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I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Amherst College and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). 

I am an empirical economist who specializes in development economics and applied microeconomics. In my research, I study how policy, geography, and historical factors affect contemporary economic development and political outcomes. I study issues ranging from the constraints on agricultural productivity to how historical patterns of migration shape socioeconomic and political outcomes in the long-run.

Email: mgebresilasse@amherst.edu

Address: 301 Converse Hall, Amherst MA 01002

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