Hi, I’m Ben.

I’m a research analyst at Motu, an economic research institute in Wellington, New Zealand. At Motu I work with Adam Jaffe and Dave Maré on a range of projects that combine economics with network science.

I joined Motu after completing a BSc(Hons) in economics and mathematics at the University of Canterbury. I won the Sir Frank Holmes Prize for being New Zealand’s top undergraduate economics student.

I enjoy writing as a self-learning mechanism, and maintain a blog on personal, technical and research interests. Some of my favorite blog posts include:

• White Elephant Gift Exchanges
• How Central is Grand Central Terminal?
• Information Gerrymandering

I’m also a keen runner and log most of my runs on Strava.