Thesis Title: "Essays in International Trade Agreements" - Download Abstract (PDF)

Fields: International Trade, Networks, Microeconomics, Game Theory, Applied Econometrics

Main Advisor: Professor Pravin Krishna

Research:

"Preferential Trade Agreements as Dynamic Farsighted Networks" (job market paper, revise and resubmit, Journal of International Economics) - [PDF]

"Preferential Trade Agreements: An Empirical Network Approach" (in progress)

"Tariff Transitions and Binding Overhang" (with Maia Linask, U of Richmond)

"The Near Equivalence of Tariffs and Quotas under Rent Seeking" (with Maia Linask, U of Richmond)

Presentations:

Preferential Trade Agreements as Dynamic Farsighted Networks
European Economic Association Meetings (Oslo, 2011)
Stony Brook Game Theory Festival--Workshop on Game Theory in Trade and Development (SUNY Stony Brook, 2011)
Asia Pacific Trade Seminars (U of Hawaii, 2011)
Public Economic Theory Conference (U of Indiana, 2011)
Midwest International Economic Group Spring Meeting (U of Notre Dame, 2011)
Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference (Philadelphia, 2010)

Tariff Transitions and Binding Overhang
Western Economic Association International (San Diego, 2011)

Teaching:

Instructor

Econometrics, Johns Hopkins University (Fall 2011)
Econometrics (online), Johns Hopkins University, Master of Science in Applied Economics (Summer 2011, Summer 2012)
Elements of Macroeconomics, Johns Hopkins University (Summer 2009, Summer 2010)

Teaching Assistant

Elements of Microeconomics, Prof. Bruce Hamilton (Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012)
International Trade, Prof. M. Ali Khan (Fall 2009, Fall 2010)
Game Theory, Prof. Ted To (Spring 2006)
Elements of Macroeconomics, Prof. Larry Ball (Fall 2006) and Prof. Lou Maccini (Fall 2008)
Monetary Analysis, Prof. Larry Ball (Spring 2007, Spring 2009)

References:

Professor Pravin Krishna - Pravin_Krishna@jhu.edu
Professor M. Ali Khan - akhan@jhu.edu
Professor Richard Spady - rspady@jhu.edu 
Professor Bruce Hamilton (teaching) - bruce.hamilton@jhu.edu