Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Davis. Degree expected June 2015.
Dissertation: "Essays on The Protective Power of the U.S. Safety Net"
Advisors: Hilary Hoynes (chair), Ann Stevens, Marianne Page, Scott Carrell
Master of Arts, Economics, University of California, Davis, September 2011.
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Wellesley College, June 2009.
Fields of Research Interest
Public Economics, Labor, Education, Health.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
“EITC and the Self-Employed: Real or Reporting Effects?”, Public Finance Review, Vol. 42(6):
691-719, 2014
Working Papers
“Quantifying the Benefits of Social Insurance: Unemployment Insurance and Health”, Job
Market Paper
“Reexamining the Consumption Smoothing Benefits of Unemployment Insurance: Why Have
These Effects Declined?”, Revisions Requested at the Journal of Public Economics, joint
with Chloe East, 2014
“Do In-Tax Credits Serve as a Safety Net?”, Revisions Requested at the Journal of Human
Resources, joint with Marianne Bitler and Hilary Hoynes, 2014
“Child Poverty and The Great Recession in the United States”, Revisions Requested at the
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, joint with Marianne Bitler and Hilary
Hoynes, 2014
“The Long-Run Effects of Disruptive Peers”, joint with Scott Carrell and Mark Hoekstra, 2015
Work in Progress
“The Long-Term Effects of Women's Suffrage on Children's Education”, joint with Esra Kose
and Na'ama Shenhav
Extramural Grants
UNICEF, “Child Poverty and The Great Recession in the United States”, Co-Investigators, joint
with Marianne Bitler and Hilary Hoynes, 12/1/13 -- 7/1/14, $22,000
Research Experience
University of California, Davis
Research Assistant, Scott Carrell, Winter and Summer 2014
Research Assistant, Hilary Hoynes, September 2012 - July 2013
Research Assistant, Steven Sheffrin, Summer 2010
Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy
Research Assistant, Elsa Fornero, Summer 2007
Wellesley College, Wellesley
Research Assistant, Eric D. Hilt, January 2006 - May 2006
Teaching Experience, University of California, Davis
Public Finance (taxes), Associate Instructor, Fall 2013
Intermediate Microeconomics, Teaching Assistant, Winter 2011 and Summer 2012
Analysis of Economic Data, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2014
Public Finance (taxes), Teaching Assistant, Fall 2010, Winter 2012 and Summer 2013
Public Finance (expenditures), Teaching Assistant, Fall 2011 and Spring 2013
Labor Economics, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2012
Principles of Microeconomics, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010,
Spring 2011
Principles of Macroeconomics, Teaching Assistant, Summer 2011
Honors and Awards
Provost's Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2014-2015, $41,000
UCD & Humanities Graduate Research Award, 2014-2015
All-UC Group in Economic History Research Grant, 2014
Graduate Student Dissertation Workshop Invited Participant, Western Economic Association
International, 2014
Ray Beaumont Memorial Award, UC Davis, 2014
UC Davis Graduate Travel Fellowship, 2013
UC Davis Institute for Governmental Affairs Travel Award, 2012
Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship, UC Davis, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Professional Activities
Presentations
All-California Labor Economics Conference (Poster), 2014, Berkeley, CA
Western Economic Association International, 2014, Denver
Southern California Conference in Applied Microeconomics (SoCCAM), 2014, Lowe Institute of
Political Economy, Claremont McKenna College, CA
War on Poverty Conference (Poster), 2014, Center for Poverty Research, UC Davis, CA
All-California Labor Economics Conference (Poster), 2012, San Francisco, CA
Applied Micro Brown Bag, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, UC Davis, CA
Conferences Attended
NBER Labor Working Group Meeting, 2014, San Francisco, CA
The Affordable Care Act & Low Income Populations: Lessons from and Challenges for
Research, 2013, Center for Poverty Research, UC Davis, CA
All-California Labor Economics Conference, 2013, San Diego, CA
Poverty and the Long Term Effects of Early Life Experiences, 2013, Davis, CA
NBER Universities Research Conference, 2013, Cambridge, MA
NBER Labor Working Group Meeting, 2013, San Francisco, CA
The Role of Community Colleges in Workforce Development for Low-Skilled Workers, 2013,
Center for Poverty Research, UC Davis, CA
AEA Annual Meeting, 2013, San Diego, CA
NBER Summer Institute 2012, Cambridge, MA
NBER Labor Working Group Meeting, 2012, San Francisco, CA
UC Davis Immigration Conference, 2012, UC Davis, CA
NBER Public Economics Working Group Meeting, 2011, Palo Alto, CA
Referee
The American Economic Review
Languages
Italian (native fluent), English (fluent), Albanian (fluent), Spanish (basic)