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.

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Publications

1. Valuing the Time of the Self-Employed - with T. Baseler, S. Chassang, P. Dupas, E. Snowberg
   Review of Economic Studies, 2025.
   VoxDev Article World Bank Blog
   

Working Papers

1. Housing and Human Capital: Condominiums in Ethiopia - with T. Getahun
   3ie Registry JMP
   
2. Don’t know, don’t care? Experimental evidence on barriers too responsive public services in Ethiopia - with P. Dupas, T. Getahun, F. Negash
   AEA RCT Registry - 0002114 Draft available upon request.
   
3. New Technology and Network Change: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
   Draft available upon request.

Works in Progress

1. Land Market Frictions, Technology Adoption, and Farm Profits - with F. Kondylis, J. Loeser, J. Magruder
   AEA RCT Registry - 0004697 Draft coming soon.
2. Self-timed Credit Contracts: Evidence from Kenyan Farmers - with T. Baseler, S. Chassang, P. Dupas, E. Snowberg
   AEA RCT Registry - 0002949 Data collection complete.
   
3. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project - with F. Kondylis, J. Loeser, J. Magruder
   Data collection complete.
   
4. Wages, Labor Poaching, and Foreign Competition: Evidence from Ethiopia - with G. Abebe
   Pilot complete.
   
5. Job search and labor market access in urban Ethiopia - with T. Getahun
   Funding acquired.
   

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