Affiliations:- Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Sep. 2005 - present
Education:- Ph.D., Economics, Brown University, May 2005
- M.A., Economics, Brown University, May 2004
- B.A., Economics, University of Michigan, May 1994
Fields of Interest:- Economic Growth and Development
- Inequality
- Macroeconomics
Publications:- "The Dual Economy in Long-run Development," Journal of Economic Growth, 14(4), 287-312.
- "Inequality in Land Ownership, the Emergence of Human Capital Promoting Institutions and the Great Divergence," Review of Economic Studies, 2009, 76.
- "How Important are Dual Economy Effects for Aggregate Productivity?" Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 88(2).
- "Land Distribution and International Agricultural Productivity," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89(1).
Fellowships and Awards:- University of Houston New Faculty Grant, 2006
- Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University, 2004-2005
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fellowship, 2002-2004
Professional Activities:- Referee for American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Macro, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Development Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Public Economics, World Development, Agricultural Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Review of Development Economics, Economica, Resource and Energy Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Scandanavian Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of the European Economic Association
Presentations:- 2009: NEUDC, University of Michigan
- 2008: IEFS Winter Meetings, Southern Economic Association Meetings, University of Copenhagen
- 2007: NBER IFM Summer Institute, NBER EFG Summer Institute, Baylor University
- 2006: Rice University
- 2005: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Clemson University, University of Houston, Hunter College (CUNY), U.S. Naval Academy
- 2004: Northeast University Development Conference (NEUDC), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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