He is a macroeconomist who uses micro data to answer macro questions, with a focus on the labor and housing markets. He is using his CFLP Faculty Fellowship to further his research on the housing market, housing finance, and housing policy, including work on foreclosures and foreclosure policy, house price dynamics, mortgage design, and the relationship between house prices and consumption. He received an A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard University and has been faculty at BU since 2014.