Overview
I am an associate professor of economics at Duke. My research interests include Macro/Monetary, Housing, Labor and Finance
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Economics
·
2022 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Merger guidelines for the labor market
Journal Article Journal of Monetary Economics · July 1, 2025 What are the welfare, wage, and output implications of applying merger review guidelines to the labor market? To answer this question, we develop a theory of multi-plant ownership and labor market monopsony. We estimate the model using U.S. Census data and ... Full text CiteMinimum Wages, Efficiency, and Welfare
Journal Article Econometrica · January 1, 2025 Many argue that minimum wages can prevent efficiency losses from monopsony power. We assess this argument in a general equilibrium model of oligopsonistic labor markets with heterogeneous workers and firms. We decompose welfare gains into an efficiency com ... Full text CiteAn Anatomy of Monopsony: Search Frictions, Amenities, and Bargaining in Concentrated Markets
Journal Article Nber Macroeconomics Annual · January 1, 2024 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Collaborative Research: Macroeconomic implications of economic policy in imperfectly competitive labor markets
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Yale University ·
2012
Ph.D.