The NC State’s Jenkins Graduate Economics Program has a long history of preparing students for careers in academia, government and the private sector. The program has about 40 graduate faculty members, from both the Department of Economics in the Poole College of Management and the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Their areas of expertise include:
Agricultural Economics
Development and Labor Economics
Econometrics
Environmental and Resource Economics
International Economics
Microeconomic Theory and Industrial Organization
Given the program’s strong empirical focus, our alumni have excelled not only in academia and government, but also in the corporate world with many of our graduates entering applied research divisions of the private sector.
2022-2023
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Bira Zhahaidai
James Madison University Visiting Assistant Professor
Nason
Macro
Shu Meng
Wells Fargo
Goodwin
Agricultural
Zeyad Alnahedh
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Assistant Professor
Nason
Macro
Abdullah Almeer
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Assistant Professor
Dur
Micro Theory
Yanning Zhang
Ernst & Young
Dur
Micro Theory
William Harris
Deloitte
Dur
Micro Theory
Kihong Kim
Korea Labor Institute
M. Morrill
Labor
Runzhi Zhao
Anywhere Real Estate
Pelletier
Econometrics
2021-2022
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Xun Lu
Goldman Sachs
Goodwin/Ghosh
Agricultural
Robert Thompson
John Deere
Goodwin/Piggott
Agricultural
Daniyar Zhumadilov
Quora
Thurman
Environmental
Sunjae Won
Auburn University Assistant Professor
Goodwin/Ghosh
Agricultural
Filippo Massari
Fairfield University Assistant Professor
Peretto/Fiori/Nason
Macro
Andrew Hessler
Williams College Visiting Assistant Professor
Nason
Macro
Casey Rozowski
UW-Eau Claire Director of Data Management, Analytics, and Reporting
Fell
Environmental
Kenneth Rich
University of Mississippi Visiting Assistant Professor
Nason
Macro
Le Chen
UT Knoxville
Rejesus/Brown
Agricultural
2020-2021
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Yiming Lin
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Assistant Professor
Nason
Macro
Daemyung Lee
NC State Postdoc
Zheng/Boys
Health
Siyan Liu
Boston College Center for Retirement Research
M. Morrill/T. Morrill
Labor
John Westall
Michigan State University Education Policy Innovation Collaborative Postdoc
M. Morrill
Labor
Emma Turner
North Carolina General Assembly
Clark
Labor
Siqi Zhang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Assisstant Professor
Boys
Trade
Maytham Abdulraheem
Kuwait University Assisstant Professor
Nason
Macro
2019-2020
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Dylan Bouchard
ZS Associates
Goodwin
Agricultural
Zhongyuan You
Yintech
Goodwin
Finance
Byung Yul Park
NC State Postdoc
Beghin/Boys
Trade
Serkan Aglasan
University of Arizona
Goodwin
Agricultural
Chi Zhang
HKUST (Guangzhou) Research Assistant Professor
Kandilov/Walker
Trade
Mike Jones
University of Alaska-Anchorage Term Assistant Professor
Z. Brown/Rejesus
Agricultural
Ebrahim Alebrahim
Kuwait University Assistant Professor
Fackler
Environmental
Ruixue Wang
Shandong University of Finance and Economics Assistant Professor
Rejesus
Agricultural
Caiqin Wang
SAS
Pelletier
Econometrics
Sui Wu
SAS
Dur/Hammond
Micro Theory
Yifan Xie
Wells Fargo
Dur/Hammond
Micro Theory
Huiwen Hu
Chewy.com
Hammond/Zheng
IO
Alexandra Naumenko
James Madison University Assistant Professor
von Haefen
Environmental
Nino Abashidze
University of Wyoming, Department of Economics (tenure track), (First placement: Georgia Tech Post Doc)
Taylor
Environmental
2018-2019
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Shuyang Wang
Bank of China
Vukina/Li
Agricultural
Alex Gill
St. Lawrence University Visiting Assistant Professor
Pearce/Traum
Macro
Kelly Nelson
USDA-AMS
Z. Brown
Energy
Jin Qin
College of William and Mary Lecturer
Kandilov/von Haefen
Trade
Kole Swanser
AgRAEIS
Thurman
Agricultural
Tiezheng Song
5/3 Bank
Traum
Macro
Huachen Li
Kenyon College Assistant Professor
Nason
Macro
Wenhao Cui
Beihang University Assistant Professor
Pelletier
Econometrics
Jiao Tu
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Kandilov
Trade
Sungkwol Park
Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Zheng/Rejesus
Agricultural
