My research interests lie at the intersection of urban economics, housing, and policy. During graduate school, I used empirical microeconomics to study gentrification, urban revival, and how housing policies and local taxation affect the spatial distribution of resources and people.
“The Problem Has Existed over Endless Years: Racialized Difference in Commuting, 1980-2019” (with devin michelle bunten, Lyndsey Rolheiser, and Chris Severen). Journal of Urban Economics 141 (2024), 103542. [Media coverage: The Atlantic]
"The Financial Burdens of Property Taxes: Evidence from Philadelphia." Working Paper (2022).
"Mind the Gap: Assessing Labor Market Slack" (with Joseph Tracy, Robert Rich, and Samuel Kapon). Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Liberty Street Economics Blog Post, 26 August 2015.
"U.S. Real Wage Growth: Fast Out of the Starting Blocks" (with Robert Rich, and Joseph Tracy). Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Liberty Street Economics Blog Post, 26 September 2016.
"U.S. Real Wage Growth: Slowing Down With Age" (with Robert Rich, and Joseph Tracy). Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 28 September 2016.