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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.
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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.
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Articles · written for the UW Economics Society, republished on Substack