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Senior honours thesis · University of Waterloo

AI Diffusion and Productivity Divergence in Developing Economies

Does AI diffusing through trade help developing economies catch up, or fall further behind? Human capital decides who benefits.

47-country panel · 2012–2022 CEA 2026 2026 Convocation Award
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Research contributions
UN ESCAP · Working paper AI in Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific Researched, collected, and validated country-level data across 53 member states; authored related policy briefs. Read the paper (PDF) →
Asian Development Bank · Report Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Report 2026 The same 53-state research informed the report's analysis of AI in trade facilitation. Read the report (PDF) →
Articles · UW Economics Society
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The Paradox of Global Hunger

Food systems
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Are We Witnessing the Decline of the American Empire?

Political economy
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