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Beyond the data, I view travel as an extension of my research: observing economies within their specific cultural and institutional contexts. While not formal fieldwork, these observations often improve my intuition as an economist and generate new research ideas.
Buffalo Skulls | Tana Toraja
Displayed buffalo skulls transform costly ritual sacrifice into a signal of household status.
Highland People | Lesotho
Geography that preserved political sovereignty now constrains economic integration.
Rice Paddies | Java
The Sawah system integrates intricate hydraulic engineering with communal labor.
Chungking Mansions | Hong Kong
A low-cost commercial hub connects South Asian and African traders to Chinese supply chains.
Typhoon | Macao
Recurrent extreme weather events influence everyday adaptation and the design of urban infrastructure.
Morning Fishing | Kochi
Chinese fishing nets (Cheena Vala) reflect a technology transfer of Indian Ocean trade.
Food Hall | Mexico City
Bustling culinary markets illustrate the scale and dynamism of the informal service sector.
Tanneries | Fez
Centuries-old tanneries preserve specialized labor and guild-based production in the city.
Street Market | New Delhi
Extreme density fuels both economic agglomeration and logistical congestion.
Skyline | Chongqing
Chongqing’s vertical expansion reflects the speed and scale of urbanization and capital accumulation in western China.
Dejima | Nagasaki
Now absorbed into central Nagasaki, Dejima island once connected Tokugawa Japan to European goods, technologies, and ideas.
Demilitarized Zone | Korea
Radically different institutions produced one of the world’s starkest development divides.
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