About Me
Research interests
International Trade, Development Economics, including the impact of globalization on firms and labor markets, networks in international trade, the role of institutions in development.
Consulting
The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East-Asia (ERIA), Peterson Institute of International Economics (PIIE).
Senior Lecturer (tenured), Department of Economics, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Deputy Head of Department, Economics, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Co-director, New Zealand APEC Study Centre
Research Associate, Policy Reseach in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), University of Cape Town, South Africa
Associate Editor, New Zealand Economic Papers
Co-organizer, Online Australasian Seminar in International EconomicS (OASIS)
Education:
M.Phil Economics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
M.A. and Ph.D Economics, Syracuse University, United States
Visiting Appointments:
Stanford King Center, Stanford University, United States (2023)
Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies, SIPA, Columbia University, United States (2023)
Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), Reserve Bank of India, India (2019-20)
Department of Economics, University of Michigan, United States (2014)
Past Appointments:
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa (2010-16)