Our department is proud of our placement record. Many of our students have gone into academia and are now teaching at leading colleges and universities. Recent graduates have taken jobs at US research schools such as Pennsylvania State University, Michigan State University, University of Colorado, Carnegie-Mellon University, Dartmouth College, University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin, as well as leading academic institutions in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Other graduates have taken jobs at top international and nonprofit organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank; at leading government agencies such as the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and at leading private sector companies such as Bates White and the Brattle Group.
Here is a list of our recent job placements:
2024
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Kartikeya Batra |
Azim Premji University (One Year Postdoc at CEGIS) |
Development Economics, Political Economy |
| Seho Kim |
Danmarks Nationalbank |
Macroeconomics, Macro-Climate, Firm Dynamics |
| Sueyoul Kim |
Korea Development Institute |
Industrial Organization |
| Mario Leccese |
Boston University Questrom School of Business |
Industrial Organization |
| Seungeun Lee |
Ernst and Young |
International Macroeconomics |
| Zhenxun Liu |
Aarhus University Postdoc |
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics |
| Chenyu Mao |
World Bank, Young Professionals Program |
International Macroeconomics, Macro-Finance |
| Alejandra Montoya-Agudelo |
Bates White |
Economics of Education, Labor Economics |
| Catalina Belén Morales Lema |
St. Mary’s College of Maryland |
Labor Economics |
| Michael Navarrete |
NBER Postdoc |
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics |
| Rachel Nesbit |
RAND Corporation |
Labor Economics |
| Jacqueline Nguyen |
Charles River Associates |
Labor Economics |
| Jorge Enrique Perilla-Garcia |
Penn State, Visiting Professor |
Political Economy |
| Cristina Riquelme |
Trinity University |
Labor Economics |
| Alvaro Silva |
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
International Macroeconomics |
| Ece Yegane |
The Brattle Group |
Microeconomic Theory, Behavioral Economics |
| Qiyao Zhou |
Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business |
Development Economics, Industrial Organization |
2023 (incomplete)
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Shanglyu Deng |
University of Macau |
Microeconomic theory |
| Keaton Ellis |
Postdoc, Simons Institute at UC Berkeley |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Ming Fang |
Jinan University |
Labor Economics |
| Nathalie Gonzalez |
World Bank |
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics |
| Seula Kim |
Penn State (One-Year Postdoc at Princeton) |
Macroeconomics |
| Edward Olivares |
U.S. Department of the Treasury |
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics |
| Eugene Oue |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Research Professor |
Macroeconomics |
| Elif Osun |
Bates White |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Elena Ramirez |
NERA Economic Consulting |
Development Economics |
| John Soriano |
University of Dallas |
Labor Economics |
2022
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Dheeraj Chaudhary |
Analysis Group |
Macroeconomics, International Economics |
| Jiankun Chen |
UIBE |
Applied Econometrics |
| Hung Yui Cheung |
Jindal School of Management, Univ. of Texas at Dallas |
Decision Theory, Behavioral Economics |
| Liang-Chieh Chiu |
Citi |
Macroeconomics, Economic Growth |
| Panagiotis Dimitrellos |
Secretariat Economists |
Industrial Organization |
| Nebahat Ferda Erturk |
Power Auctions |
Industrial Organization |
| Tomohiro Hara |
Musashi University |
Development Economics |
| Claire Hou |
Congressional Budget Office |
Labor Economics |
| Daniel Kolliner |
Kenyon College |
Political Economy |
| Macarena Kutscher |
Inter-American Development Bank |
Labor |
| Heehyun Lim |
Korea Development Institute |
International Trade |
| Yi Liu |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Macroeconomics, Economic Growth |
| Victoria Perez-Zetune |
Insight Policy Research |
Public Economics |
| Palak Suri |
West Virginia University |
Urban Economics |
| Marcelo Paranagua de Vasconcelos Teixeira |
World Bank |
International Finance, Macroeconomics |
| Shihangyin Zhang |
Capital One |
International Trade |
2021
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Ibraheem Catovic |
MITRE |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Camila Galindo |
Universidad de Los Andes |
Labor Economics |
| Gonzalo Garcia-Trujillo |
