Research

Using a difference-in-differences design with IPUMS USA microdata, I study how the Expo Line Phase II light-rail extension in Los Angeles affected transit use, unemployment and early signs of gentrification.

Least-cost electrification model comparing grid extension, mini-grids and solar home systems for roughly 200,000 residents in Antongil Bay, Madagascar. In collaboration with GIZ, including one month of fieldwork.