Job Market Candidates
Graduate Student Placement Coordinator: Ben Cowan
Job Market Guide
Previous Job Placements
Current 2022-23 PhD Students Job Market Placement
Reetwika Basu
Email: reetwika.basu@wsu.edu
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Dissertation Title:
Three Essays on Agent-Based Models for Water Allocation under Appropriative Rights
Major Professors:
Jonathan Yoder, Joseph Cook and Michael Brady
Research Interests:
Water Resource Economics, Agent-Based Modeling, Consumer Behavior,
Econometric Applications
Position Accepted:
Postdoctoral Research at Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative, University of Virginia
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Dissertation Title:
Three Essays on Agent-Based Models for Water Allocation under Appropriative Rights
Major Professors:
Jonathan Yoder, Joseph Cook and Michael Brady
Research Interests:
Water Resource Economics, Agent-Based Modeling, Consumer Behavior,
Econometric Applications
Position Accepted:
Postdoctoral Research at Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative, University of Virginia
Timur Dincer
Email: timur.dincer@wsu.edu
Website
Dissertation Title:
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
Major Professors:
Eric Jessup, Jia Yan, Felix Munoz-Garcia and Ana Espinola-Arredondo
Research Interests:
Transportation Economics, Microeconometrics
Position Accepted:
Data scientist at Central Insurance
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Dissertation Title:
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
Major Professors:
Eric Jessup, Jia Yan, Felix Munoz-Garcia and Ana Espinola-Arredondo
Research Interests:
Transportation Economics, Microeconometrics
Position Accepted:
Data scientist at Central Insurance
Jae Young Hwang
Email: jaeyoung.hwang@wsu.edu
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Dissertation Title:
Essays in Decision-making with an Endogeneity Problem
Major Professors:
Dr. Thomas L. Marsh, Dr. Jinhui Bai, Dr. Joseph H. Cook
Research Interests:
Applied Econometrics, Transportation Economics, Agricultural Economics
Position Accepted:
Post-doc position as a computational research scientist, USDA
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Dissertation Title:
Essays in Decision-making with an Endogeneity Problem
Major Professors:
Dr. Thomas L. Marsh, Dr. Jinhui Bai, Dr. Joseph H. Cook
Research Interests:
Applied Econometrics, Transportation Economics, Agricultural Economics
Position Accepted:
Post-doc position as a computational research scientist, USDA
Dindu Lama
Email: dindu.lama@wsu.edu
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Dissertation Title:
Essays on Industrial Organization and Transportation Economics
Major Professors:
Jia Yan, Wesley Blundell, and Jill McCluskey
Research Interests:
Applied Microeconomics, Transportation Economics, Empirical Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted:
Post-doctoral researcher, WSU
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Dissertation Title:
Essays on Industrial Organization and Transportation Economics
Major Professors:
Jia Yan, Wesley Blundell, and Jill McCluskey
Research Interests:
Applied Microeconomics, Transportation Economics, Empirical Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted:
Post-doctoral researcher, WSU
Michael Mahoney
Email: michael.mahoney@wsu.edu
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Dissertation Title:
The Impact of Media on Political Polarization: Evidence from the United States
Major Professors:
Salvador Ortigueira, Jinhui Bai, Jia Yan
Research Interests:
Machine Learning, Computational Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy
Position Accepted:
Data Scientist, Holland America
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Dissertation Title:
The Impact of Media on Political Polarization: Evidence from the United States
Major Professors:
Salvador Ortigueira, Jinhui Bai, Jia Yan
Research Interests:
Machine Learning, Computational Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy
Position Accepted:
Data Scientist, Holland America
Grishma Manandhar
Email: grishma.manandhar@wsu.edu
Website
Dissertation Title:
Peer to Peer Electricity Trading in Community Microgrids
Major Professors:
Alan Love, Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Anamika Dubey, and Olvar Bergland
Research Interests:
Machine Learning, Autonomous Agent Design, Electricity Markets, Demand Response
Position Accepted:
Consultant at Concentric Energy Advisors, Boston
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Dissertation Title:
Peer to Peer Electricity Trading in Community Microgrids
Major Professors:
Alan Love, Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Anamika Dubey, and Olvar Bergland
Research Interests:
Machine Learning, Autonomous Agent Design, Electricity Markets, Demand Response
Position Accepted:
Consultant at Concentric Energy Advisors, Boston
Joseph Navelski
Email: joseph.navelski@wsu.edu
Website
Dissertation Title:
Applied Microeconomic and Statistical Methods using Social Media Data
Major Professors:
Dr. Jill McCluskey, Dr. Felix Munoz-Garcia, Dr. Ron Mittelhammer and Dr. Syed Badruddoza
Research Interests:
Primary Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Econometrics and Statistical Methods
Secondary: Industrial Organization and Network Formation
Position Accepted:
Senior Quantitative Analyst at TD Bank
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Dissertation Title:
Applied Microeconomic and Statistical Methods using Social Media Data
Major Professors:
Dr. Jill McCluskey, Dr. Felix Munoz-Garcia, Dr. Ron Mittelhammer and Dr. Syed Badruddoza
Research Interests:
Primary Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Econometrics and Statistical Methods
Secondary: Industrial Organization and Network Formation
Position Accepted:
Senior Quantitative Analyst at TD Bank
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman (Maksud)
Email: mohammad.m.rahman@wsu.edu
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Dissertation Title:
Essays on Global Burden of Animal Diseases
Major Professors:
Thomas L. Marsh, Michael P. Brady, and Jill J. McCluskey
Research Interests:
Agricultural Economics, Animal Health Economics, International Trade, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted:
Post-doctoral researcher, WSU
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Dissertation Title:
Essays on Global Burden of Animal Diseases
Major Professors:
Thomas L. Marsh, Michael P. Brady, and Jill J. McCluskey
Research Interests:
Agricultural Economics, Animal Health Economics, International Trade, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted:
Post-doctoral researcher, WSU
Kennedy Odongo
Email: kennedy.odongo@wsu.edu
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Dissertation Title:
Machine Learning Applications for Agricultural Economics
Major Professors:
Jill McCluskey, Ron Mittelhammer, and Jia Yan
Research Interests:
Microeconomics, Agricultural Economics, Machine Learning, Data Science
Position Accepted:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Dickinson College
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Dissertation Title:
Machine Learning Applications for Agricultural Economics
Major Professors:
Jill McCluskey, Ron Mittelhammer, and Jia Yan
Research Interests:
Microeconomics, Agricultural Economics, Machine Learning, Data Science
Position Accepted:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Dickinson College
Jui Sen
Email: jui.sen@wsu.edu
Website
Dissertation Title:
Application of Causal Inference Approaches in Environmental Policy Analysis.
Major Professors:
Michael Brady, Wesley Blundell, Jill McCluskey, and Kirti Rajagopalan
Research Interests:
Environmental Economics, Econometrics
Position Accepted:
Data Scientist, Discover Financial Services
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Dissertation Title:
Application of Causal Inference Approaches in Environmental Policy Analysis.
Major Professors:
Michael Brady, Wesley Blundell, Jill McCluskey, and Kirti Rajagopalan
Research Interests:
Environmental Economics, Econometrics
Position Accepted:
Data Scientist, Discover Financial Services