Hello! I am a PhD candidate in economics at George Mason University. I use applied econometric methods to do research in the fields of political economy and economic history. My research interest is the relationship between geography, institutions, conflict, and state-building.

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.

You can find my George Mason profile here.