Recent Accomplishments by our Ph.D. Graduates
- Dakyung Seong, a Lecturer (Assistant Professor equivalent) at University of Sydney, won the Young Econometrician award at the 31st Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group Meeting November 2023.
- Yuzuru Kumon, a researcher at the Norwegian School of Economics, had his research on the impact of inheritance rules on economic inequality cited in the Washington Post.
Complete List of Ph.D. Graduate Placements
| Last Name | First Name | PhD Date | First Placement | First Job Title |
| Gu | Yumeng | Jun-23 | IMF | Economist |
| Wang | Yijing | Jun-23 | Massey University | Assistant Professor |
| Nakamura | Shotaro | Jun-23 | Federal Trade Commission | Economist |
| Li | Ninghui | Jun-23 | Nankai University | Assistant Professor |
| Kang | Manho | Jun-23 | Georgia Tech | Assistant Professor |
| Avalos-Trujillo | Luis | Jun-23 | Anáhuac University | Assistant Professor |
| Kunze | Konstantin | Jun-23 | Rochester University | Post-Doc |
| Huang | Hanguo | Jun-23 | Shandong University | Assistant Professor |
| Basante-Pereira | Gonzalo | Jun-23 | University of New Hampshire | Assistant Professor |
| Ippedico | Giuseppe | Jun-23 | University of Nottingham | Assistant Professor |
| Ozge Emeksiz | Ece | Jun-23 | IMF | Economist |
| DE LUCENA COELHO | Thiago | Jun-22 | SDSU | Assistant professor |
| FELLICH | Ethan | Jun-22 | Department of the Treasury | Economist |
| KIM | Minsu | Jun-22 | Bank of Korea | Economist |
| KIM | Hyok Jung | Jun-22 | Korea Institute for International Economic Policy | Associate research fellow |
| LI | Alice | Jun-23 | U.S. Department of Justice | Economist |
| LI | Mingxi | Jun-22 | East China University of Science and Technology Business School | Assistant professor |
| SEIFODDINI | Arian | Jun-22 | FTC | Economist |
| TEEPLE | Keisuke | Jun-22 | University of Waterloo | Assistant professor |
| UGO | Iwunze | Jun-22 | PPIC | Research fellow |
| VOLKOV | Eden | Jun-22 | EBRI | Research associate |
| WILTSHIRE | Justin | Jun-22 | University of Queensland | Lecturer (Assistant prof) |
| LOVCHIKOVA | Marina | Jun-21 | CoveredCA | Economist |
| GRELEWICZ | Josh | Jun-21 | US Census Bureau | Economist |
| MATSCHKE | Johannes | Jun-21 | Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank | Economist |
| TECLES | Patricia | Jun-21 | Ministry of Development, Industry, and Trade, Brazil | Director for Trade Studies |
| SIREGAR | Rizki | Jun-21 | Mainz, Germany | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| RURY | Derek | Jun-21 | Chicago Harris School | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| CURTIS | Matthew | Jun-21 | European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics, Brussels & Louvain La Neuve University, Belgium | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| SCHNORR | Geoff | Jun-21 | California Policy Lab (UCLA) | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| SAEZ | Camila | Jun-21 | Duke Kunshan University | Asst. Prof. |
| HALDER | Tamoghna | Jun-21 | Azim Premji University Bangalore | Asst. Prof. |
| LEE | Sukjoon | Jun-21 | NYU Shanghai | Asst. Prof. |
| SHEN | Haopeng | Jun-21 | Nanjing University School of Economics | Asst. Prof. |
| KURT | Ezgi | Jun-21 | Bentley University | Asst. Prof. |
| ZHOU | Hang | Jun-20 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | Asst.Prof. in Finance |
