Market Conditions and Persistence in Authorized Utility Returns
An empirical study of financial conditions and persistence in authorized utility returns.
Writing
Research and selected writing from my courses at Dartmouth.
Research
Course papers and essays
From Calculation to Instinct: Game Theory as a Real-Life Heuristic
I examine whether training makes strategic reasoning deeper or helps people use the reasoning they already have more reliably. The paper draws on experimental games and evidence about expertise.
Meaning-Making in Bangladeshi Academic English
I study how ordinary English words organize pressure, responsibility and cooperation in Bangladeshi academic peer groups. The argument focuses on what the language lets speakers do, rather than only its visible form.
From Correct English to Owned English
Building on the first essay, I examine how rehearsal, correction and debrief shape English in academic peer communities.
A Language I Thought I Knew
A revised personal essay about encountering unfamiliar Bangla in Gowainghat and reconsidering what it means to know a language.
Beneath the Mask
A personal essay examining how a familiar word shapes assumptions about identity, recognition and the self.