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I study how automation and technological change transform firms, workers, and policy design in emerging and advanced economies. My work blends causal inference, structural modelling, and computational social science to produce evidence that can be taken up by practitioners.

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Primary themes Automation 路 Labour markets 路 Development
Methods Applied microeconometrics 路 Structural models 路 Field experiments
Collaboration footprint UK 路 Brazil 路 Vietnam 路 China
Automation & organisational design Inclusive growth under disruption Computational policy tools

How can technology drive equitable labour markets?

This question anchors my agenda. I work across three programmes that quantify how firms reorganise when adopting automation and how workers navigate the transition. Each study pairs high-frequency data with institutional partnerships so findings can support policy pilots and firm strategy.

Empirical evidence: linking administrative data, firm surveys, and experiments.

Worker outcomes: measuring reallocation, bargaining, and earnings dynamics.

Policy design: co-producing dashboards and playbooks with public agencies.

Research programmes

Three programmes structuring the agenda

Each programme combines theory-driven questions with applied partnerships. Explore current projects, working papers, and opportunities to collaborate.

Programme 01 Firm dynamics

Automation & organisational adaptation

Mapping how firms deploy automation, AI, and data infrastructure鈥攁nd which governance structures keep productivity gains inclusive.

  • Panel of mid-sized manufacturers across Brazil and Vietnam
  • Field experiments on algorithmic management adoption
  • Cost-benefit benchmarks for automation investments
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Programme 02 Development

Development under technological disruption

Studying how emerging economies absorb technological shocks, from urban labour markets to platform work, with a focus on distributional impacts.

  • Urban labour market resilience index for Southeast Asia
  • Household surveys on automation exposure and welfare
  • Scenario modelling for inclusive policy design
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Programme 03 Skill futures

Skills, pedagogy & labour mobility

Co-developing curricula, mentoring programmes, and digital tools that prepare students and workers for data-rich economic roles.

  • R and Python labs embedded in economics teaching
  • Mentorship pilots connecting students to policy teams
  • Evaluations of training models for displaced workers
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Working paper 2025

The Numbers Game: Pricing strategies in housing negotiations

Evidence from 2.4 million London housing offers reveals how precise list prices anchor bargaining, with implications for consumer protection and agent behaviour.

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Policy tool Co-production

Automation exposure dashboards for labour ministries

Interactive dashboards merging large language models with administrative data to track technology shocks and inform training investments.

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Publications & outputs

From peer-reviewed articles to policy briefs

Selected publications, working papers, and reports. Please reach out for drafts in progress or supplementary materials.

Peer-reviewed & forthcoming

Research published in academic journals or accepted for publication.

Journal article 2024

Robots at the Border: Automation, trade, and firm upgrading

with Ana Ferreira & Julio Hidalgo

Shows how automation reshapes exporting firms' organisational choices using matched customs and production data from Brazil.

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Policy report 2023

Automation Readiness in Southeast Asia

Commissioned by UNDP Regional Innovation Centre

Benchmarks automation exposure across cities and proposes adaptive training investments for inclusive growth.

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Working papers & projects

Papers on the job market path and collaborative projects currently in circulation.

Working paper 2025

The Numbers Game: Pricing strategies in housing negotiations

Solo-authored

Combines administrative listings with machine learning to quantify anchoring effects in London housing negotiations.

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In progress 2024

Behavioral heuristics and technology adoption decisions

with Rosa L贸pez

Field experiments with SMEs testing how behavioural nudges affect automation investment, training, and worker outcomes.

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Data product Ongoing

Social networks and information diffusion in labour markets

with Li Chen & Siddharth Kumar

Blends administrative records and network data to map how information travels through formal and informal labour channels.

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Collaboration

Let's co-design research that travels

I work with academics, public agencies, and industry partners to develop evidence-based tools that translate into action. Whether you have data to unlock or a policy question to test, I'd love to explore it together.

  • Co-authoring empirical and computational projects
  • Building reproducible data pipelines and dashboards
  • Designing workshops for students and policy teams

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For students & mentees

Looking for thesis supervision, mentorship, or coding clinics? I offer structured office hours each term.

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