| SEONG | Dakyung | Jun-20 | University of Syndey | Lecturer (Asst.Prof.) |
| VAN DER WERF | Cynthia | Jun-20 | Louisiana State University | Asst. Prof. |
| BALLIS | Briana | Jun-20 | UC Merced | Asst. Prof. |
| LIN | Zhixian | Jun-20 | University of Michigan | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| JOHNSON | Chris | Jun-20 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | |
| IGNATENKO | Anna | Jun-20 | LMU Munich | Asst. Prof. |
| HINES | Annie | Jun-20 | Cornerstone Research | Associate |
| FEI | Xuan | Jun 2019 | State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) of the People's Republic of China, Central Bank of China | Economist |
| KHEIRAVAR | Khaled | Jun 2019 | California Air Resources Board | Research Economist |
| KUMON | Yuzuru | Jun 2019 | Bocconi University | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| NAVEN | Matt | Jun 2019 | Washington and Lee University | Assistant Professor |
| O'KEEFE | Siobhan | Jun 2019 | Davidson College | Assistant Professor |
| PADOVANI | Andrew | Jun 2019 | UC Davis School of Medicine | Statistical/Data Analyst |
| QUINCY | Sarah | Jun 2019 | Vanderbilt University | Assistant Professor |
| SWANSON | William | Jun 2019 | Economics Research Service (USDA) | Research Economist |
| ZHU | Tingting | Jun 2019 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | Assistant Professor |
| XU | Mingzhi | Jun-18 | Peking University - Institute of New Structural Economics | Assistant Professor |
| XIA | Tian | Jun-18 | Beijing Normal University | Assistant Professor |
| CHOI | Jaerim | Jun-18 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Assistant Professor |
| KOPECKY | Joseph | Jun-18 | Trinity College Dublin | Assistant Professor |
| ARCHSMITH | James | Jun-18 | University of Maryland - Agricultural and Resource Economics | Assistant Professor |
| HE | Chuan | Jun-18 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Assistant Professor |
| HU | Chenghao | Jun-18 | San Francisco State University | Assistant Professor |
| TSAI | Chi-Yuan | Jun-18 | National Chengchi University | Assistant Professor |
| SUH | Yujung | Jun-18 | Korea Energy Economics Institute | Associate Research Fellow |
| AVILES LUCERO | Felipe | Sep-17 | ( this information is not yet available ) | |
| HAN | Qi | Sep-17 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | Asst. Prof. |
| LEE | Jiwon | Sep-17 | Bank of Korea | Economist |
| LI | Yingxue | Sep-17 | Xi'an Jiaotong University | Asst. Prof. |
| SUN | Stephen | Sep-17 | Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study | Special Lecturer (Adjunct Asst. Prof) |
| YANG | Zhe | Sep-17 | Jinan University | Asst. Prof. |
| YIN | Lijuan | Sep-17 | Jinan University | Asst. Prof. |
| CHO | Il Hyun | Jun-17 | Korea Energy Economics Institute | |
| GROSZ | Michel | Jun-17 | abt Associates | Sr. Analyst / PhD Economist |
| KOSE | Esra | Jun-17 | Bucknell University | Asst. Prof. |
| LEE | Jongkwan | Jun-17 | Korea Development Institute | Associate Research Fellow |
| LEE | Seungduck | Jun-17 | Bank of Korea | Economist |
| LIU | Tao | Jun-17 | Central University of Finance & Economics | Asst. Prof. |
| LUSHER | Lester | Jun-17 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Asst. Prof. |
| MACEDONI | Luca | Jun-17 | Aarhus University | Asst. Prof. |
| PIHL | Ariel | Jun-17 | University of Gothenburg | Fellowship / Postdoc |
| SASAHARA | Akira | Jun-17 | University of Idaho | Asst. Prof. |
