My research studies how local environments and institutional policies shape economic and social outcomes, using modern causal inference and computational methods.
Working papers
What Buyers See: Salience and the Hyperlocal Pricing of Crime
Working Paper
How do housing markets respond over space and time to localized crime shocks?
Homebuyers observe crime infrequently, recall it imperfectly, and often overweight unusually salient incidents. This paper studies how these behavioral frictions shape the spatial and temporal pattern of crime capitalization in housing prices. Using detailed incident-level crime data linked to repeat-sales transactions, I develop a flexible space–time kernel estimator that recovers the distance-decay and time-decay of crime’s price impact.
MethodsSpatial–Temporal Kernel EstimationRepeat-Sales Model
The Effects of Diversity Statements in Faculty Hiring
Working Paper
with David Slichter
This project examines how mandatory diversity statements in faculty job applications influence hiring and student outcomes. Using comprehensive text from JOE and APSA postings linked to institution–year–discipline hiring records, we classify DEI-related requirements and estimate their effects using staggered-adoption DiD estimators with entropy-balancing weights.
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
We develop a statistical framework for diagnosing parameter identifiability and uncertainty in stochastic agent-based models (ABMs). The approach combines Monte Carlo experiments with simulation-based confidence intervals, providing generalizable tools for calibration, validation, and sensitivity analysis in complex ABMs.
FieldsComputational EconomicsEconometrics
MethodsAgent-Based ModelsMonte Carlo SimulationSimulation-Based Inference
Work in progress
Food Swamps, Obesity, and Metabolic Risks
Work in Progress
Do dollar-store rollouts affect metabolic health outcomes?
This project examines how the expansion of dollar stores and low-nutrition retail environments contribute to obesity and metabolic health risks. Using store rollouts and quasi-experimental variation in food environments, I study how changes in access to calorie-dense, nutrient-poor options affect chronic disease outcomes.
