I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Tufts University.  I am also a faculty research fellow at NBER, a Research Affiliate at IZA, and an Invited Researcher at LEO. My research in labor and public economics uses applied econometric methods to study military service, how workers and firms respond to tax and benefit policies, policing, and conflict, with the goal of informing public policy  and answering key questions in labor economics.  I received my Ph.D. in economics from Boston University.  Prior to joining Tufts, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point and a Research Analyst in the Army's Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis.