About me

Welcome to my website! I am a 4th year PhD student in Economics at Boston University. My research examines the relationship between urban development, housing policy, and political economy.

You can contact me at sabhyag@bu.edu and download my CV here


Research

Work in Progress

Chapter 40B and Housing Development in Massachusetts

Gated Communities in Pakistan (with Ben Marx and Mahvish Shaukat)

The Impact of Massachusetts’ Chapter 40B on Affordable Housing Beneficiaries: Evidence from Housing Lotteries (with Hector Blanco, Noémie Sportiche, and David M. Cutler)

J-PAL Resources

Power Calculations, J-PAL Research Resource, with Sarah Kopper, with accompanying power sample code.

Repository of measurement and survey design resources, J-PAL Research Resource, with Jack Cavanagh

Blogs/Other Writings

Evidence from the AEA RCT Registry on new research during Covid-19, with Jack Cavanagh, Maya Duru, Sarah Kopper, and Keesler Welch


Teaching

Boston University ( Teaching Evaluation Summary )


J-PAL