I am an Economist in the Economic and Statistical Consulting practice at KPMG US. My expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of areas including program evaluation, econometric analysis, and strategic data application, enabling me to address and resolve complex and multifaceted issues for both public and private sector clients.
I earned my PhD in Economics from Fordham University where my research background was in exploring the determinants of macroeconomic expectations, complementing my professional work in analyzing trends and sentiments. Combined with experience in monetary policy and marketing strategies, I bring a unique and holistic perspective on economic problem-solving and communication.
Fordham University
Ph.D., Economics, (Student Council President), 2023
Columbia University
Visiting Doctoral Student, 2021
Montclair State University
B.A., Economics and Math, (Convocation Speaker), 2018
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This paper employs Latent Dirichlet Analysis for Survey Data (LDA-S) to identify and classify households into distinct belief types based on their responses in the Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE), then shows how this auxiliary data is economically meaningful.
This paper provides empirical evidence on how expectation errors of forecasted and realized credit spreads can predict future macroeconomic outcomes. It first predicts a series of past credit spread expectations byapplying textual analysis through natural language processing and then uses the textual factors in predictive regressions spanning 1948 to 2022.
I study the impact of various measures of monetary policy announcements on household expectations between 2013 and 2021. I approach this through an event study and a local projections methodology that exploits the microdata found in the Survey of Consumer Expectations as well as the timing of the FOMC meeting announcements in this time period.
We explore the role of external yield curve factors on the term structure in Chile. [With Guillermo Carlomagno and David Coble]
I explore how a behavioral friction in the form of myopia affects US business cycles between the 1960s and early 2000s.
As a hobby, I let the pursuit of art through poetry move me; please find my attempts here.