Keishi Kimura is a pre-doctoral fellow at EPIC working with Michael Greenstone. He is currently working on a randomized control trial that examines the effectiveness of smart meters in reducing AT&C losses in India. Keishi is broadly interested in energy policy, science and innovation, and economic growth, and he also leads a Progress Studies reading group. Keishi holds a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago, where his honors thesis explored the geography of AI innovation in the U.S.
“Working at EPIC has been an invaluable experience. My team is friendly and collaborative, and I benefit from seminars and close interactions with professors and PhD students. Most importantly, constant engagement with fellow pre-docs has been key to broadening my understanding of various fields and methods within economics.”