In my day job as a venture capital investor and in my free time outside of work, I'm obsessed with understanding the legal and economic mechanisms that create improvements in sustainable human prosperity. I think cities have proven to be one of humanity's greatest tools in this regard, so a lot of my work and research has focused on urban policy topics.
I created this page to serve as a home base for some of my writing and, hopefully, a way to connect with others pursuing similar questions.
I'm also on Twitter @Paul_A_Healy
Popular press / blogs / policy papers:
Gov. Lamont and city leaders must prevent the coronavirus crisis from further segregating Connecticut’s economy (with Kate Levien), Hartford Courant (Apr 2020)
Don’t let virus exacerbate economic segregation (with Kate Levien), New Haven Register (Apr 2020)
COVID-19 Segregating Our Economy (with Michael Healy), Commonwealth Magazine (Apr 2020)
Radical Solutions for Equality and Efficiency in Cities (with Matthew Prewitt), Oxford Urbanists Magazine (Feb 2020)
The Handbook for Radical Local Democracy (with Matthew Prewitt), RadicalxChange Foundation (Dec 2019)
Noncompete clauses hold workers back, New Haven Register, Op-ed (May 2019)
The Promises and Challenges of Special Economic Zones, International Growth Centre (IGC) Blog (May 2018)
Microtransit, meet the minibus taxi: A convergence in urban transport, Oxford Urbanists Magazine (Jan 2018)
Transport in the Global South: Informal, but Hardly Insignificant, Oxford Urbanists Magazine (Nov 2017)
Empirical work:
"Transport infrastructure and agricultural markets: Evidence from India's NS-EW Highway," Oxford Centre for the Study of African Economics (CSAE) Working Paper 2018-13 (Sep 2018)
"Georgetown ’s First Six MOOCs: Completion, Intention, and Gender Achievement Gaps ," Undergraduate Economic Review, Volume 14, Issue 1. 2017. (Spring 2017)
Speaking engagements:
2019 MIT Sustainability Summit, Sustainable Mobility: The Challenge of Balancing Innovation with Social and Economic Equity (panel discussion, April 2019).
Charter Cities Institute Q&A, Charter Cities Institute & RadicalxChange (virtual presentation as substitute for in person conference presentation, April 2020).