RESEARCH & PROJECTS

The work behind
the numbers.

Empirical research at the intersection of banking, innovation, energy, and institutional economics.

IN PROGRESS
BANKING · INNOVATION
2025–2026

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.

Tools: Python · Big Data · FDIC datasets · USPTO patent data
PUBLISHED
MACRO · POVERTY
Dec 2025

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.

Tools: Stata · R · World Bank panel data · Fixed effects models
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PUBLISHED
ENERGY · POLICY
Apr 2026

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.

Tools: Trading Economics · IEA data · Oxford Economics
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PUBLISHED
BANKING · INNOVATION
Feb 2026

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.

Tools: R · SPSS · Federal Reserve data
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PUBLISHED
AGRICULTURE · INFRASTRUCTURE
2026

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.

Tools: Python · National Bridge Inventory (1.4GB federal dataset) · Stata
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