Economics Ph.D. Students

Job Market Candidates

Feng Chen

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics
B.A. Economics, Shandong University of Technology
https://fengchen22.github.io/

Research interests: Applied Microeconomics, Public Economics, Labor Economics
Sean Larkin

Doctoral candidate
M.A. Economics, University of Maine
B.S. Applied Physics, Pacific Lutheran University
B.A. Economics, Pacific Lutheran University
https://www.theboardeconomist.com/

Research interests: State and Local Public Finance, Public Policy, Applied Microeconomics.
Valentina Martinez-Pabon

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Economics, Universidad de los Andes
B.S. Economics, Universidad de los Andes
https://vmp1.github.io/

Research interests: Poverty and Inequality, Economics of Education, Applied Microeconomics
Mary Penn

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Policy Economics, Tulane University
B.A. International Studies and Spanish, University of Kentucky
www.maryhpenn.com

Research interests: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Law and Economics, Urban Economics, Discrimination
Cuicui Song

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.A. International Trade, Zhengzhou University
https://www.cuicuisong.com/

Research interests: Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Economics

Ph.D. Students

Mehrdad Baratian

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Truc Thi Mai Bui

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Public Affairs, Indiana University
B.A. Economics, Vietnam National University

Research interests: Taxation, Public Finance, Labor Economics
Michael Cobar

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Zehra Farooq

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.Phil. Public Policy & Government, National Defense University, Pakistan
MBA Finance, University of the Punjab
B.S. Computer Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Research interests: Public Finance, Public Economics, Taxation, Inequality, Public Sector Development
Ruipu Gao

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Kerui Geng

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics
B.A. Economics, Hubei University

Research interests: Economics of Education, Labor Economics
Nameera Islam

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Farah Khan

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. International Political Economy, New York University
B.A. Finance, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore

Research interests: Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance, Political Economy of Development, Public Policy
Nicholas Lacoste

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Fanyu Liu

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.S. Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S. Economics, Beijing Jiaotong University

Research interests: Public Finance, Fiscal Policy, Econometrics
Yu Liu

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Barbara Lundebjerg

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Roy McKenzie

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Gabriel Olivier

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Kennedy Pivnick

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
Alexander Siebert

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.S. Applied Economics and Policy Analysis, University of Regina Saskatchewan
B.A. Economics, University of Regina Saskatchewan

Research interests: Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Labor Economics, Public Finance, Game Theory
Jin Xing

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.S. Economics, Drexel University
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

Research interests: Public Finance, Health Economics
Qiuyue Zhang

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics
B.A. Finance, Anhui University of Finance and Economics

Research interests: Labor Economics, Economic Development
Lele Zhao

Graduate student, Ph.D. program
M.A. Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics
B.A. Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics