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. 19th Australasian Trade Workshop at Deakin University (Mar 2026, co-author)

   • "Capital Market Integration, Labor Market Distortion, and Labor Misallocation"

2. PacDev Conference at UC Davis (Mar 2026, accepted)

   • "Public Works Program, Labor Supply, and Monopsony"

3. SOLE Annual Meeting in Denver (May 2026, accepted)

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

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

   • "Automation Threat and Labor Market Power"

   • "Public Works Program, Labor Supply, and Monopsony"

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