Curriculum Vitae
Employment and Affiliations
February 2015-, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Research School of Economics, Australian National University
February 2015-, Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic History, Australian National University
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Colorado Boulder, December 2014
M.A., Economics, University of Colorado Boulder, 2011
B.A., Economics and Mathematics, Wheaton College, 2008
Publications
1. “Birds of Passage: Return Migration, Self-Selection, and Immigration Quotas,” September 2016, forthcoming at Explorations in Economic History
2. “The Circular Flow: Return Migration from the United States in the Early 1900s”, The Journal of Economic History, June 2016, 76(2), pp. 609-612. [dissertation summary]
3. “Immigration Quotas, World War I, and Emigrant Flows in the Early 20th Century,” with Michael J. Greenwood, Explorations in Economic History, 55(1), pp. 76-96, January 2015
4. “Who Crossed the Border? Self-Selection of Mexican Migrants in the Early 20th Century,” (with Edward Kosack), The Journal of Economic History, 74(4), pp. 1015-1044, December 2014
Working Papers
1. “The Role of English Fluency in Migrant Assimilation: Evidence from United States History,” June 2016
2. “There and Back (and Back) Again: Repeat Migration to the United States, 1897-1936,” March 2016
Research in Progress
1. Escaping the Great Hunger: The Long-Run Outcomes of Famine Irish in America
2. Return Migration, Migrant Networks and the Great Depression
Research Presentations
2016: La Trobe University, University of Queensland, EH-Clio Lab (Santiago, Chile), ANU – Applied Microeconomics Seminar, Xavier University
2015: University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, Natural Experiments in History Workshop (Deakin University), Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference, Migration and Development Conference (Washington DC), Workshop on Heights and Economic Development (ANU), AusClio (Adelaide), Economic History Association (Nashville)
2014: University of Colorado Economic History Workshop, WEAI, All-UC Hundred Flowers Conference (Berkeley), Australian National University
2013: World Cliometrics Conference (Honolulu), Economic History Association (Washington DC), University of Colorado Economic History Workshop
2012: WEAI (San Francisco)
Grants
“The History of Mexican Migration to the United States: Assimilation, Networks and the Influence of Migration Policy,” Research School Grant 2015-2016, Australian National University, A$15,000
“Models of Population Movements,” with James Raymer, Shuvo Baker, Juliet Pietsch and Hanlin Shang, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, A$6,000
Teaching
Masters Level: Economic Models and Introductory Econometrics (x2)
Undergraduate: Economic History of the United States (x1); Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (x1); Principles of Macroeconomics – Hybrid Course (x3); Principles of Macroeconomics – Lecture Course (x6); Principles of Microeconomics (x3)
Referee Service
Journal of Economic History (x2), Explorations in Economic History
Honors and Awards
Finalist, Allan Nevins Prize in American Economic History, 2015
Reuben A. Zubrow Fellowship in Economics, 2014
Graduate School Teaching Excellence Award, 2014
Stanford Calderwood Award for Best Graduate Student Teacher, 2013
Professional Affiliation
Cliometric Society, Economic History Association
Citizenship
United States, Australian Temporary Visa