Research

My research uses causal inference methods in applied microeconomics to study labor markets in developing countries, with a particular focus on gender.  

Working Papers:

• Barriers to Entry: Decomposing the gender gap in job search in urban Pakistan (revisions requested at Journal of Labor Economics)

–  with Elisabetta Gentile, Nikita Kohli, Kate Vyborny, and Zunia Tirmazee 

• Why Don’t Jobseekers Search More? Barriers and Returns to Search on a Job Matching Platform (revisions requested at Journal of Labor Economics)

–  with Kate Vybornyⓡ, Robert Garlickⓡ and Erica Fieldⓡ 

• • Workplace Attributes and Women’s Labor Supply Decisions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment (under review)

• • What you get is what you (can) see: Publicly Observable Signals of Generosity and Effort of Healthcare Providers 

Selected Research in Progress:

• Misreported Applicant Qualifications: Implications for Job Search and Hiring

–  with Erica Field, Robert Garlick, and Kate Vyborny

• Total recall: duration versus frequency of surveys for measuring labor market outcomes 

–  with Erica Field, Robert Garlick, and Kate Vyborny

• Shocks, Women, and Marriage Markets

–  with Aleksandr Michuda and Abhilasha Sahay 

Policy Writing:

• Simplifying communication dramatically increased job application rates on a platform in Pakistan - VoxDev with Maniha Aftab, Aiman Farrukh, Erica Field, Robert Garlick, Sarah Hussain, Lala Rukh Khan, Kate Vyborny - 2023

• How phone calls can encourage people to apply for jobs in Pakistan - IGC with Maniha Aftab, Aiman Farrukh, Erica Field, Robert Garlick, Sarah Hussain, Lala Rukh Khan, Kate Vyborny - 2023

• Understanding gender barriers in the Pakistani labour market: A deep dive in the job search process - IGC with Vaishali Jain, Lala Rukh Khan, Sarah Xu, Julia Wu, Alieha Shahid, Kate Vyborny, Erica Field, and Rob Garlick - 2021

• Girl Boss? The Impact of Information about Supervisor and Coworker Gender on Women’s Job Search - World Bank - 2019