About Me
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Colorado Boulder. My research lies at the intersection of international trade, development, and labor economics, with a particular focus on how firms and workers adapt to trade policy changes and economic uncertainty.
My job market paper, Invisible Imports: The De Minimis Loophole and Tariff Evasion in the U.S.–China Trade War, uses proprietary U.S. Customs data and bill of lading records to uncover how firms exploited the de minimis exemption and rerouted shipments through Mexico to circumvent tariffs. My broader research agenda explores the unintended consequences of trade policy, foreign direct investment, and labor market adjustment. Across projects, I leverage detailed microdata and transparent empirical methods to inform more effective and equitable trade policy.
Professional Activities
Selected Conference Presentations
• Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, Houston, TX (2026)
• Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference, Denver, CO (2026)
• 16th LACEA Trade, Integration and Growth (TIGN) Conference, Santiago, Chile (2026)
• Rocky Mountain Empirical Trade Conference, Banff, Canada (2026)
• Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL (2025)
• 9th Institutions, Trade and Economic Development (InsTED) Workshop, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (2025)
• 15th LACEA Trade, Integration and Growth (TIGN) Conference, Inter-American Development Bank, Montevideo, Uruguay (2025)
Invited Discussant
• Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference, Denver, CO (2026) | Slides
• Rocky Mountain Empirical Trade Conference, Banff, Canada (2026) | Slides
Referee Service
• The Quarterly Journal of Economics
• Review of International Economics