Hello,

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

While I am an economist by training, I am animated by the highly interdisciplinary study of elites and elite networks, especially recent approaches combining social network analysis and applied econometrics. 

My work seeks to examine a range of important outcomes in contemporary political economy:

  • How do elite networks affect contemporary inequalities in wealth and power?

  • What is the role of elite social networks in facilitating economic coordination, collective action, and the diffusion of behavioral norms and ideas?

  • What is the economic value of ties among elites?