PhD Placements

Listings of initial placements of our Economics PhD graduates for the last five years. 

Key: Graduate: Initial Placement - Advisor

If academic placement was a postdoc or visiting position this is indicated and the subsequent placement is included.

2020 Placements

• Hou, Zhezhi: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (Assistant Professor) (China) - Kumbhakar
• Pederson, John: Federal Communications Commission - Polachek
• Tarazi, Christo: The Canadian Press - Xiao
• Chanci, Luis: Universidad Santo Tomás (Assistant Professor), Santiago de Chile - Kumbhakar

2019 Placements

• Holmes, Chanitá: Virginia Tech (Assistant Research Professor) - Hanes
• Le, Duong: Duke University (post doc)/ The World Bank - Polachek
• Tian, Huiting: College of Wooster (Visiting) - Kumbhakar

2018 Placements

• Huang, Minjie: Bowling Green State University (Assistant Teaching Professor) - Pape
• Choudhury, Agnitra Roy: Auburn University Montgomery (Visiting) - Polachek
• Rijal, Binish: University of California Irvine (post doc)/ University of Richmond (Assistant Professor) - Khanna
• Verdon, Andrew: Washington and Lee University (Visiting) - Polachek
• Xu, Xiang: JP Morgan - Kumbhakar

2017 Placements

• Ji, Yangyang: Central University of Finance and Economics (Assistant Professor) - Xiao
• Li, Ning: Masters of Engineering, Data Analytics, Cornell University - Pape
• Tariq, Adeel: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) (Assistant Professor) - Kumbhakar
• Wang, Xintong: Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Visiting) - Flores-Lagunes
• Zhao, Shunan: Centre College (Assistant Professor) - Kumbhakar

2016 Placements

• Jin, Man: Oakland University (Assistant Professor) - Jones/Kumbhakar
• Moulton, Jermaine: Beloit College (Assistant Professor) - Kumbhakar
• Tracey, Marlon: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (Assistant Professor) - Polachek

Known placements for earlier years

2015 Placements

• Li, Huan: Purdue (post doc) - Khanna
• Omodunbi, Oluwaropo: Goldman Sachs - Flores-Lagunes
• Liu, Zhonghui: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital- Polachek
• Parisian, Daniel: Mississippi State University - Flores-Lagunes
• Xu, Junyi: Murray State University - Xiao

2014 Placements

• Haase, Timothy: Ramapo College - Hanes
• Kelly, Kyle: Skidmore College - Hanes
• LaSalvia, Thomas: Marietta College - Kern
• Malikov, Emir: St Lawrence University - Kumbhakar
• Ozabaci, Deniz: University of Connecticut - Henderson
• Spencer, Nekeisha: Albany State University - Polachek

2013 Placements

• Bhardwaj, Shilpi: Price Waterhouse Cooper - Kokkelenberg/Kumbhakar
• Blanco Lobo, German: Southern Illinois University - Flores-Lagunes
• Chung, Hyein: SK Economic Research Institute (South Korea) - Xiao
• Guilfoos, Todd: University of Rhode Island - Khanna/Pape
• Lee, Kyung G: Department of Economics, Dankook University- Polachek
• Obikili, Nonso: Economic Research in South Africa (South Africa) - Yoon
• Restrepo Tobon, Diego: Escuela de Administracion, Finanzas, y Technologia (Colombia) - Jones/Kumbhakar
• Yu, Jun H.: Korea Insitute for Defense Analyses- Polachek

2012 Placements

• Chen, Yanan: Skidmore College - Polachek
• Carolevschi, Laura: Skidmore College - Hanes
• Das, Tirthatanmoy: Temple University - Polachek
• Delgado, Michael: Purdue University - Khanna/Henderson
• Kitissou, Kpoti: Skidmore College - Yoon
• Kuo, Jen-Chih: Yuan-Ze University (Taiwan) - Kumbhakar
• Liu, Liang: The Travelers Company - Kumbhakar
• Liu, Weiwei: Saginaw Valley State College - Kumbhakar
• Lyu, Ya-Pin: Post-Doc Research Fellow, Council of Social Science, National Cheng-Kung University- Polachek
• Seo, Mi Suk: Dankook University (South Korea) - Pape
• Xie, Liang: The Travelers Company - Kumbhakar

2011 Placements

• Anderson, Lori: Framingham State University - Polachek
• Birz, Gene: Morgan Stanley - Hanes
• Kim, Tae H.: Korea Energy Economics Institue - Yang
• Kim, Beom T.: - Korea Institute of Intellectual Propety- Yoon
• Sirianni, Philip: Colgate University - Yang
• Steadman, Keva: Augustana College - Wolcott
• Sun, Kai: Aston University Business School (UK) - Kumbhakar/Henderson
• Zhang, Bo: JP Morgan Chase - Yang

2010 Placements

• Blake, Garfield: Southern Georgia University - Plassmann
• Harriger, Jessica: Western Illinois University - Khanna
• Kanik, Birol: Turkish Central Bank (Turkey) - Xiao
• Roth, Michael: St. Lawrence University - Plassmann/Greene
• Sinha, Esha: National Academy of Sceinces - Kokkelenberg

 2009 Placements

• Donatelli, Frederick A. : American Express - Jones
• Li, Yuan (Daniel): Markov Process Int'l - Kumbhakar
• Thamma-Apiroam, Rewat: Kasetart University - Polachek
• Farahane, Matias: Universidade Edouardo Mondlane - Hanes
• Xi, Xianghang: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Henderson
• Zhang, Xu: Farmingdale State College - Polachek
• Zhao, Guanghua: DrFirst - Xiao

2008 Placements

• McCloud, Nadine: University of the West Indies at Mona (Jamacia) - Kumbhakar

2007 Placements

• Belasen, Ari: St. Louis University - Polachek
• Wang, Dan: JPMorgan Chase - Kumbhakar
• O'Hara, Michael: Colgate University - Khanna
• Paul, Biru: SUNY Cortland - Hanes 

2006 Placements

• Ro, Young Jin: KIET (Korea Insitute for Economics & Trade) - Jones
• Sevastianova, Daria: University of Southern Indiana - Polachek
• Wang, Lian: Bank of America - Jones
• Parameter, Chris: Virginia Tech - Kumbhakar
• Christy, Sean: Fulcrum Analytics - Kokkelenberg

2005 Placements

• Olbrecht, Alexandre: Rampo College - Polachek
• Sebuharara, Ruzima: Binghamton University School of Management - Hanes
• Xiang, Jun: Universtiy of Rochester PhD prgoram in Political Science - Polachek
• Tochkov, Kiril: Texas Christian University - Sorenson

2004 Placements

• Asaftei, Gabriel: University of Richmond - Jones

2003 Placements

• Vidovic, Martina: Bloomsburg University - Khanna
• Smith, Carl: Bloomsburg State University - Kokkelenberg
• Asamoah, Senanu: CMA - Clark
• Seok Jee, Yoon: Korea Transportation Safety Authority - Kumbhakar

 2002 Placements

• Barea-Lugo, Sebastian: University of Puerto Rico - Bischoff
• Hwang, Soo Kyeong: Korean Labor Institute - Polachek
• Sahibzaba, Shamim: Pakistan Institute for Development Econ. - Cowing

 2001 Placements

• Gottshall, Tiffani: St. Lawrence University - Masters
• Lemke, Graham: SUNY Utica/Rome - Kokkenlenberg
• Panayides, Alexandros: William Paterson University - Kern
• Stahl, Richard: LSU - Bischoff