association (EEA), Feb 2024.
Poster Presentations
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM), Seattle, Nov 2025.
Professional Service
Session Discussant, Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting (2026)
Conference Volunteer, Society for Causal Inference Annual Conference (2026)
Session Chair and Discussant, American Political Science Association (2025)
Session Discussant, Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference (2024)
Research Methods and Technical Skills
Causal inference (difference-in-differences, event studies, IV, entropy balancing, continuous treatments); spatial methods (kernel estimation, exposure measures); simulation and agent-based modeling (including LLM agent simulations); machine learning (LASSO, Random Forest, XGBoost).
Programming: Python, Stata, R, SQL.
Languages
English (Fluent), Hindi (Native)
References
Dr. Solomon W. Polachek
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Binghamton University
polachek@binghamton.edu
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Binghamton University
polachek@binghamton.edu