My research agenda
I’m an applied microeconomist working in three main fields. First, I work on the political economy of identity. I focus on state-building in multi-ethnic communities as well as the emergence of nationalism.
Second, I’m interested in the economics of innovation and the organization of science. In particular, I study the reward system of science and the allocation of talent in academia.
Third, I work on discrimination in the labor market. In one of my projects, I study the effects of superiors’ gender attitudes on women’s careers.
Working papers
- Measuring Science: Performance Metrics and the Allocation of Talent
(with Carlo Schwarz and Fabian Waldinger)
American Economic Review, Revise & Resubmit.
Work in progress
- Speaking of Gender: How Superiors’ Attitudes Shape the Careers of Women
- Nations and Citizens: How Grievances Mobilize Identity
(with Emilio Esguerra)
- They Died for Their Fatherland(s): Ethnic Diversity in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
(with Emilio Esguerra)