Research
My work develops estimators for panel data models that relax functional-form assumptions on unobserved heterogeneity, and applies them to questions about innovation and firm productivity.
Job market paper
Job Market Paper
Semiparametric Panel Data Models with Interactive Fixed Effects
Methods for estimation and inference in semiparametric panel data models with both correlated random effects and interactive fixed effects are developed, combining a Mundlak-style projection for the time-invariant heterogeneity with a local-linear filter for the time-varying component. Augmenting the partially linear regression with cross-sectional averages yields a Robinson-style estimator that requires no iteration, principal components, or knowledge of the number of factors. Asymptotic properties are established under joint large-N, large-T asymptotics and illustrated with an application to innovation activity.
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Publications
Published
Contests with Ambiguous Prizes
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2026
Published
Nonparametric Correlated Random-Effects Models
Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, vol. 57, 289–307, 2025.
Badi H. Baltagi and László Mátyás (eds.)
Published
Evaluation of Reasonableness of Fees for Life Care Plan Services in Vaccine Act Cases
Journal of Life Care Planning, 17(4), 31–37, 2019
Under revision
Revise & Resubmit
Nonlinear Panel Data Models with Robust Correlated Random Effects
Economics Letters
Conference presentations
Research experience
Faculty Research Scholar — University of Alabama
2022 – 2023
Built data analysis methods for Google advertising cost data at both aggregate and segmented levels, and contributed to machine learning algorithms using high-frequency, GPS-enabled imaging to identify urban blight.
Research Assistant — Owen Vocational Rehabilitation Services
2018 – 2022
Conducted healthcare cost analysis forecasting lifetime care expenses for individuals with catastrophic injuries in litigation, and assisted in preparing expert witness testimony.
Research Assistant — University of St Andrews
2020
Developed agent-based models of economic policy coordination, examining fiscal, monetary, macro-prudential, and trade policy effects, with a literature review comparing game-theoretic and agent-based approaches to policy cooperation.