He is also affiliated to the UBS Center of Economics in Society, and research affiliate at IZA, fRDB, and HCEO. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Chicago. He is interested in the process of health and human capital development in children and adolescents. In particular, his current research explores the interaction between genetics, family investments, and early childhood interventions in explaining the long-term inequality across gender and socioeconomic status. More broadly, he is interested in Labor Economics, Health Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics.