I am a professor of economics at the E. J. Ourso College of Business, LSU. My research interests include long-term economic growth and productivity, regional economic growth, consumption and savings, and economic growth in India. My work on foreign direct investment and economic growth received more than 5000 citations, while my research on historical state capacity and economic growth was cited more than 1000 times. More recently, I have worked on issues related to the Indian economy such as the 2016 demonetization episode, regional inequality using satellite imagery, and household savings and life-cycle consumption. A complete collection of research papers, both published and ongoing, can be viewed on my website. I also serve as a general co-editor of Economic Inquiry, the flagship journal of the Western Economic Association International which has published papers by more than 20 Nobel laureates. I have previously served as an associate editor for Economic Modelling, Indian Growth and Development Review, and the Southern Economic Journal. I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in economic growth and macroeconomics and was the sole recipient of the 2022 E. J. Ourso College of Business Outstanding Teacher Award for Tenured Faculty, and the 2023 Economics Department Award for (post) Graduate Teaching.