| TYAZHELNIKOV | Vladimir | Jun-17 | University of Sydney | Asst. Prof. |
| YASENOV | Vasil | Jun-17 | Goldman School in UC Berkeley | Postdoc Fellow |
| JUNG | Jae Wook | Sep-16 | Korea Institute for International Economic Policy | Associate Research Fellow |
| POLIAKOVA | Ludmila | Sep-16 | Johns Hopkins University | Lecturer |
| BASSO | Gaetano | Jun-16 | Bank of Italy | Research Fellow |
| EAST | Chloe | Jun-16 | University of Colorado, Denver | Asst. Prof. |
| PARK | Ji Hyun | Jun-16 | Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) | Associate Research Fellow |
| SHENHAV | Na'ama | Jun-16 | Dartmouth College | Asst. Prof. |
| WILLIAMS | Kevin | Jun-16 | University of Utah | Asst. Prof. |
| MA | Wenjun | Dec-15 | Shenzhen University | Lecturer |
| PAUNDRALINGGA | Angsoka | Dec-15 | Bank Indonesia | Economist |
| KIM | Kyunghun | Sep-15 | Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) | Associate Research Fellow |
| WOO | Hee Yeul | Sep-15 | Calif. State University of East Bay in Hayward, CA | Lecturer |
| ANELLI | Massimo | Jun-15 | Bocconi Univ. | Asst. Prof. |
| FOOTE | Andrew | Jun-15 | U.S. Census Bureau | Economist |
| KUKA | Elira | Jun-15 | Southern Methodist Univ. | Asst. Prof. |
| MENDEZ MEDINA | Oscar | Jun-15 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Program Associate |
| OIKAWA | Keita | Jun-15 | Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (in Japan) | Researcher |
| SHIH | Kevin | Jun-15 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Asst. Prof. |
| WEINBERGER | Ariel | Jun-15 | Univ. of Oklahoma | Asst. Prof. |
| ZHANG | Xiaohan | Jun-15 | CSU Los Angeles | Asst. Prof. |
| HAO | Hang-Wei | Dec-14 | Valparaiso University | Visiting Asst. Prof. |
| DIAZ VIDAL | Daniel | Sep-14 | Wabash college | Visiting Asst. Prof. |
| JUNG | Kuk Mo | Sep-14 | Henan University, China | Asst. Prof. |
| WANG | Guojun | Sep-14 | Tongji University, China | Asst. Prof. |
| CAMPBELL | Douglas | Jun-14 | New Economic School, Russia | Asst. Prof. |
| CUMMINS | Joseph | Jun-14 | UC Riverside | Asst. Prof. |
| HERRENBRUECK | Lucas | Jun-14 | Simon Fraser University | Asst. Prof. |
| LIAO | Chi-Hung | Jun-14 | Calif. Dept. of Finance | Principal Economist |
| LUCK | Philip | Jun-14 | Drexel University | Asst. Prof. |
| TAPIA GERTOSIO | Juan | Mar-14 | Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria | Professor |
| CHOI | Bo-Young | Sep-13 | Korea Institute for International Economic Policy | Associate Research Fellow |
| HAO | Yu | Sep-13 | Tsinghua University | Asst. Prof. |
| SIMON | David | Sep-13 | University of Connecticut | Asst. Prof. |
| SMITH | Brock | Sep-13 | Oxford University | Post Doc |
| JONAS | Michael | Jun-13 | University of San Francisco | Term Asst. Prof. |
| MATHY | Gabriel | Jun-13 | American University, Washington, DC | Asst. Prof. |
| CARPIO | Ronaldo | Dec-12 | Univ. of International Business and Economics, Beijing | Asst. Prof. |
| CHUNG | Yoon-Kyung | Dec-12 | KEEI (Korea Energy Institute) | Economist |
| KIM | Hyung Suk | Sep-12 | Bank of Korea | Economist |
| LEE | Jason | Sep-12 | UC Merced | Visiting Asst. Prof. |
| LIU | Dan | Sep-12 | Shanghai Univ. of Finance & Economics | Asst. Prof. |
| PATEL | Ankur | Sep-12 | Dept. of Treasury, Washington, DC | Financial Economist |
| XU | Shaofeng | Sep-12 | Bank of Canada | Economist |
| BLAKE | Thomas | Jun-12 | E-Bay Research Labs | Research Economist |