Central Bank of Chile |
Macroeconomics |
| Jun Hee Kwak |
Korea Institute of Finance |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Donggyu Lee |
Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Macroeconomics |
| Shanjukta Nath |
Postdoc, Stanford University Graduate School of Business |
Labor Economics |
| Luke Pardue |
Gusto LLC |
Public Finance |
| Matthew Staiger |
Opportunity Insights |
Labor Economics |
| Di Wang |
Northern Trust Asset Management |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Xinlu Yao |
Amazon |
Industrial Organization |
| George Zuo |
RAND Corporation |
Public Economics |
2020
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Choi, Hyung |
Ministry of Economics and Finance, Government of Korea |
Macroeconomics |
| Dalmia, Prateik |
Amazon |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Graziano, Alejandro |
University of Nottingham |
International Trade |
| Jo, Karam |
Korea Development Institute |
Macroeconomics |
| Li, Lerong |
University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) |
International Trade |
| Luo, Sai |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) |
Labor Economics |
| Murray, Seth |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| Park, Yongjoon |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
Industrial Organization |
| Tuttle, Cody |
University of Texas at Austin (One-Year Postdoc at Princeton) |
Public Economics |
| Uribe Castro, Mateo |
Universidad del Rosario |
Economic History |
| Zhao, Yi |
Bank of Canada |
Macroeconomics |
2019
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Chadd, Ian |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Hegland, Thomas |
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality |
Labor Economics |
| Heresi, Rodrigo |
Inter-American Development Bank |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Hong, Xing |
Dimensional Fund Advisors |
Macroeconomics |
| Hui, Shen |
Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen |
Industrial Organization |
| Mao, Ziying |
Rokos Capital Management |
Econometrics |
| Penciakova, Veronika |
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Macroeconomics |
| Pivovarova, Svetlana |
Amazon |
Industrial Organization |
| Saltiel, Fernando |
McGill University (One Year Postdoc at Duke University) |
Labor Economics |
| Saravia, Gustavo |
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Sever, Can |
International Monetary Fund Economist Program |
International Finance and Macroeconomics |
| Tu, Shunjie |
Freddie Mac |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Velez-Ferro, Santiago |
Wayfair |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Witzen, Heath |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) |
Public Economics |
| Yu, Hsuan |
Central Bank, Republic of China |
Macroeconomics |
2018
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Blackwood, Jake |
Amherst College |
Macroeconomics |
| Choi, Joonkyu |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| Goodman, Lucas |
Office of Tax Analysis, Department of the Treasury |
Public Finance |
| Guo, Diyue |
Xiamen University |
Macroeconomics |
| Hardy, Bryan |
Bank of International Settlements |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Matsumoto, Hidehiko |
Bank of Japan |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Sanchez, Cristian |
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) |
Labor Economics |
| Tao, Xuezhen |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
Industrial Organization |
| Ueda, Ken |
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
Labor Economics |
| Wilson, Riley |
Brigham Young University |
Public Finance |
| Yan, Haomin |
FTI Consulting |
Microeconomic Theory |
2017
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Caulkins, Martha |
Brattle Group |
Resource and Environmental Economics |
| Espinoza Gonzalez, Ricardo |
The Organisation for Economic Co-operative & Development (OECD) |
Labor Economics |
| Fan, Jingting |
Penn State |
International Trade |
| Karalashvili, Nona |
World Bank |
Institutional Economics |
| Koh, Ernest Seng Yoong |
Swissre |
Political Economy |
| Kulick, Robert |
NERA Economic Consulting |
Industrial Organization |
| Leon, John Jairo |
Inter-American Development Bank |
Macroeconomics |
| Li, Wei |
Beihang University |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Ohlmacher, Scott |
Census |
Macroeconomics |
| Park, Jongho |
Korea Development Institute |
Macroeconomics |
| Tongue, Ozlem |
SUNY Binghamton |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Xu, Yang |
Xiamen University |
International Trade |
| Yucel, Emekcan |
Bogazici University |
Political Economy |
| Yun, Youngjin |
