2026 Candidates

Jacopo Ballabio

Jacopo Ballabio

Applied Economics, Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic History
Nicholas Emery-Xu

Nicholas Emery-Xu

Industrial Organization, Digital Economics and Economics of AI, Political Economy
Maria Elena Guerrero Amezaga

Maria Elena Guerrero Amezaga

Economics of Education, Industrial Organization, Development

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Job Market Paper: The Supply-Side Effects of Targeted Financial Aid: Evidence from Colombia
References: Natalie Bau (Chair), John Asker, Juliana Londoño-Vélez, Will Rafey

TJ Hedin

TJ Hedin

Labor, Public Finance

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Job Market Paper: The Effects of Prosecution on Future Offending
References: Yotam Shem-Tov (Chair), Martha Bailey, Till von Wachter

Jeff Hill

Jeff Hill

Microeconomic Theory, Applied Theory, Economic History

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Job Market Paper: Pecking Order of Subscriptions: Attention, Ads, and Streaming Competition
References: Simon Board (Chair), Chris Surro, Ed McDevitt

Toshihiko Hirasawa

Toshihiko Hirasawa

Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics

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Job Market Paper: Consumer Search with Rational Inattention
References: Simon Board (Co-Chair), Alexander Bloedel (Co-Chair), Jay Lu

Ali Haider Ismail

Ali Haider Ismail

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Banking and Financial Intermediation, Financial markets

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Job Market Paper: Welfare Implications of Reserve Regimes
References: Saki Bigio (Co-Chair), Lee Ohanian (Co-Chair), Pierre-Olivier Weill, Andy Atkeson, Chris Surro (Teaching Reference)

Felipe Leal

Felipe Leal

Macroeconomics, International Economics
Jiaer Janet Liu

Jiaer Janet Liu

Finance, Industrial Organization, Market Design
Theodore Naff

Theodore Naff

Macroeconomics, International Economics, Labor Economics
Jared Rutner

Jared Rutner

Macroeconomics, Corporate Finance, Financial Intermediation and Firm Dynamics
Jack Sitarski

Jack Sitarski

Game Theory, Microeconomic Theory, Information Economics, Political Economy

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Job Market Paper: Rationing to Endogenously Informed Consumers
References: Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn (Co-Chair), Alexander Bloedel (Co-Chair), Simon Board, Ed McDevitt (Teaching Reference)

Liang (Sunny) Tan

Liang (Sunny) Tan

International Economics, Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization, Development, China Economy
Fanwen Zhu

Fanwen Zhu

Applied Microeconomics, Labor, Innovation

Placement Directors

Professor Lee Ohanian
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Professor Adriana Lleras-Muney
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Associate Professor Jay Lu
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Placement Coordinators

Chiara Paz and Alice Wang
Email | (310) 206-1413