I am a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics. In September I will take up a position as assistant professor at IIES, Stockholm. My research seeks to combine microeconomic theory and microeconometrical or experimental testing to gain insights about individual behavior and market interactions. I am especially interested in research which helps to understand the process of economic development and, in particular, frictions and mechanisms which impede the formation of contractual links, economic transactions and joint economic activities.
Papers
The Economic Impact of Social Ties: Evidence from German Reunification
(with Tarek A. Hassan), June 2011.
Out of Your Mind: Eliciting Individual Reasoning in One Shot Games
(with Stefan Penczynski), June 2011.
Incentives and the de Soto Effect
(with Timothy Besley and Maitreesh Ghatak), April 2011.
Language Heterogeneity and Structural Change
October 2010 | new version soon.
Accountability and Incentives: The Impacts of Different Regimes on Hospital Waiting Times in England and Wales
(with Timothy Besley and Gwyn Bevan), May 2009.