The work behind
the numbers.
Empirical research at the intersection of banking, innovation, energy, and institutional economics.
Do bank failures suppress patent filings?
Building a Python-based longitudinal dataset to study correlations between bank failures and future patent filings across local, small, and large-scale banks. Uses Andrew Metrick's analysis of SVB as a modern case study.
Human capital, institutions, and poverty outcomes
Panel regression study analyzing how education, health, and institutional quality influence poverty outcomes across 11 countries from 2000–2018. Built using World Bank data with fixed effects and robustness checks.
The economic fallout of the US-Israel-Iran conflict on oil markets
Collaborative analysis of how Operation Epic Fury and the 15-point plan impacted global oil prices and Middle East economic tensions. Co-authored with Duke Ochichi.
A correlation between bank failures and patents
Preliminary analysis exploring the relationship between banking system health and patent activity. Uses SVB collapse as a modern case study for how financial distress affects corporate innovation.
How crumbling infrastructure affects American farmers
Analysis using National Bridge Inventory federal dataset to quantify the economic impact of infrastructure quality on agricultural supply chains and farmer productivity.