Research

Publications

"A Division of Laborers: Identity and Efficiency in India," with Guilhem Cassan and Daniel Keniston, 2025, Conditionally Accepted at Econometrica.

“Growth Still Is Good for the Poor,” with David Dollar and Aart Kraay, European Economic Review, 2016.

“Growth, Inequality, and Social Welfare: Cross-Country Evidence,” with David Dollar and Aart Kraay, Economic Policy, 2015.

Working Papers

"The Geography of Opportunity: Education, Work, and Intergenerational Mobility Across US Counties," with Fabian Eckert, 2024. 

Revise & Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy.

"When Barriers Fall: Gender, Structural Change, and Economic Development around the Globe," with Gaurav Chiplunkar, 2026. (Submitted.) [updated]

"Benchmarking Global Optimizers," with Antoine Arnoud and Fatih Guvenen, 2023.

Selected Work in Progress

"Unequal Global Convergence," with Shoumitro Chatterjee, Elisa Giannone, Kan Kuno, and Luca Looser, 2025 [updated]

"Are workers moving to high-wage regions?" with Ying Feng, Tommaso Porzio, and Radine Rafols, 2026  [slides] paper coming soon, draft available on request

"The Distribution of Economic Activity across Cities: A Global Perspective," with Mathilde Lebrand

"Firm Growth and Skill Demand: Evidence from Job Postings around the World," with Anuraag Aekka, Ufuk Akcigit, Roberto Fattal-Jaef, and Furkan Kilic

Policy Work Publications

"2024 World Development Report: Growth in Middle-Income Countries", with WDR director Somik Lall and academic lead Ufuk Akcigit, 2024.

"The Welfare and Productivity Effects of Transit Improvements in Amman," with Sally Murray, Yulu Tang, and Jon Kher Kaw, 2024.