Assistant Professor of Economics, Zayed University (ZU), Dubai, UAE. August 2023 to date
Assistant Professor of Economics, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Dubai, UAE. February 2019 – August 2023
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) – Dubai, UAE. January 2021 – May 2021
Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, Stephen F. Austin State University. September 2016 - December 2018
Research Fellow, Global Labor Organization. June 2024 to date
Ph.D. in Economics, Texas A&M University (TAMU). August 2016
- Dissertation Advisor: Mark Hoekstra
Bachelor of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. 2007
"Can information save lives? Effect of a victim-focused police intervention on intimate partner homicides," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (ABDC A*), Volume 217, January 2024, pp. 756-782.
Invited presentation at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India – 2018
Invited presentation at Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK – 2024
“School Reopenings, COVID-19, and Employment” - with Jeremy West. Economics Letters (ABDC A), Volume 212, March 2022, 110310.
"Can justice system interventions prevent intimate partner homicides? An analysis of rates of help-seeking prior to fatality" - with Jill Messing. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (Scopus listed), Volume 36, Issue 17-18, September 2021, pp. 8792–8816. (First published online in June 2019.)
"(Almost) No One Votes Without ID, Even When They Can" - with Mark Hoekstra. Economics Letters (ABDC A), Volume 205, August 2021, 109944.
Research brief by CATO institute
"Housing Vouchers, Income Shocks and Crime: Evidence from a Lottery" – with Jillian Carr. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (ABDC A*), Volume 177, September 2020, pp. 475-493.
Media coverage: "Researchers explore the effects of Section 8 grants in Houston"
"The Effect of Alcohol Access on Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Evidence from the Minimum Legal Drinking Age," American Journal of Health Economics (ABDC A), Vol. 4, No. 2, Spring 2018, pp. 164-184.
"The effect of Supplemental Instruction on student performance" - with Andrew Davis. SSRN working paper #3610625
“Closing the ‘Boyfriend loophole’: Effect of stringent gun ownership regulations on intimate partner violence”
“Effect of alcohol access on domestic violence: Evidence from city-level alcohol laws in Texas”
“Do housing vouchers reduce domestic violence? Evidence from a lottery”
“Byproducts of racial justice: Effect of Proposition 47 in California on DUIs” with Devika Hazra
Start-Up Grant (AED20,000), ZU. 2023
Faculty incentive for publication (AED10,000), IMT. 2022
Faculty incentive for publication (AED10,000), IMT. 2021
Faculty incentive for publication (AED18,000), IMT. 2020
Honorarium for research brief on "Strict Voter Identification Laws, Turnout, and Election Outcomes" (US$1,500), CATO Institute, Washington DC, USA. 2020
Professional Development Grant (US$2,400), College of Business, SFASU. 2017 – 18
Faculty Research/Creative Activity Grant (US$10,000), SFASU. 2016 – 17
Dissertation Grant, Charles Koch Foundation (US$5,000), USA. 2015
Zayed University, Dubai:
Economics (Undergraduate). Spring & Fall 2024
Economic Theory and Tools (Undergraduate). Spring 2024; Spring 2025
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Undergraduate). Fall 2023
Modern Economic Thought (Undergraduate). Fall 2023; Fall 2024; Spring 2025
Institute of Management Technology, Dubai:
Managerial Economics (Graduate – MBA). Fall 2019; Fall 2022
Developments in World Economy (Undergraduate). Spring 2019; Spring & Fall 2020; Spring 2021
Economies of Emerging Countries (Undergraduate). Spring 2019; Spring & Fall 2020
Introductory Economics (Undergraduate). Summer & Fall 2019; Spring, Summer, & Fall 2020; Fall 2022
Macroeconomics (Undergraduate). Summer & Fall 2021; Spring 2022; Spring 2023
Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai:
Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate). Spring 2021
Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas:
Applied Statistical Analysis (Undergraduate). Fall 2017, Fall 2018
Intermediate Microeconomics (Undergraduate). Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018
Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate) - face to face. Fall 2016, Spring & Fall 2017, Spring, Summer & Fall 2018
Texas A&M University, Texas:
Principles of Macroeconomics (Undergraduate). Fall 2012
2025: Research Symposium in Econometrics and Finance organized by STATA (Dubai, UAE)
2024: Responsible Business Research Group Seminar series, Glasgow Caledonian University (Virtual); Workshop on gender-based violence and female empowerment, Zayed University (Abu Dhabi, UAE); Research Seminar Series, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Zayed University (Virtual)
2018: Indian School of Business (Hyderabad, India), Southern Economic Association (2 presentations) (Washington, DC, USA)
2017: Southern Economic Association (Tampa, USA)
2016: Southern Economic Association (Washington, DC, USA); Western Economic Association International (Portland, USA)
2015: Southern Economic Association (New Orleans, USA)
2014: Southern Economic Association (Atlanta, USA); Western Economic Association International (Denver, USA); Western Social Science Association (Albuquerque, USA)
2024: UNFPA Femicide Roundtable - "Addressing Femicide: Measurement and Accountability", United Nations Population Fund
2023: Workshop on "Difference in Differences," Population Dynamics and Health Program, University of Michigan; Workshop on “Recent Advances in Difference-in-Differences,” Population Dynamics and Health Program, University of Michigan
2012: Workshop on Research Design for Causal Inference, Northwestern University, Chicago
Referee: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Economics Letters, Journal of Health Economics, Economic Inquiry, Contemporary Economic Policy, Journal of Labor Research, SN Business & Economics
ZU:
Member of the Capstone Unit Committee. Fall 2024 to date
Course Coordinator for Economic Theory and Tools. Spring 2024; Spring 2025
Member of the recruitment panel for hiring Adjunct Faculty. Fall 2023
IMT:
Chairperson for Internships. Summer 2019 – Spring 2023
Faculty interviewer for MBA admissions. Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Scholarship committee. Summer 2020 – Spring 2021
SFASU:
College: Research Excellence Committee. Fall 2017 – Fall 2018
Department: Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Economics. Fall 2017 – Spring 2018, Fall 2018
Texas A&M University Dissertation Fellowship, TAMU. 2015 – 16
Summer Time for Advancement in Research (STAR) Award, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU. Summer 2015
Private Enterprise Research Center Graduate Student Fellowship, PERC, TAMU. 2014 – 15
S. Charles Maurice Fellowship in Economics, Dept. of Economics, TAMU. Summer 2014
Gail Frey Monson Memorial Scholarship, Dept. of Economics, TAMU. Summer 2014
Graduate Assistantship, Department of Economics, TAMU. 2011 – 14
Private Enterprise Research Center E. Ralph Daniel Scholarship, PERC, TAMU. Summer 2012
Regent Graduate Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU. 2010 – 11
SIA – NOL Scholarship (Full scholarship for undergraduate studies), NTU, Singapore. 2003 – 07
National Talent Search Examination scholarship (Awarded to top 1000 students in India). 2001 – 03
Business Analyst, Information Technology Division, Deutsche Bank, Singapore. 2007 – 2010