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I am an economist studying labor markets in developing economies, particularly how to reduce search and matching frictions to increase employment, earnings and productivity. I also study how labor markets intersect with government policies on income support and public works employment, how people acquire human capital, survey design, and econometric methods.

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I am based at the Duke University Economics Department and am affiliated with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), Center for Global Development (CGD), and Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). I previously worked in the World Bank's Development Research Group and studied at the University of Michigan and University of Cape Town.