Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Economics, University of Virginia Expected May 2027
  • B.A. cum laude, Economics and Mathematics, Williams College 2018

Fields of Interest

Urban and Spatial Economics, Public Economics, Trade


Works in Progress

Municipal Zoning and the Geography of Mobile Homes (Job Market Paper)

State Law, Local Finances, and Housing Markets: The Uneven Effects of Flat Fees

When Can Government Regulate Itself? Tax Earmarks and the Composition of Government Spending

Retailer Congestion and The Timing of Transfer Payments with Yooseon Hwang


Publications


Presentations, Schools, and Conferences

  • 2027 AREUEA-ASSA
  • 2026 SEA Annual Meeting | UEA Annual Meeting | Housing Research Workshop (Inst. for Humane Studies)
  • 2025 SEA Annual Meeting | Innovations in Manufactured Homes (Lincoln Inst. of Land Policy)
  • 2024 Price Theory Summer Camp (U Chicago)
  • 2022 Summer Institute on the History of Economic Thought (Duke)

Scheduled.


Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

  • C. Lowell Harris Dissertation Fellowship, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, $10,000 2026
  • Bankard Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award, University of Virginia, $21,640 (declined) 2026
  • Research Computing Poster Exhibition (2nd Place), University of Virginia, $2,000 2026
  • Humane Studies Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, $3,500 2025
  • Center for Real Estate and the Built Environment, University of Virginia, $4,000 2025
  • Marshall Jevons Research Fund Award, University of Virginia 2024
  • Snavely Award for Outstanding Summer Paper, University of Virginia 2023

Research and Professional Experience

  • Affiliate, The Household and Urban Finance Lab, University of Virginia
  • Analyst, NERA Economic Consulting, Antitrust Practice, Washington, DC 2018-2021
  • Research Assistant, for Professor Stephen Sheppard, Williams College 2017

Professional Service

  • Referee, Journal of Law and Economics
  • Organizer, Labor/Public Economics Workshop, University of Virginia 2024-2025

Committee

Leora Friedberg lfriedberg@virginia.edu (434) 924-3225
Lee Lockwood leelockwood@virginia.edu (434) 924-6751
A. Kerem Coşar kerem.cosar@virginia.edu (434) 924-6754