I am a development economist at the University of Michigan. My positions here are Professor in the Department of Economics, Professor at the Ford School of Public Policy, and Research Professor at the Population Studies Center (Institute for Social Research).

During the 2024-25 academic year, I am spending my sabbatical at CEMFI as a Maria de Maetzu Visiting Professor.

Listen to Eduardo Montero and me on the AEA Research Highlights Podcast on “Religious Festivals and Economic Development”, American Economic Review, October 2022. This NBER Digest article provides a nontechnical summary.

Listen to my interview on the AEA Research Highlights Podcast on “Subsidies and the African Green Revolution” (with Michael Carter and Rachid Laajaj), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, April 2021. This VoxDev article provides a nontechnical summary.

I am a Co-Editor of the Journal of Development Economics, and in particular handle our Pre-Results Review submission track.

Check out my research group, DevLab.

Learn more about Development Economics @ Michigan.