I am an Assistant Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin. I received my Ph.D. from Cornell University in 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: byambast@tcd.ie

Upcoming Presentations:

1. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference (May 7-8, 2026, scheduled)

   • "Automation Threat and Labor Market Power"

2. SEHO Conference at the University of Pavia (Jun 3-4, 2026, scheduled)

   • "Alcohol Consumption and Intimate Partner Violence: Long-Term Effects of a Temporary Alcohol Ban"

   • "Artisanal Mining, Female Labor Supply, and Intimate Partner Violence"

3. World Inequality Conference at Paris School of Economics (Jun 4-6, 2026, scheduled)

   • "Automation Threat and Labor Market Power"

4. ESPE Annual Conference at Aalto University (Jun 11-13, 2026, scheduled)

   • "Alcohol Consumption and Intimate Partner Violence: Long-Term Effects of a Temporary Alcohol Ban"

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