https://alysomani.github.io/ Recent content in HOME on Aly Somani Hugo -- gohugo.io en https://alysomani.github.io/cv/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://alysomani.github.io/cv/ Last Updated: November 15th, 2022 PDF Version SKILLS Research: data analysis, empirical microeconomics, causal inference, quasi-experimental research designs, regression discontinuity, difference-in-difference, instrumental variables, matching Programming: STATA, Python, R, SQL Languages: English (native), Urdu (mother tongue) EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS PhD in Economics, University of Toronto Expected 2023 MA in Economics, University of Toronto 2017 BMath in Mathematical Economics, University of Waterloo 2012 Chartered Financial Analyst2016 - 2018 WORK EXPERIENCE Research Analyst https://alysomani.github.io/research/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://alysomani.github.io/research/ The Effect of Parental Layoff on Children’s Academic Performance (JMP) Using administrative data from British Columbia, Canada, I study the short-term ef- fect of parental layoff on children’s academic performance in grades 4, 7, and 10. I construct a difference-in-difference (DiD) estimator that uses propensity score matching to find an appropriate control group of children whose parents did not suffer a layoff and also exploits the timing of the layoff relative to the test period to relax the selection on observables only assumption.