Benjamin Snider
Benjamin Snider
MSc Economics (Distinction) · LSE  ·  BS Mathematics · UCF

I study how policy shapes the economy — and build interactive tools to make those ideas legible to everyone.

I'm an economist with a distinction-level MSc from the London School of Economics and a mathematics background from the University of Central Florida. My research focuses on housing policy, labor markets, and the macroeconomic effects of regulation — using causal inference methods like difference-in-differences and event study designs across large panel datasets.

Alongside academic work, I build data visualizations and interactive tools to explore political and economic questions — from gerrymandering simulations covering all 50 US states to games that test intuitions about decision-making. I've also worked in fixed income and investment banking at Seaport Global Holdings, applying quantitative research to emerging market debt and the US cannabis sector.

Work in progress
Declining Relocation Trends for US Job Switchers

Relocation rates among job switchers in the US have fallen dramatically — nearly 20% below the 2016 baseline. Prevailing literature tends to interpret declining mobility as a sign of economic stagnation, but the cause of this recent drop remains an open question. I am currently investigating whether this trend reflects structural shifts in remote work, housing market lock-in, or changing worker preferences.

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2025 LSE MSc Dissertation · EC475
What are the Macroeconomic Impacts of Evictions? Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Using a staggered difference-in-differences design across 2,965 US counties, I exploit the quasi-random expiry of COVID-era eviction moratoria to estimate labor market effects. Moratorium end is associated with a ~0.8–1% fall in the unemployment rate, driven by unemployed renters returning to work rather than labor force exit. Results are robust to imputation estimators and synthetic DiD.

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Summer Intern — Fixed Income Research
Seaport Global Holdings LLC · London
Jun 2024 – Jul 2024 · On-site
Corporate bond assessment across emerging markets and European distressed debt. Built financial models and written research summaries tailored for institutional clients.
Summer Intern — Investment Banking
Seaport Global Holdings LLC · New York
Jul 2023 · Hybrid
Research for the Investment Banking division including compiling financial statements and sector analysis on the US cannabis industry.
Head Student Researcher
Institute for Economic Forecasting · UCF · Orlando
Oct 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Part-time
Led research for quarterly Florida and US economic forecasts. Presented at AUBER conferences (Spring and Fall 2022). Tools: EViews, econometric modelling, social media research.