I am currently a PhD student in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan. My CV can be found here.

I was previously a research assistant in development economics at the the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford where I worked at Digital Pathways at Oxford and the Mind and Behaviour Research Group (MBRG), Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE). Prior to this, I was an economic advisor on the ODI Fellowship Scheme at the Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning where I worked at the Macroeconomic Policy Unit in the Office of the Government Chief Economist between 2017 and 2019. I completed an MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford in 2017 and a BA in Economics at the University of Cambridge in 2015.

Working Papers

Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India
with Resuf Ahmed, Akhila Kovvuri, Alessandro Saia and Dean Yang

Financial Inclusion and Rural Electrification: Evidence from Togo
with Axel Eizmendi-Larrinaga, Deivy Houeix and Toni Oki

The Efficiency Gains from Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
with Rob Garlick and Kate Orkin

Contagion in Financial Cooperatives: Evidence from Guarantor Networks in Kenya
with Kevin Carney and Joshua Deutschmann

Lights, Camera, Study! Experimental Evidence on Lamps, Role Models and Social Networks in Togo
with Axel Eizmendi-Larrinaga

Research in Progress

Zoning Laws and Land Value Capture: Evidence from Rwanda
with Guy Michaels, Matthew Sharp and Tanner Regan

VIIRS and the Future of Night Lights Data in Economics
with Adam Storeygard, Axel Eizmendi-Larrinaga and Kazuki Motohashi