Hello!

I am joining the University of Pennsylvania as a postdoctoral fellow in Fall 2025. I graduated with my PhD in economics from George Mason University in Spring 2025.

I do research in the fields of political economy, economic history, and economic growth using applied econometric and spatial methods. My current research interest is how conflict shapes state-building and political arrangements.

My website has my current CV, a list of ongoing research projects and papers, and my teaching history. If you want to request a draft or chat about anything, please feel free to send me an email: pfitzsi [at] gmu.edu.

You can find my Google Scholar profile here.