My name is Ida, and I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at UCSD (started in 2021), supported by SSHRC PhD Research Award and NBER Dissertation Fellowship on Global Math Talent. My primary interests are in Development, Behavioral, Urban Economics and Economics of Education. I received 2026-2027 NBER PhD Dissertation Fellowship for
Prior to my PhD, I was a Predoctoral Research Fellow at the Development Data Lab (2020-2021) with Prof. Paul Novosad and Prof. Sam Asher and as a SIEPR Predoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University (2019-2020) with Prof. Paulo Somaini and Prof. Brad Larsen.
Education:
2021-present PhD Candidate, Economics University of California – San Diego (UCSD)
2019 M.A., Economics University of British Columbia (UBC)
2017 M.A., Urban Geography University of British Columbia (UBC)
2015 B.Sc., International Economics (w/honors) Nat. Research University – Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE)