I am an applied economist working at the intersection of industrial organization, trade, and environmental economics. My latest research focuses on the political economy of natural resource sectors.
I am currently completing an appointment as a Research Assistant Professor at Chicago Booth.
I will be on the job market in 2026/2027.
tomasdi@uchicago.edu | curriculum vitae | research statement | gscholar
Journal of Political Economy (April 2026, lead article)
Awarded Essay Award for Young Economists (World Trade Organization, 2021)
Location Sorting and Endogenous Amenities: Evidence from Amsterdam (with Milena Almagro)
Awarded Best Student Paper (Urban Economics Association, 2019) and Best Job Market Paper (European Economic Association, 2019)
Spatial Economics and Environmental Policies
Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (September 2023)
I was born in Argentina but grew up between South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago. At 18 I returned to Argentina and enrolled at Di Tella, where I first learned economics. After my undergraduate studies I worked in the tech industry for a few years before deciding to pursue a research career. I was very lucky to be able to come to the United States, and in particular to be accepted for grad school at NYU.
I obtained my PhD from NYU in 2021, after which I worked at the Federal Reserve Board before returning to academia. During my time in the policy world I worked on energy commodity markets, focusing on the near-term impact of geopolitical developments for the oil and gas industry as well as longer-term implications for the energy transition.