I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the ARE Department at the University of California, Davis. I will join The National Bureau of Economic Research as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Agricultural Economics in fall 2024. My fields of interest are agricultural, development, and behavioral economics. I am currently studying questions on labeling information, experience effects and motivated beliefs, risk and subjective beliefs, and disability policy in developing countries.

Education 🎓

PhD. in Agricultural and Resource Economics (2024), University of California, Davis

MSc. in Agricultural and Resource Economics (2019), University of California, Davis

MSc. in International Agricultural Development (2019), University of California, Davis

BSc. in Community, Environment, and Development (2013), Pennsylvania State University

BSc. in Environmental Resource Management (2013), Pennsylvania State University

Job Market Candidate

I am on the 2024-2025 job market. Please feel free to contact me with any inquiries at kielys[at]nber.org