About me

I hail from Leikanger, a tiny town in mid-western Norway. At 16, I moved to Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to study at United World College in Mostar.

After UWC Mostar, I studied Political Science and Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, with semesters abroad in Washington, D.C., and Shanghai, China and shorter stints in New York, N.Y. and Accra, Ghana.

I am currently a PhD student in Duke University's political science department, where I study political economy. Aside from my academic pursuits, I enjoy biking, photography, climbing, and tinkering with my Arduino boards. I also intermittently moonlight as a web application developer.

My research

Research interests

My main research interests revolve around the political consequences of economic integration: I seek to understand how improved market access and intensified trade relations affect a range of phenomena, including voter behavior and political institutions, in both mature and developing economies.

Methodologically, I am interested in applying novel techniques, including machine learning, to produce innovative political economy research.

Work

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Field: An Experimental Analysis

Working paper: With Chetan Dave and Alicja Reuben

The Effect of Intensified Import Competition from China on Labor-Market Outcomes and Voter Attitudes in Europe

Undergratuate thesis: Awarded the NYU Abu Dhabi Social Science Capstone Award for Excellence 2018

Advisor: John Ham

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Jason Cowley@JasonCowleyNS·

The Economist awards its idiot of the year to Boris Johnson: “He failed miserably as foreign secretary ... a demagogue not a statesman, he is the most irresponsible politician the country has seen for many years.”

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Peter Foster@pmdfoster·

So @theresa_may got a an absolute kicking tonight.

She made her pitch to the the EU leaders and they basically said no.

Compare and contrast. Ugly. #Brexit

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Eivind Lauritsen @eivindlauritsen·

Jeg elsker nobelprisene. Hvert år blir jeg like gira og like glad på vegne av en drøss med mennesker jeg (som oftest) aldri har hørt om før. Se på dem, da! Se hvor fine de er, forskerne.

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Neil Irwin@Neil_Irwin·

I've spent the better part of my career obsessing over the actions of Bernanke, Geithner, and Paulson during the crisis.

My view: they got the economics mostly right, and got the politics all wrong.

https://t.co/zY9f977KtQ

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