Seyyed Ali Zeytoon Nejad Moosavian
Wake Forest University Visiting Instructor
Goodwin
Agricultural
Laura Villegas
World Resource Institute
Taylor
Environmental
Yu Wu
UNC-Carolina Population Center Postdoc
Sills
Development
Jiaqi Qi
Taiping Assets Management
Zheng
Agricultural
Song Nyeon Kim
Korean Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade
Kandilov
Trade
2017-2018
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Feifei Liang
South China Agricultural University Assistant Professor
Zheng
Agricultural
Lee Parton
Boise State University Assistant Professor
Thurman/von Haefen
Environmental
Hyeongyul Roh
Duke University Postdoc
Fell
Environmental
Longzhong Shi
Huazhong Agricultural University Assistant Professor
von Haefen
Environmental
Sekar Setiastuti
Universitas Gadjah Mada Assistant Professor
Traum
Macro
Ziyi Mai
BB&T
Traum
Macro
Shenan Wu
Petegon Federal Credit Union
Goodwin
Agricultural
Omer Kara
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Assistant Professor
Goodwin
Agricultural
Aditi Pathak
American Institutes for Research
M. Morrill
Labor
Zhiyi Xu
Bates and White
Hammond
IO
Scott Callahan
Appalachian State University Visiting Assistant Professor
Goodwin
Agricultural
Parker Sheppard
Heritage Foundation
Nason
Macro
Yang Wang
5/3 bank
Goodwin/Ghosh
Agricultural
Christelle Khalaf
Ohio U-Athens Economic Development Specialist
M. Morrill
Labor
Moon Joon Kim
Duke Kunshan University Visiting Assistant Professor
Thurman/von Haefen
Environmental
2016-2017
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Ford Ramsey
Virginia Tech Assistant Professor
Goodwin
Agricultural
Lawson Connor
Ohio State Post-doc
Z. Brown/Rejesus
Development
Jonathan Phillipis
NC State Lecturer
Goodwin
Agricultural
Ji Shen
SAS
Pelletier
Econometrics
Kelsey Hample
Furman University Assistant Professor
Hammond
Experimental
Christopher Giguere
Appalachian State Visiting Assistant Professor
von Haefen
Environmental
Sanghyun Kim
Korea Rural Economic Institute
Kandilov
Trade
Fabio Gaetano Santeramo
University of Foggia Assistant Professor
Goodwin
Agricultural
Xuetao Song
Tian Feng Securities Corp.
Kandilov/Pearce
Macro
Xuan Chi
Citibank
Goodwin
Agricultural
2015-2016
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Mansur Ahmed
World Bank
Goodwin
International
Juan He
Huazhong Agricultural University Associate Professor
Zheng/Rejesus
IO
Chi Chun Steve Tsang
NC State Post-doc
Thurman
Agricultural
Marjan Orang
Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Kandilov
Trade
Robert Dinterman
Ohio State Post-doc
Renkow
Development
Qifeng (Fox) Weng
Wells Fargo
Pelletier
Econometrics
Haoshi Yang
Citizens Bank
Thurman
Agricultural
Marwa Salem
RTI International
von Haefen
Environmental
Alimamy Kamara
Duke University Teaching Fellow
Goodwin/Kandilov
International
Irina Pritchett
BBVA Compass Bank
Goodwin
Labor
Amanda Clayton Walsh
RTI Interntional
M. Morrill/Thurman
Development
Dawn Marie Clay
USDA-ERS
Wohlgenant
Agricultural
Chotima Pornsawang
Prince of Songkla University Assistant Professor
Rejesus
Development
Jeonghoi Heo
Korea Rural Economic Institute
Wohlgenant
Agricultural
Steven Dundas
Oregon State University Assistant Professor
von Haefen
Environmental
Junwen Wang
Discover
Kandilov
Trade
2014-2015
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Moonhee Cho
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Zheng/Kandilov
Econometrics
Aymard Kassi
BB&T
Pelletier
Econometrics
Andres Riquelme
University of Talca Assistant Professor
Caner
Econometrics
Dallas Wood
RTI International
Thurman
Environmental
Xiaojie Xu
BB&T
Thurman
Agricultural
Tsung Yu Yang
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Kandilov
Trade
Huijie Yu
KPMG
Zheng/Hammond
IO
Selin Guney
Texas State University Assistant Professor
Goodwin
Agricultural
Jonathan Eyer
University of Southern California Post-doc
Taylor/Sexton
Environmental
Yan Zheng
JP Morgan Chase
Vukina
IO
2013-2014
Student
Placement
Advisor
Primary Field
Ashley Hungerford
USDA-ERS
Goodwin/Ghosh
Econometrics
Lu Jin
STATA
Inoue
Econometrics
Zhen Wang
Brattle Group
Vukina
IO
Youngjin Choi
Temple University Teaching Assistant Professor
Pearce/Traum
Macro
Julia Borman
AIR Worldwide
Goodwin
Agricultural
Stephanie Riche
USDA-ERS
Goodwin/Kandilov
Agricultural
Xiaoyan Tang
Guizhou University of Finance and Economics Assistant Professor