I am an economist studying governance, institutional design, and the foundations of social cooperation. My research uses economic theory to examine how institutions enable people to cooperate without relying on centralized authority. My current work focuses on exit rights, decentralized enforcement, public information systems, and the role of political institutions in shaping how information is interpreted. I received my PhD in Economics from MIT, and my research has appeared in Public Choice, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, and the Journal of Institutional Economics.

I also work with graduate students at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. In this role, I help emerging scholars develop their research, build intellectual communities, and connect with opportunities related to classical liberal ideas and the study of free societies.