Meet the Current RAs

Cecelia Chapleau

Western Michigan University

Cecelia is interested in the intersection of debt, inequality, and consumer spending behaviors.

Liam Chentoufi

Pace University

Liam is interested in macroeconomics, real-financial interactions, and monetary policy. He finds particularly intriguing the often-self-fulfilling nature of expectations and the effects of forward guidance.

Maxwell Cozean

Brown University

Max’s research interests lie in applied microeconomics, with a focus on labor economics and the economics of education.

Anna Durall

Macalester College

Anna is interested in political economy (both macro and micro), rural development, and public policy.

Caleb Fitzpatrick

Drexel University (M.S.), Liberty University (B.S.)

Caleb is interested in researching quality-of-life differences across the income and wealth spectrums. This includes questions about how quality of life is measured, how institutions can help mitigate inequalities in quality of life, and the willingness of individuals to participate in programs designed to help improve the quality of life of others.

Benjamin Grzyb

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Benjamin's research interests include monetary policy, the Phillips curve, and financial crises.

Rees Hagler

Rutgers University

Rees' research interests include education, health, and immigration. She is particularly motived by the intersection of these topics with public policy and is excited by the opportunity to support research that contributes to informed policy decisions.

Nick Hall

University of Connecticut (M.P.P., B.A.)

Nick's research interests are applied microeconomics, labor economics, and industrial organization.

Sophie Handley

Michigan State University

Sophie's research interests include economic geography, industrial organization, and econometric methods. She is particularly interested in methods of estimating nonlinear relationships and geographic heterogeneity in policy effects.

Insoo Kang

Boston University

Insoo is interested in using macroeconomics and finance to better understand how monetary and financial issues impact commercial lending across different financial institutions.

Caitlin Kawamura

College of the Holy Cross

Caitlin's broad research focuses include education and the environment, especially water rights. She is particularly interested in how economics can intersect with public policy to find solutions to political problems.

Cole Kurokawa

University of Connecticut

The areas that particularly interest Cole are macroeconomics, financial economics, monetary policy, financial stability and regulation, and economic history.

Annie (Nini) Liu

University of Edinburgh (M.A. Hons)

Annie's research interests lie in applied microeconomics, particularly labor, health, and urban economics. She firmly believes that economic research can be leveraged via policy to bridge the gap between academia and the real world and create meaningful change.

Alejandra Guadarrama-Mojica

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alejandra's research interests lie at the intersection of environmental and development economics. She is also interested in labor economics with a concentration in gender and socioeconomic inequality.

Nathaniel Nelson

University of Minnesota

Nathaniel's research interests include applied microeconomics, labor economics, econometrics, and political economy.

Ara Patvakanian

University of Pennsylvania

Ara's research interests center on the intersection of macroeconomic modeling, financial economics, and monetary policy.

Kathryn Peaquin

London School of Economics (M.Sc.), Boston College (B.A.)

Kathryn's primary research interest centers on how the intersection of law, economics, and finance can be utilized to craft legislation and public policy focused on ensuring inclusive and sustainable economies.