| GAGGL | Paul | Jun-12 | Univ. of N. Carolina, Charlotte | Asst. Prof. |
| LARSEN | Matthew | Jun-12 | Tulane Univ. | Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow |
| MAGHAKIAN | Teny | Jun-12 | UC Merced | Asst. Prof. |
| McCARTHY | Theodore Jay (TJ) | Jun-12 | USC, Sol Price School of Public Policy | Asst. Prof. |
| PYUN | Ju Hyun | Jun-12 | Korea Inst. Intl Econ. Policy (KIEP) | Economist (Research Fellow) |
| REED-ARTHURS | Rebbecca | Jun-12 | Berkeley Research Group | Managing Economist |
| SANDLER | Danielle | Jun-12 | Giant Oak, LLC | Social Scientist |
| SANDLER | Ryan | Jun-12 | Federal Trade Commission | Economist |
| SCHALLER | Jessamyn | Jun-12 | Univ. of Arizona | Asst. Prof. |
| SCHULKIND | Lisa | Jun-12 | Trinity College | Asst. Prof. |
| SHENG | Liugang | Jun-12 | Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong | Asst.Prof. |
| ZOLAS | Nikolas | Jun-12 | U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Econ Studies | Economist |
| TALATHI | Abhijit | Dec-11 | Verizon Wireless | Associate / Consultant |
| CHEN | Yi | Sep-11 | Peking University | Assistant Professor |
| GRAY | Rowena | Sep-11 | University of Essex | Lecturer |
| MOULTON | Jeremy | Sep-11 | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Assistant Professor |
| WRIGHT | Gregory | Sep-11 | University of Essex | Lecturer |
| AMBROSINI | James William (Will) | Jun-11 | Amazon.com | Policy Engineer |
| BERGE | Travis | Jun-11 | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | Economist |
| CHEN | Chia-Wen | Jun-11 | National Taipei University | Assistant Professor |
| CHOI | Changho | Jun-11 | Bank of Korea | Research Economist |
| GRAHAM | Jeffrey | Jun-11 | OnPoint Analytics | Economist |
| HERNANDEZ VEGA | Marco | Jun-11 | Banco de Mexico | Research Economist |
| RICHARDSON | Jed | Jun-11 | Value-Added Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Econometrician |
| SODERBERY | Anson | Jun-11 | Economics Dept., Purdue University | Assistant Professor |
| STOECKER | Charles | Jun-11 | U.S. Center for Disease Control | Prevention Effectiveness Fellow |
| SANGITA | Seema | Mar-11 | Univ. of Western Australia at Perth | Post-doctoral Researcher |
| LI | Zhiyuan | Sep-10 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | Assistant Professor |
| KIM | Young Joon | Sep-10 | Bank of Korea | Economist |
| HU | Weijun | Sep-10 | China International Capital Corporation (Hong Kong) | Economist |
| GUO | Meixin | Sep-10 | Tsinghua University | Assistant Professor |
| FENG | Ling | Sep-10 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | Assistant Professor |
| SANDERS | Nick | Jun-10 | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| CHONG | Yanping | Jun-10 | Winona State University | Assistant Professor |
| CHAO | Shih-Wei | Jun-10 | National Chengchi University | Assistant Professor |
| Grabner | Michael | Dec-09 | University of Maryland | Post Doc Researcher |
| Arroyo Abad | Adriana Leticia | Sep-09 | Middlebury College | Assistant Professor |
| Go | Sun | Sep-09 | Korea Institute of Public Finance | Research Associate |
| Huckfeldt | Peter | Sep-09 | Rand Corporation | Associate Economist |
| Ma | Hong | Sep-09 | Tsinghua University | Assistant Professor |
| Pearson | Matthew C. | Sep-09 | Ashenfelter and Ashmore | Economic Consultant |
| Sansani | Shahar | Sep-09 | College of Management in Israel | Assistant Professor |
