Working Papers

In Search of  Geopolitical Payoffs, joint with Andrei A. Levchenko and Nitya Pandalai-Nayar

Latest version (June, 2026)

• Presented at NBER Summer Institute International Economics and Geopolitics session

Works in Progress

The Incidence of Demographic Decline: Migration and Labor Force Participation, joint with Andrei A. Levchenko, Quy-Toan Do, Sebastian Sotelo, and Román D. Zárate

China's Rise up the Quality Ladder: Evidence from Europe

Moving up or Moving out: Trade Liberalization, Mobility, and Human Capital Adjustment in Brazil, joint with Kelcie Ferrara-Gerson

Remittances and Financial Development, joint with Athiwat Thoopthong

Tied to the Land: Tenure Insecurity, Trade, and the lack of Structural Change in Ethiopia, joint with Seongyoon Kim