Publications

Race and home values in Durham, NC: 1940-2020
with Nick Datto, Pei Yi Zhuo, Clinton Boyd Jr, and William Darity Jr
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2026.
The effects of community land trusts on neighborhood outcomes
with Sarah Raviola
Real Estate Economics, 2025.
Does anger drive populism?
with Klaus Desmet and Romain Wacziarg
Economics Bulletin, 2024.
On the Impact of Federal Housing Policies on Racial Inequality
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022.
The Association between Wealth Inequality and Socioeconomic Outcomes
with William Darity Jr, Avra Janz, and Marta Sanchez
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021.

Working papers

Race, redistribution, and partisanship: evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
Pablo Beramendi, William Darity Jr, and Monica Garcia-Perez
The Impact of Federal Housing Policies on Racial Inequality: the case of the Federal Housing Administration
Revise and resubmit at Journal of Public Economics
Inequality and Socioeconomic Outcomes
with William Darity Jr, Avra Janz, and Marta Sanchez
Disclosure in Multistage Projects
Stability in a many-to-one Matching Model with Positive Externalities among Colleagues
Revise and resubmit at International Journal of Game Theory
A Simple Model of Party Formation

Work in progress

The Distribution of Federally-Insured Mortgages, 1935-1975: Evidence from Local Land Records
with Jacob Faber, Andreas Ferrara, Jonathan Rose, Thomas Storrs, Katherine Thomas, Gabby Toborg, Randall Walsh, and Wenfei Xu
Discrimination and Economic Development
with Lukas Althoff
The Effects of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Evidence from the Early 20th Century
with Andria Smythe and Randall Walsh
Housing Instability and Criminal Justice Involvement: Evidence From Evictions
with Cameron Drayton and Andrew Garin
Sites of settlement and extraction in the American city
Sunmi Jung

Current and planned teaching

PhD Topics in Urban Economics (with Randall Walsh) - Fall 2026

Economics of Inequality - Fall 2026