| Xu | Yuan | Sep-09 | Tsinghua University | Assistant Professor |
| LEE | Chang Seon | Jun-09 | LG Economic Research Institute | Economist |
| LINDO | Jason | Jun-09 | University of Oregon | Assistant Professor |
| MANDEL | Benjamin | Jun-09 | International Finance Division, Federal Reserve Board of Governors | Economist |
| ONG | David | Jun-09 | Peking University HSBC School of Business | Assistant Professor |
| BARRECA | Alan | Sep-08 | Tulane University | Assistant Professor |
| DU | Juan | Sep-08 | College of New Jersey | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| LEE | Seungjoon | Sep-08 | Korean Insurance Research Institute | Research Associate |
| WANG | Chun | Sep-08 | CUNY Brooklyn | Assistant Professor |
| BAGH | Adib | Jun-08 | University of Kentucky | Assistant Professor joint Math & Economics |
| HEMMETER | Marcella Socorro Carrillo | Jun-08 | Dept. of Economics, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD | Adjunct Professor |
| KIM | DaeHwan | Jun-08 | Korean Insurance Research Institute | Research Fellow |
| LIN | Ching-Yi | Jun-08 | Tsinghua University, Taiwan | Assistant Professor |
| RHO | Kyungwon | Jun-08 | Ministry of Education, Science & Technology of Korea | Deputy Director, Planning R&D Project |
| XU | Yingying | Jun-08 | Manufacturers Alliance, Arlington, VA | Economist |
| YAGIHASHI | Takeshi | Jun-08 | City Univ. of New York, Statten Island | Assistant Professor |
| LEE | Sunhwa | Mar-08 | Unknown / Seeking Employment | |
| PHIROMSWAD | Piyachart | Dec-07 | Chulalongkorn University, Thailand | Faculty Member |
| LARSEN | Stephen Eric | Sep-07 | Public Policy Institute of California | Research Fellow |
| TONG | Jing | Sep-07 | Risk Management Solutions | Catastrophe Risk Modeler |
| PAN | Huiran | Sep-07 | Oklahoma State University at Stillwater | Assistant Professor |
| AMARAL | Michelle | Jun-07 | University of the Pacific | Assistant Professor |
| BOLIEK | Babette | Jun-07 | unknown | |
| BROWN | David G. | Jun-07 | Louisiana State University | Assistant Professor |
| HU | Wei-Min | Jun-07 | Peking University | Assistant Professor |
| LEPORE | Jason | Jun-07 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Assistant Professor |
| SONG | Sung Ju | Mar-07 | The Bank of Korea | Economist |
| CHEN | Huiya (Grace) | Sep-06 | Reed College | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| RAHMAN | Ahmed | Sep-06 | Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD | Assistant Professor |
| SZULGA | Radek | Sep-06 | Carleton College | Assistant Professor |
| KITMITTO | Sami | Jun-06 | American Institute for Research, Palo Alto, CA | Research Analyst |
| METAXOGLOU | Konstantinos | Jun-06 | Bates White LLC | Sr. Consultant |
| SPARBER | Chad | Jun-06 | Colgate University | Assistant Professor |
| AYSUN | Uluc | Jun-06 | University of Connecticut - Stamford | Assistant Professor |
| BOUVET | Florence | Jun-06 | Lewis & Clark College | Assistant Professor |
| CHEN | Chunchih | Jun-06 | Taipei University | Assistant Professor |
| GULDI | Melanie | Jun-06 | Mt. Holyoke College | Assistant Professor |
| HONG | Chang | Jun-06 | International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC | Research Officer |
| VAN DER WERF | Ysbrand | Mar-06 | unknown | unknown |
| KEANINI | Rasa | Dec-05 | California Energy Commission | Energy Specialist II |
| SHIN | Hyung-Cheol | Sep-05 | Franklin Templeton, San Mateo | Research Analyst |
