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Aleksandr Michuda
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Summary
Economist with a passion for causal inference done rigorously and in conjunction with machine learning predictions and data science techniques. Adaptable and able to work with team members with different perspectives. Experience with presenting technical results to non-technical audiences.
Education
| 2020 | PhD Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis | |
| 2014 | B.A./M.A. Economics CUNY Hunter College | summa cum laude |
| 2014 | B.A. Philosophy CUNY Hunter College | summa cum laude |
Technical Skills
- Python, R, Github, Bash, Stata
- Causal Inference, Machine Learning Classification, Applied Econometrics
Languages and Skills
English: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Ukrainian: Conversational
Experience
Swarthmore College - Visiting Assistant Professor - Department of Economics
- August 2024 - Present
- Teach economics, econometrics and data science to undergraduate students
- Research on the entrance of ride-share platforms in developing countries
- Engage with corporate partners through data user agreements (DUAs) to conduct analysis with restricted data
Cornell University - Assistant Research Professor - Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society
- August 2021 - August 2024
- Research on the entrance of ride-share platforms in developing countries
- Engage with corporate partners through data user agreements (DUAs) to conduct analysis with restricted data
- Collaborate with faculty from Dyson Business School and the Information School
Uber - Data Science Intern - Economics and Pricing
- September 2019 - December 2019
- Worked on causal inference in business facing team
- Evaluated policies using regression discontinuity design, difference-in-differences and treatment effect estimation
- Generated spatial and dynamic visualizations of driver behavior using Python and SQL
Research Assistant (Optimal Nutritional Interventions across Space and Time)
- Advisor: Stephen Vosti
- Responsible for developing a Python package that finds the optimal set of nutritional interventions across space and time
- Using 24hr recall or household surveys
- Estimated optimal interventions of effective coverage and lives saved in Cameroon
- Developed dashboards for HKI (Hellen Keller International) to visualize Vitamin A intake in Kenya
Research Assistant (Disease Suppressive Crop Rotations)
- Advisor: Rachael E. Goodhue July 2016 - September 2019
- Responsible for data management and cleaning
- Regression and ANOVA analysis using Stata and Jupyter Notebooks
- Calibrating dynamic contract models in Python
Selected Works
Tennant, Elizabeth; Aleksandr Michuda, Joanna B. Upton, Andres Chamorro, Michael L. Mann, David Newhouse, Christopher B. Barrett. “Nowcasting shocks to human capital.” (2024)
Michuda, Aleksandr. “Urban Labor Supply Responses to Weather Shocks for Ugandan Uber Drivers.”
Bird, Samuel S.; Michuda, Aleksandr. “Ethnicity and voting at scale: Evidence from Uganda.” (2023) Submitted