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Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at St. Olaf College. I obtained my Ph.D. in Economics from Clark University in May 2024. 

My research interests include urban, labor and economic history. I use spatial and historical data to study different topics in urbanization.

In my job market paper, I construct a novel spatial dataset of the streetcar network in early 20th century Chicago.  I study the impact of the streetcar expansion on socioeconomic dynamics of small areas in the city. By using an instrumental variable, my paper highlights the importance of the understudied old-timey cars that shaped 'streetcar suburbs'.