| STIMEL | Derek | Sep-05 | Stanford University | Post-Doc (Lecturer) |
| BRADY | Ryan | Sep-05 | U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis | Assistant Professor |
| ALAZZAWI | Shireen | Jun-05 | American University in Cairo, Egypt | Assistant Professor |
| CHUNG | Kyuil | Jun-05 | Bank of Korea | Research Economist |
| DE SANTIS | Massimiliano | Jun-05 | Dartmouth College | Assistant Professor |
| YU | Miaojie | Jun-05 | University of Hong Kong | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| GOLOTVINA | Natalia | Dec-04 | Barclay's Bank, San Francisco | |
| AMADI | Amir | Dec-04 | VUG (Software company in Irvine) | |
| JACKS | David | Sep-04 | Simon Fraser University, Canada | Assistant Professor |
| DENG | Hai Yan | Sep-04 | The Conference Board, New York | Economist |
| KIM | Dae-Wook | Sep-04 | Korea Institute for Industrial | Associate Research Fellow |
| WILSON | Janine L. F. | Sep-04 | Economics Dept., UC Davis | Lecturer |
| YORGASON | Daniel | Sep-04 | Bureau of Economic Analysis | Economist |
| MA | Alyson | Jun-04 | San Diego University | Assistant Professor |
| IRANZO | Susana | Dec-03 | University of Sydney, Australia | Assistant Professor |
| ROBERT | Marc | Dec-03 | International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC | Adviser to the French Executive |
| ALLARD | Gayle | Sep-03 | Instituto de Empresa, Spain | Professor of Econ. |
| TCHAKAROV | Ivan | Sep-03 | International Monetary Fund | Economist |
| CARLETON | Patrick | Jun-03 | OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation) | International Economist |
| BUTTERS | Roger | Jun-03 | University of Texas, Arlington | Assistant Professor |
| WOODS | James ("Jamie") | Mar-03 | Portland State University | Assistant Professor |
| JEON | Seung-Cheol | Dec-02 | Bank of Korea | Economist |
| VAN GAASBECK | Kristin | Dec-02 | California State University, Sacramento | Assistant Professor |
| FUNG | Ping-Hsuan (Loretta) | Sep-02 | University of Alberta, Canada | Assistant Professor |
| IMAI | Masami | Sep-02 | Wesleyan University | Assistant Professor |
| JAMELSKE | Eric | Sep-02 | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | Assistant Professor |
| LIN | Songhua | Sep-02 | Denison University | Assistant Professor |
| ROSARIO | Brian P. | Mar-02 | Not yet known | Not yet known |
| KING | Sharmila | Sep-01 | University of the Pacific | Assistant Professor |
| NABESHIMA | Karou | Jun-01 | The World Bank, Washington, D.C | Economist |
| PHIPPS | Stephen Lawrence | Jun-01 | Not yet known | Not yet known |
| CHEN | Derek Hung Chiat | Mar-01 | The World Bank, Washington, D.C. | Consultant / Economist |
| CHUNG | Inho | Mar-01 | Korea Telecom | Economist |
| DEMIRALP | Selva | Dec-00 | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC | Economist |
| KEE | Hiau-Looi ("Kee") | Sep-00 | The World Bank | Young Professional |
| TURNER | Tracy M. | Sep-00 | Dept. of Economics, Kansas State University | Assistant Professor |
| CAPPELLARI | Lisa | Jun-00 | Defense Resources Management Inst. | Assistant Professor |
| FOREST | Adam | Jun-00 | Syracuse University | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| GONZALEZ-LLAVADOR | Humberto | Jun-00 | Departament d' Economia Empresa Universitat Pompeu Fabra Trias Fargas | Assistant Professor |
| OXOBY | Robert Jean | Jun-00 | Economics Dept., University of Calgary | Assistant Professor |