Former Economist
Bureau, Office or Division
Antitrust I
Phone
(202) 326-2722
Email Address
Selected Publications
- "Walking a Tightrope: Are U.S. State and Local Governments on a Fiscally Sustainable Path?," with Bo Zhao, Public Budgeting and Finance, 2017.
- "Unmasking Local Fiscal Responses to Federal Tax Deductibility," National Tax Journal, 2017.
- "A More Equitable Approach to Cutting Intergovernmental Aid," with Bo Zhao, Public Finance Review, 2015.
- "Do Political Institutions Yield Multiple Growth Regimes?," with Chih Ming Tan, Economics Bulletin, 2012.
Selected Presentations
- "Crossing the Border: How Political Boundaries Affect Gas Price Competition and State Motor Fuels Tax," National Tax Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA (2017)
- "On the Bubble: How School Accountability Affects the Within-District Allocation of Resources," National Tax Association Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD (2016)
- "Unmasking Local Fiscal Responses to Federal Tax Deductibility," National Tax Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA (2015)
Education
University of California, San Diego
PhD Economics
University of California, San Diego
MA Economics
Tufts University
BS Quantitative Economics
Fields of Interest
- Public Economics
- Fiscal Federalism
- Economics of Education
- Industrial Organization, Petroleum
Professional Experience
Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2017-present
Senior Research Assistant
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
2010-2012