A development economist interested in welfare analysis and policy evaluation in developing countries. Current research focuses on poverty and the distributional impacts of global challenges, such as pandemics and climate change, and the role of welfare policies in mitigating the adverse impacts. I have worked with international organizations and government counterparts to support evidence-based policymaking, particularly in Southeast Asia.

My research primarily focuses on the use of advanced econometrics and causal identification techniques to assess social progress and the impacts of government social policy in developing country context. I have extensive experience conducting large-scale surveys and employing mixed-method approaches.

My teaching have focused on welfare analysis and measurement, as well as the role of social policy in mitigating adverse impacts of global challenges including disruptive technology, COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. I have also experienced teaching policy evaluation methods to academic and non-academic audience.

Previously, I have teached at UK HEIs including the University of Manchester, University College London, and more recently at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. At the Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, I currently serve as a Unit Covenor for the following courses:
- Development Finance
- Global Political Economy

My office hours for AY 2025/26 S1 is on Mondays, 10.15-12.15pm, at 3E 3.38 (sign-up here).

I am open to supervising prospective PhD or postgraduate research (PGR) students interested in quantitative and/or mixed-method research, particularly in the following areas:

• Welfare analysis and measurement (e.g.,using satellite imagery and machine learning, combining administrative and survey data to reduce measurement errors)
• Distributional impacts of climate change and related policies (e.g., the effects of carbon taxes on poverty and inequality, adaptive social protection)
• Evaluation of government social policies (especially in the context of cash transfers and social insurance, its impacts on the non-monetary welfare aspects such as poverty, inequality, education, and healthcare access/outcomes)