Bank of Korea |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Zeng, Ying |
Xiamen University |
Econometrics |
2016
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Chen, Yiqun |
Congressional Budget Office |
Macroeconomics |
| Goetz, Christopher |
Census |
Labor Economics |
| Jia, Dun |
Renmin University, Hanqing Institute of Economics and Finance |
Macroeconomics |
| Lopez Carbajal, Hector Arturo |
Rivada Networks |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Morales-Jimenez, Camilo |
Federal Reserve Board |
Macroeconomics |
| Moreno, David |
Bank of Chile |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Quistorff, Brian |
Microsoft Research |
Development Economics |
| Rennane, Stephanie |
RAND |
Public Finance |
| Rodriguez Chatruc, Marisol |
IDB |
International Trade |
| Schmidt, Martin |
World Bank |
Institutional Economics |
| Utgoff, Naomi |
United States Naval Academy |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Van Hombeeck, Carlos Eduardo |
Bank of England |
Economic History |
| Zhou, Yichen |
Resources for the Future-Postdoc followed by Clemson University |
Resource and Environmental Economics |
2015
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Carballo, Jeronimo |
University of Colorado - Boulder |
International Trade |
| Cuba Borda, Pablo |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| Dai, Weijia |
Lehigh University |
Industrial Organization |
| Decker, Ryan |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| Kreamer, Jonathan |
Florida State University (one year postdoc at Columbia University GSB) |
Macroeconomics |
| Lopez-Vargas, Kristian |
University of California-Santa Cruz |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Palloni, Giordano |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
Development Economics |
| Petroulakis, Filippos |
European Central Bank |
Public Finance |
| Salas Maldonado, Jorge Miguel |
IMF |
Macroeconomics |
| Sarzosa Castillo, Miguel |
Purdue University |
Labor Economics |
| Tang, Lixin |
Shanghai University School of Finance and Economics |
International Trade |
| Zhu, Ling |
International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Zou, Ben |
Michigan State University |
Labor Economics |
2014
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Chan, Hei Sing (Ron) |
University of Manchester |
Resource and Environmental Economics |
| Crane, Leland |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| Jancec, Matija |
Amazon |
Institutional Economics |
| Kaul, Tara |
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation |
Development Economics |
| La Parra Perez, Alvaro |
Weber State University |
Economic History |
| Lu, Qian |
Central University of Finance and Economics |
Economic History |
| Pedraza, Alvaro |
World Bank, Research Group, Finance Division |
Macroeconomics |
| Prada, Maria |
Inter-American Development Bank |
Labor Economics |
| Wee, Shu Lin |
Carnegie Mellon, Tepper School |
Macroeconomics |
| Yuan, Haishan |
University of Queensland |
Political Economy |
2013
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Acharya, Sushant |
Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Macroeconomics |
| Borowitz, Jeffrey |
Giant Oak LLC |
Labor Economics |
| Dettling, Lisa |
Federal Reserve Board R & S |
Labor Economics |
| Finkelstein Shapiro, Alan |
Universidad de Los Andes |
Macroeconomics |
| Gondo Mori, Rocio |
Central Bank of Peru |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Knaup, Amy |
Independent Consultant |
Development Economics |
| Liu, Yiyan |
RTI International |
Industrial Organization |
| Torul, Orhan |
Bogazici University |
Political Economy |
| Ture, Hatice Elif |
International Monetary Fund |
Macroeconomics |
| Vamosiu, Adriana |
University of San Diego |
Industrial Organization |
| Zuccardi, Igor |
Central Bank of Mexico |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
2012
Name
|
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Armenta, Armando |
Invesco |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Bailey, Paul |
American Institutes for Research |
Labor Economics |
| Bengui, Julien |
University of Montreal |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Burkett, Justin |
Wake Forest University |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Chugh, Randy |
U.S. Department of Justice |
Resource and Environmental Economics |
| Fendoglu, Salih |
Central Bank of Turkey |
Macroeconomics |
| Fort, Teresa |
Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business |
International Trade |
| Hernaiz, Daniel |
IDB |
Macroeconomics |
| Joo, Hyun Soo |
Korea Capital Market Institution |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Komatsuzaki, Takuji |
