Economist
Bureau, Office or Division
Consumer Protection
Phone
Email Address
Selected Publications
- "Admissions Policies, Cohort Composition, and Academic Success: Evidence from California," Journal of Human Resources, 2023.
- "Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start," with Doug Miller and Na'ama Shenhav, Journal of Human Resources, 2023.
- "Do Postsecondary Training Programs Respond to the Labor Market?," Journal of Human Capital, 2023.
- "Fraud Across Borders," with Devesh Raval, Working Paper, 2023.
- "Hassle Costs and Consumers’ Voice: Evidence from a Website Redesign," with Devesh Raval, Working Paper, 2023.
- "The Effect of Local Labor Market Downturns on Postsecondary Enrollment and Program Choice," with Andrew Foote, Education Finance and Policy, 2020.
- "The Returns to a Large Community College Program: Evidence from Admissions Lotteries," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020.
- "Career Technical Education and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from California Community Colleges," with A. H. Stevens and M. Kurlaender, Journal of Human Resources, 2019.
- "The Effect of Lower Transaction Costs on Disability Insurance Application Rates and Participation," with A. Foote and S. Rennane, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019.
Education
University of California, Davis
PhD Economics
University of California, Davis
MA Economics
Pomona College
BA Economics
Fields of Interest
- Consumer Protection
- Fraud
- Labor
- Education
Professional Experience
Senior Advisor to the Chief Economist
US Department of Education
2023-Present
Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2019-Present
Senior Analyst
Abt Associates
2017-2019