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Paper Accepted for Presentation at WCERE 2026
My research paper, Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Cost-Effective Pathways and Regional Economic Impacts, has been accepted for presentation at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists 2026 in Portugal. The study examines how different sustainable aviation fuel production pathways—HEFA, Fischer–Tropsch, and Alcohol-to-Jet—affect production costs and regional economic outcomes in the southern United States, highlighting…
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Research Resources Series #004
BFI Working Papers: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers/ Sharing research in progress—and refining it through rigorous discussion and debate—is a hallmark of scholarship at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics. The Alternative Fuels Data Center offers a large collection of helpful tools. These calculators, interactive maps, and data searches can assist fleets, fuel providers, and other transportation decision makers…
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Research Resources Series #003
Economics Literature Search: https://paulgp.com/econlit-pipeline/index.html. This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers. It turns out that tracking how empirical methods spread through economics is actually pretty important — but also kind of a pain to do manually. Conferences and Workshops…
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I Vibe Code: Why Iteration, Not Perfection, Drives Real Results
I don’t start with perfect code—I start with momentum. Somewhere between messy datasets, stubborn plots, and iterative fixes, I realized that staying in motion matters more than getting everything right on the first try. That shift quietly changed how I research and why the work feels clearer now.
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Half Home, Half Office: Finding My Balance
Today gave me one of those small but eye-opening moments that stick with you. I went into the office—nothing fancy, just a regular workday. I talked with people, shared a few laughs, asked questions, listened to what others were working on, and felt like part of a real, living environment. When I came home, my…
