My research agenda seeks to empirically identify the causal impacts of various policy interventions and institutions on development, with emphasis on the African continent - a diverse region that is well-suited for such inquiry. With the appointments at St. Paul's college and the Economics department at UWaterloo - the former being the home of the International Development program at the university – I aim to build a research portfolio that has some relevance to policy making for economic development in low-income regions. My research explores (among other things) the likely consequences of international migration, demographic transition, representative government, and financial deepening on economic development.
