Welcome!

I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Columbia University, currently on the 2025–2026 job market.

As an applied microeconomist, I study questions in education, labor, development, and gender, with much of my work using experimental and field-based methods.

Before Columbia, I completed my B.A. in Economics and Math at Swarthmore College (2017) and worked as a research assistant at USC and the NBER.

Outside of research, I enjoy biking, climbing, and cooking the occasional biryani. My simple pleasures include watching stand up comedy, instant coffee (sue me), sunny rooms, and saffron.

For more information, please see my
👉 CV
or contact me at
👉 tk2859@columbia.edu

Advisors

• Eric Verhoogen
  Professor, Department of Economics and School of International and Public Affairs
  ✉️ eric.verhoogen@columbia.edu

• Cristian (Kiki) Pop-Eleches
  Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
  ✉️ cp2124@columbia.edu

• Peter Bergman
  Associate Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Austin
  ✉️ peterbergman@utexas.edu

• Alex Eble
  Associate Professor of Economics & Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
  ✉️ eble@tc.columbia.edu

• Sebastián Otero
  Assistant Professor of Economics, Columbia University ✉️ so2699@columbia.edu