Twisha Asher
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
CUNY Graduate Center
I am a PhD candidate in economics at the CUNY Graduate Center. My expertise is in applied microeconomics and causal inference. I am interested in topics related to wealth inequality, and household well-being.
My dissertation is titled "Essays on Inheritance: Household Finances, Labor Supply, and Tax Policies", which I have worked on under the supervision of my advisor, Prof. Miles Corak.
Background
I study the effects of economic shocks on household finances and well-being. I have also worked with policy evaluation in health economics. Additionally, my work includes the effects of tax policies.
My job market paper focuses on the effects of wealth transfers on consumption expenditures, wealth, and homeownership.
I have worked as a researcher at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality where I have, in collaboration with Dr. Salvatore Morelli, Director of the G.C. Wealth Project, built a cross-country and cross-state database (historical panel) on estate, inheritance, and gift taxes taxes.
I worked as a Substitute Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College for the 2024-2025 academic year, where I worked on evaluating the impacts of medical interventions on sepsis-related mortality. I also taught two courses a semester of ECO 321: Introduction to Econometrics.
I am currently exploring a future research agenda centered on the impact of climate-related events on children's human capital development.
