Research

My research focuses on political economy, development economics, and economic history, with particular emphasis on the role of culture and institutions.

Working Papers

"Market Access and Urban Growth in the Former Soviet Union"

PDF - First Prize, NARSC Graduate Student Paper Competition 2024

"Conflict and Religion: Evidence from Ramadan"

PDF - Best Second-Year Paper Award

"Fraternity or Fracture? National Identity and Violence amid the India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry" (with N. Fernando and L. Hall)

Available upon request.

Work in Progress

"Faith Behind Bars: Religious Conversion and Recidivism in U.S. Prisons"

"Religious Calendars and the Timing of Reforms in Authoritarian Regimes"