2024-2025 PhD Job Market Candidates
We are pleased to present our current job market candidates. As a group, they have much experience in presenting and publishing their research and in teaching.
Please feel free to review each candidate’s personal webpage by clicking on the link below. You may contact the candidates directly via email, or contact the Graduate Economics Program Director for more information about the candidates.
| Name | Job Market Paper Title | Website | Fields | Advisor(s) | Curriculum Vitae | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoungin Choe | The Informational Role of Trading Volume in Thinly Traded Options Markets | Visit Website | Agricultural Economics, Applied Econometrics | Barry Goodwin | CV | |
| Ayesha Cooray | Swine, Storms, and Streams: Water Quality Impairment from Hogs and Hurricanes in North Carolina | Visit Website | Agricultural Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics | Junjie Wu and Roderick Rejesus | CV | |
| Hoi Dinh | Residual-Based Nodewise Regression in mis-measured Factor Models with Ultra-High Dimensions: Analysis of Mean- Variance Portfolio Efficiency and Estimation of Out-of-Sample and Constrained Maximum Sharpe Ratios | Visit Website | Econometrics Theory/ Financial Economics | Mehmet Caner | CV | |
| De Fen Hsu | Intervention in Networks- Evaluating Positive Youth Development Programs in the U.S | Visit Website | Micro Theory, Labor Economics | Thayer Morrill and Melinda Morrill | CV | |
| Austin Hooe | International Sanctions and Cross-Border Investments: A Country-Level Analysis of FDI Reallocation | Visit Website | International Economics and Finance | Ivan Kandilov and Mark Walker | CV | |
| Allyson Emblom-Hooe | The Effect of Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities on Property Values | Visit Website | Environmental and Urban Economics | Spencer Banzhaf | CV | |
| Caroline E. Tompson | Household Preferences for School Bus Transportation: Survey Evidence from Wake County, North Carolina | Visit Website | Environmental and Resource Economics, Labor | Roger von Haefen | CV | |
| Shiyue Yao | Optimizing Agrivoltaics in California’s Central Valley: Dynamic Decision-Making for Groundwater and Energy Sustainability | Visit Website | Environmental Economics | Zachary Brown and Justin Baker | CV |
Postdoctoral Research Scholars
| Name Advisor(s) | Job Market Paper Title | Website | Fields | Advisor(s) | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanheung Cho | Evaluating Optimal Farm Management of Phosphorus Fertilizer Inputs with Partial Observability of Legacy Soil Stocks | Visit Website | Environmental and Resource Economics | Zachary Brown and Justin Baker | CV |
| Yifei Zhang | Substitutability of U.S. and Canadian Softwood Lumber: A Threshold Modeling Approach | Visit Website | Agricultural Economics, Applied Econometrics | Barry Goodwin and Roderick Rejesus | CV |