I am an Economic Historian with interest in Economic Theory and Industrial Organization.
I received a PhD in Economics at Northwestern University in 2014. My thesis was centered on traditional irrigation communities in Murcia, Spain. I am interested in water allocation and agricultural communities. My most recent work studies historical inequality and social mobility, in both sides of the Atlantic.
Our project Bridging the Atlantic aims at creating a comprehensive database of all migrants that crossed the Atlantic from Europe and Africa to the New World, from Columbus to today.
Our paper with Javier Donna, got accepted at The Review of Economic Studies
I have two new working papers
- “Praying for Rain” with Salvador Gil-Guirado and Nicholas Ryan, NBER wp 31411
- “Women and the Econometrics of Family Trees,” with Joseph Ferrie and Chris Vickers, NBER wp 31598
 Classical Measurement Error |
 The Americas in 1588 |
Plots bought by LA 1904-1934 |
 Rain Rituals worldwide |