IMF, Fiscal Affairs Department |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Mimir, Yasin |
Central Bank of Turkey |
Macroeconomics |
| Moody, Erin |
Professional Track Faculty, UMCP |
Labor Economics |
| Moore, Timothy |
George Washington University |
Public Finance |
| Sbrancia, M. Belen |
International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Sosa Padilla Araujo, Cesar |
McMaster University |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Yamada, Masahiro |
Post-doc University College London |
Macroeconomics |
2011
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Ben-Gurion University – Postdoc |
Macroeconomics |
| RAND (Santa Monica, CA office) as Associate Economist |
Public Finance |
| University of Colorado Boulder |
Microeconomic Theory |
| New York University - Postdoc followed by University of Wisconsin Madison |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| University of Sao Pablo |
Labor Economics |
| Independent Consultant |
Behavioral and Experimental Economics |
| Postdoc University of Sao Pablo |
Development Economics |
| Stanford SIEPR - Postdoc followed by University of Michigan Business School |
International Trade |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
Macroeconomics |
| International Monetary Fund |
Institutional Economics |
| International Monetary Fund |
Political Economy |
| Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Econometrics |
| University of Notre Dame |
Microeconomic Theory |
| International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| IMPAQ International |
Public Finance |
| World Bank |
Development Economics |
| US Food and Drug Administration |
Labor Economics |
| World Bank, Young Professionals Program |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| University of Houston, Bauer College of Business, Department of Finance |
Industrial Organization |
| Central Bank of Turkey |
Macroeconomics |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
Macroeconomics |
| Renmin University |
Development Economics |
2010
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| World Bank |
Macroeconomics |
| Bank of England |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
Public Finance |
Postdoc-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation followed
by Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs |
Labor Economics |
| University of Notre Dame |
International Trade |
| Federal Trade Commission |
Institutional Economics |
| Ernst and Young |
Industrial Organization |
| BBVA - Hong Kong |
Institutional Economics |
| Korean Development Institute |
Development Economics |
| Mathematica Policy Research |
Public Finance |
| University of Rhode Island |
Macroeconomics |
| Tsinghua University - Beijing |
Development Economics |
| International Monetary Fund |
Macroeconomics |
| World Bank |
Development Economics |
| Central Bank of Chile |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Morgan State University |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
Industrial Organization |
| International Monetary Fund |
Macroeconomics |
2009
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| School of Economics, University of New South Wales |
Development Economics |
| Department of Labor |
Labor Economics |
| Government Accounting Office (International Division) |
Institutional Economics |
| Federal Trade Commission |
Industrial Organization |
| University of Tilburg |
Labor Economics |
| St. Cloud State University |
Labor Economics |
| Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management |
Public Finance |
| Congressional Budget Office |
Public Finance |
| Furman University |
Economic History |
| Bates White |
Microeconomic Theory |
| World Bank |
Development Economics |
| London School of Economics |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| World Bank |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
Political Economy |
| International Monetary Fund |
Development Economics |
| World Bank |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Syracuse University |
International Trade |
| World Bank |
Macroeconomics |
| University of Sherbrooke |
Labor Economics |
2008
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| ERS Group |
Industrial Organization |
| University of New South Wales |
Macroeconomics |
| Bates White |
Industrial Organization |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| AVITAS, Inc. |
Labor Economics |
| World Bank |
Development Economics |
| New York University |
Econometrics |
| Asian Development Bank |
Resource and Environmental Economics |
| China Center for Economic Research at Beijing University |
Institutional Eocnomics |
