I will join Trinity College Dublin as an Assistant Professor in Economics starting in November 2025. I received my Ph.D. from Cornell University in August 2025.

My research interests are in labor and development economics.

My research primarily examines the origins and consequences of firms' labor market power, a key source of income inequality, by leveraging various shocks, including technological change, labor market policies, trade and capital liberalization, and infrastructure improvements. I also study topics to understand and inform policies that improve the well-being of vulnerable communities, particularly women and children, in developing countries.

You can call me Jav!  Here is my CV.

E-mail: tb497@cornell.edu

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