Hi, I’m Ben.

I’m an economics PhD student at Stanford University. My research interests span social, financial, labour, and innovation economics.

I studied undergraduate economics and mathematics in New Zealand, and won the Sir Frank Holmes Prize for being New Zealand’s top undergraduate economics student. I worked at Motu before starting my PhD.

I blog about my personal and research interests. Some highlights include:

• Applying to economics PhD programs
• Policymaking under uncertainty
• White elephant gift exchanges
• How central is Grand Central Terminal?
• Information gerrymandering

I spend the rest of my leisure time running and playing guitar.