Research

Working Papers:

1. Building Minds: Evidence from a School-Based Cognitive Enrichment Intervention in Kenya
(with Jonathan Old)

Available on request


2. Beyond Education and Occupation: Unpacking the Large Gender Wage Gap in Kenya
(with Edward Miguel, Michael Walker and Samuel Zicheng Wang). Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Development Economics. 2026

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Work in Progress:

“Cognitive Enrichment and Human Capital: Experimental Evidence from Developing Countries” (Job Market Paper)

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“Transmission of Cognitive Skills across Generations in Kenya” (with William H. Dow, Alden L. Gross, Jean N. Ikanga
Matthew C. H. Jukes, Edward A. Miguel, Eric Ochieng, Alexandra V. Schubert)

Impact of Chess Program on Criminal Behaviour” with Omar Gill (UC Berkeley)”

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Old publications:

How Does Supervision Affect Bank
Performance during Downturns?

Liberty Street Economics 20200408, Federal
Reserve Bank of New York

ideas.repec.org →

Pasadena’s Minimum Wage Policy: Effects on Workers, Businesses and the Local Economy.

City of Pasadena
Press

Pasadenaindependent.com →