"The Evolution of City Form: Evidence from Satellite Data", co-authored with Somik Lall and Mathilde Lebrand. Policy Research Working Paper, no WPS 9618, 2021, Washington DC, World Bank Group.
"Characterization of Ambient Air Quality in Selected Urban Areas in Uganda: A Low-Cost Approach", co-authored with Nancy Lozano-Gracia, Bainomugisha, Engineer, and Okure, Deo. Policy Research Working Paper, no WPS 9512, 2021, Washington DC, World Bank Group and Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (forthcoming).
"Pollution's Role in Reducing Urban Quality of Life in the Developing World", co-authored with Matthew Kahn and Nancy Lozano-Gracia. Journal of Economic Survey, Vol 35, Issue 1, 2020, pp 330-347.
"The Effects of Pollution and Business Environment on Firm Productivity in Africa", co-authored with Nancy Lozano-Gracia and L. Colin Xu. International Regional Science Review, Vol 44, Issue 2, 2020, pp. 203-228.
"Cities, Crowding, and the Coronavirus: Predicting Contagion Risk Hotspots", co-authored with Somik Lall and Sameh Wahba. Working paper no: 147894, 2020, Washington, D.C., World Bank Group.
"Does Pollution Hinder Urban Competitiveness?", co-authored with Matthew Kahn and Nancy Lozano-Gracia. Policy Research Working Paper, no WPS 8739, 2019, Washington DC, World Bank Group.
"Pollution and City Competitiveness: A Descriptive Analysis", co-authored with Nancy Lozano-Gracia. Policy Research Working Paper, no WPS 8740, 2019, Washington, D.C., World Bank Group.
"A Conditionally Parametric Probit Model of Micro-Data Land Use in Chicago", co-authored with Daniel McMillen, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 55, No. 3, 2015, pp. 391-415.
Collaboration in Reports
"Pancakes to Pyramids: City Form to Promote Sustainable Growth", 2021, Washington, D.C., World Bank Group.
"Pollution Management and the Making of Prosperous Cities", 2020, Washington, D.C., World Bank Group.
Working Papers
"State Tax Breaks for Conservation: Do They Work?" (Job Market Paper)
Abstract: State tax breaks are one of many incentives in place to promote private land conservation. Acres conserved by Land Trusts have doubled between 2000 and 2010 (Land Trust Alliance Census, 2010). I use county-level data to estimate the effect of state income tax breaks on the percentage of land protected in each county, between 1990 and 2010. Using optimal matching and a panel fixed effect model, I study tax breaks that occur at different points in time. Results show a significant increase on the flow of acres protected per year in states with a tax break. "A Spatial Perspective on the Effect of State Tax Breaks on Land Conservation Patterns."
Abstract: I use a conditionally parametric multinomial logit model to estimate how location and specific variables affect different land conservation purposes. By allowing coefficients to vary throughout space I find effects not capture by standard or spatial logit models. Results show that effects not only differ by purpose but also spatially.