I am an applied economist working at the intersection of development, education, labour economics and conflict. My research uses microeconometric methods and large-scale data to study how institutions, economic shocks and conflict shape human capital, labour-market outcomes and intergenerational mobility in developing and fragile settings.
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, University of Sussex
IZA Research Affiliate
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
RTIA/IDS Lead Quantitative Researcher
Course Director: BSc Economics and Sustainable Development and BA Economics and International Development
Doctoral Tutor Lead
Research
Compulsory Education, Life Trajectories, and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from Mexico's 1993 Schooling Reform
(World Development) Find it here
The mental health toll of conflict induced violence: evidence from a longitudinal survey in DRC and Niger
(British Medical Journal: Public Health) Find it here
Public Gains, Private Strains: Public Investment and Private Schooling in Peru
(IZA Working paper No 18189) Find it here
(R&R at Journal of Development Economics)
Staying Against the Odds: On the Drivers of Teacher Retention in Conflict-Affected Contexts
(IZA Working paper No 18917) Find it here
Compulsory Schooling and Long-Term Outcomes: Evidence from a Nationwide Education Reform in Mexico
(Working Paper - under review) Find it here
Teachers’ Well-being and Resilience in Contexts of Violent Conflict: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Niger
(Bristol University Press) Find it here
Compulsory Education, Life Trajectories, and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from Mexico's 1993 Schooling Reform
(IZA Discussion Paper 18864) Find it here
(forthcoming at World Development)
Setbacks and Challenges of Social Policy in Mexico
(Problemas del Desarrollo) Find it here
Teacher Wellbeing and Teaching Quality in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries: BRiCE in DRC and Niger
(Institute of Development Studies) Find it here