Hi, I'm Jakob Brounstein. I'm a PhD Candidate at the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley studying public and labor economics. My research mainly deals with tax avoidance/evasion and inequality, but my interests also extend more broadly to applying microeconomic and econometric methods to learning about social issues.

Prior to my studies at Berkeley, I lived in Manhattan and Reims, France, where I finished my undergraduate degrees.

I am on the 2022-2023 job market and will be available for interviews virtually and in person at the 2023 ASSA Annual Meeting.

Job Market Paper
Can countries unilaterally mitigate tax haven usage? Evidence from Ecuadorian transaction tax data