Estimating the Welfare Cost of Labor Supply Frictions
How much worse-off are people because they can't work their preferred number of hours? In this paper, we estimate that Americans would be willing to pay at least 7% of their income on-average to be able to work as less/more than what they are able to. This estimate is much larger than previously believed because it accounts for all frictions that prevent people from working as much as they want.
Dec 22, 2025
Optimal Audit Targeting with Machine Learning: Evidence from Pakistan (Job Market Paper)
Combining machine learning prediction of heterogeneous treatment effects with welfare structural models to derive the optimal auditing scheme in Pakistan.
Oct 16, 2025
Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom (or Wilt): Heterogeneity in National Market-Level Charter School Effects
We estimate heterogeneity in the impacts of charter schools using a near-universe of US school districts.
Nov 8, 2024
The Potential for Improved Implementation of Microfinance through AI-Driven Targeting
Gains to impact targeting in Microfinance.
Jun 8, 2024