About
I'm an applied microeconomist specializing in causal inference, econometrics, and public policy. My research focuses on developing new tools to robustly estimate causal effects in non-experimental data, measure institutional quality in education and healthcare, and test for inequity in high-stakes decisions.
Featured Research
Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement (QJE, 2025)
"Something Works" in U.S. Jails (QJE, 2025)
Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality (AER:I, 2024)
Nonrandom Exposure to Exogenous Shocks (ECMA, 2023)
Measuring Racial Discrimination in Bail Decisions (AER, 2022)
New Research
Estimating Demand with Recentered Instruments - New Working Paper
Optimal Formula Instruments - New Working Paper
Instrumental Variables in Randomized Trials - Just Published (NEJM:E)
Putting School Surveys to the Test - New Working Paper
Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement - Revised Working Paper
Contact
Robinson Hall 102C, Brown University