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I am a PhD Candidate in Finance at Yale University. My research focuses on household finance, climate finance, and development economics.
I will be on the 2026-2027 Job Market. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
I will be on the 2026-2027 Job Market. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
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This paper examines how political party affiliation influences household investment decisions in climate adaptation measures in Florida. Using data on 13 million building permits, I study partisan differences in wind-adaptation investments such as wind-resistant windows, storm shutters, and structural reinforcements. I find that the rate at which registered Republicans invest in wind-adaptation measures is 4–7% lower than that of registered Democrats, after controlling for income, property characteristics, and demographics. This partisan gap is equivalent to two to three income deciles in economic significance, correlates with stronger political identity, and widened during the Trump administration.
Research
Best PhD Poster Award, Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference
This paper examines how political party affiliation influences household investment decisions in climate adaptation measures in Florida. Using data on 13 million building permits, I study partisan differences in wind-adaptation investments such as wind-resistant windows, storm shutters, and structural reinforcements. I find that the rate at which registered Republicans invest in wind-adaptation measures is 4–7% lower than that of registered Democrats, after controlling for income, property characteristics, and demographics. This partisan gap is equivalent to two to three income deciles in economic significance, correlates with stronger political identity, and widened during the Trump administration.
This paper analyzes 152 million building permits to categorize household protections against wildfires, hurricanes, and floods. The research demonstrates that adaptation correlates with climate risk exposure and shows that wildfire and hurricane-related permits are more frequent precisely where people are more worried about climate change. These findings provide large-scale evidence on how climate beliefs translate into household-level adaptation behavior.
This paper presents a methodology combining household survey data with tax records to construct comprehensive income distributions. Applied to Colombia, the approach addresses the well-known limitations of each data source: surveys underrepresent top incomes while tax records miss the bottom of the distribution. The combined methodology yields a complete picture of income inequality from top to bottom.
Curriculum Vitae
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Yale School of Management
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