EDUCATION
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Ph.D., Economics
Expected 2026
M.A., Economics
2022
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
B.A., Economics and Environmental Studies
2014
Applied Microeconomics, Public Economics, Environmental Economics
I estimate that wind energy projects in Illinois generate global environmental benefits that exceed local property value losses by more than a factor of thirty. Yet county governments often reject proposed projects. To assess the electoral incentives of permit-issuing county officials, I link spatial variation in local costs and benefits to precinct-level election results. Following approvals, I find that incumbent county officials lose vote share in precincts that incur property value losses, but gain votes in precincts that benefit from higher property tax revenues.
Python, Stata, R, GIS, Causal Inference