| College of William and Mary |
Public Finance |
| North Carolina State University |
Labor Economics |
| North Carolina State University |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Fannie Mae |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Chulalongkorn University |
Economic Modeling |
| Central University of Finance and Economics |
Development Economics |
2007
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Securities and Exchange Commission |
Microeconomic Theory |
| International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Bureau of the Census |
Labor Economics |
| Public Policy Institute of California |
Labor Economics |
| Colgate University |
International Trade |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
Resource and Environmental Economics |
| Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations |
Labor Economics |
| CRA International |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Conference Board |
Macroeconomics |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
Development Economics |
| Inforum—University of Maryland |
Economic Modeling |
| Mercer Human Resources Consulting |
Labor Economics |
| University of Houston |
Public Finance |
| Conference Board |
International Trade |
| IMPAQ International LLC |
Labor Economics |
| Kazakhstan National Oil and Gas Company |
Institutional Economics |
| Aarhus University |
Labor Economics |
| Cornell University, Public Policy |
Public Finance |
| Vassar College |
Development Economics |
| Ernst and Young |
Microeconomic Theory |
| University of Navarra |
Public Finance |
| Syracuse University |
Public Finance |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Industrial Organization |
| Colby College |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
Labor Economics |
2006
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Central Bank of Mexico |
Political Economy |
| Inter-American Development Bank |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Escuela Superior Politecnico del Litoral, Ecuador |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Congressional Budget Office |
Macroeconomics |
| Congressional Budget Office |
Labor Economics |
| Congressional Budget Office |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Labor Economics |
| IDEA International Institute |
Development Economics |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Industrial Organization |
| Bureau of the Census |
Labor Economics |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Public Finance |
| Comptroller of the Currency |
Labor Economics |
| Fordham University |
International Trade |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Public Finance |
| Bank of Korea |
Public Finance |
| American Enterprise Institute |
Econometrics |
| Brazilian Institute for Applied Economics Research |
Public Finance |
| Johann Wolfgang Goethe University |
Econometrics |
| World Bank |
Macroeconomics |
| Watson Wyatt |
Public Finance |
| Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
Macroeconomics |
| University of Missouri |
International Trade |
| EERC-Kyiv Moyla Academy (Ukraine) |
Institutional Economics |
| Corporate Executive Board |
Industrial Organization |
| Bates White |
Labor Economics |
| Congressional Budget Office |
Labor Economics |
| Transcambio and Transactions, S.A., |
Political Economy |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Labor Economics |
| University of California, Merced |
Labor Economics |
2005
Job Placement
|
Student's Area of Concentration
|
| Bogazici University, Turkey |
Institutional Economics |
| Bank of England |
Macroeconomics |
| Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
Labor Economics |
| Fannie Mae |
Industrial Organization |
| Central European University/Ctrl. Bank of Hungary |
Macroeconomics |
| Welch Consulting |
Macroeconomics |
| Catholic University of Peru |
Labor Economics |
| Central European University |
Institutional Economics |
| American University of Cairo |
Institutional Economics |
| Central European University |
Institutional Economics |
| Congressional Budget Office |
Macroeconomics |
| World Bank |
Political Economy |
| World Bank |
Macroeconomics |
| American Enterprise Institute |
Econometrics |
| Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Macroeconomics |
| University of California, Irvine |
Macroeconomics |
| Indiana University - Postdoc |
Microeconomic Theory |
| Freddie Mac |
Institutional Economics |
| Corporate Executive Board |
Industrial Organization |
| Lahore School of Economics (Pakistan) |
Development Economics |
| Brandeis University |
International Trade |
| International Monetary Fund |
International Macroeconomics and Finance |
