I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. I completed my PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley in 2024. My research focuses on urbanization, agricultural transformation, and social networks in East Africa.

Working Papers

1. Housing and Human Capital: Condominiums in Ethiopia - with T. Getahun
   3ie Registry JMP
   
2. Valuing the Time of the Self-Employed - with T. Baseler, S. Chassang, P. Dupas, E. Snowberg
   [AEA RCT Registry - 0004110] [NBER WP] Conditionally Accepted - Review of Economic Studies.
   
3. New Technology and Network Change: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
   Draft available upon request.

Works in Progress

1. Self-timed Credit Contracts: Evidence from Kenyan Farmers - with T. Baseler, S. Chassang, P. Dupas, E. Snowberg
   AEA RCT Registry - 0002949 Data collection complete.
   
2. The role of information, accountability and resource gaps in explaining urban services quality in Ethiopia - with P. Dupas
   AEA RCT Registry - 0002114 Data collection complete.
   
3. Land Market Frictions, Technology Adoption, and Farm Profits - with F. Kondylis, J. Loeser, J. Magruder
   AEA RCT Registry - 0004697 Data collection in progress.
4. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project - with F. Kondylis, J. Loeser, J. Magruder
   Data collection in progress.
   
5. Wages, Labor Poaching, and Foreign Competition: Evidence from Ethiopia - with G. Abebe
   Pilot in progress.
   

Other Research

1. African Urbanization and Development Research Initiative
   Addis Ababa First Round Report
2. Impacts of Covid-19 on Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Ethiopia
   IGC Report

Media

1. The Future is Urban - Stanford King Center on Global Development