I am an economist and researcher based in New York City, working as a consultant and serving as adjunct faculty at Columbia University and NYU. My work spans applied research, policy analysis, and teaching, with a focus on understanding how economic institutions shape development and how governments can use economic tools more effectively.
I use this space to host code for my academic research, teaching materials, and economic policy tools.
- Digital History: Building a panel dataset of historical South African electoral and magisterial districts for an economic history of Apartheid (1969-1989).
- Policy Tools: Developing a Fiscal Policy Calculator to analyze economic impacts of tax and spending changes.
- Budget Analysis: Analyzing South African budgetary reports in my brrr_recs repository to identify policy options.
- Writing: Drafting textbooks on Economic Coercion, The American Economy, and others.
NYU Wagner: Economics of International Development, Public Economics, Urban Economics, Labor Policy
Columbia SIPA: Understanding Emerging Technologies
University of Johannesburg CCRED: Competition Policy Research Methods