Research

Published Papers

• • The Interrelated Impacts of Credit Access, Market Access and Forest Proximity on Livelihood Strategies in Cambodia

    • World Development, Volume 155, July 2022, 105795

    • Coauthors: John Felkner, Sabina Shaikh, Michael Binford, and Alan Kolata

  • Does the Early Retirement Policy Really Benefit Women?

    • Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Volume 196, April 2022, pp. 330-345

    • Coauthors: Kai "Jackie" Zhao and Fei Zou

Working Papers

• • Heterogeneous Bank Responses to Loan Guarantee Expansion: Evidence from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans

    • Coauthor: Bong-Geun Choi

  • Does Financial Innovation Increase Inequality?: A Competitive Search Approach

    • Coauthor: Bong-Geun Choi

  • Quantitative Impact of Skilled Immigration Through the Lens of General Equilibrium: The Case of the US H-1B Visa

    • Mentioned in the NEP-DGE Blog

    • Previously circulated as "Quantitative Impact of Reducing Barriers to Skilled Labor Immigration: The Case of the US H-1B Visa"

  • Houses Divided: a Model of Intergenerational Transfers, Differential Fertility and Wealth Inequity

    • Coauthors: Aaron Cooke, Umesh Ghimire, and Kai "Jackie" Zhao

  • Economic Impact Evaluation of Highway Improvements Using a Robust Quasi-Experimental Design and GIS

    • Coauthors: John Felkner and Benjamin Linkow

Works in Progress

• • Synchronizing Public and Private Investment in Cities: Evidence from Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam, Kigali and Nairobi

    • Coauthors: John Felkner and Somik Lall