Welcome! I am an economist doing research at the intersection of development economics, urban / spatial economics and environmental economics.

I am an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy.

I was previously a postdoctoral scholar at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago and a visiting professor at Makerere University’s Department of Economics.

I study the challenges faced by developing cities, focusing on transportation infrastructure and environmental hazards. To that end, I use quantitative spatial models, novel survey data and randomized control trials in order to answer policy-relevant questions. My current projects span Uganda, Indonesia, India and (historical) France.

You can download my CV here.

You can reach out to me at jsorin at uchicago.edu or, while my email is getting transferred to UCB, at legueveljs at gmail.com