Research

My research focuses on migration, entrepreneurship, and political economy, with an emphasis on how institutions, policy environments, and economic incentives influence individual behavior and long-run development outcomes.


Peer-Reviewed Publications

Emigration and origin country economic institutions

with Benjamin Powell | Public Choice, 2025


Property rights and entrepreneurship

Economic Affairs, 45(3), 509–521, 2025


Working Papers

Did the Syrian Refugee Crisis destroy European economic freedom?

with Benjamin Powell, 2025


Debt Constraints in Emerging Economies: Synthetic Control Evidence from Guatemala


Do corruption reforms spur entrepreneurship?