• Ang, QiQi “Amanda”

    Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

    Institution: Aalto University School of Business

    Chapel, John “Jack”

    Position: Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate

    Institution: Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics

    Fang, Jingyi

    Position: Quantitative Specialist (QFProgram)

    Institution: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

    Hoang, Tri

    Position: Applied Scientist

    Institution: Zillow

    Huang, Wei Zhao

    Position: Research Fellow

    Institution: Cranfield University

    Hung, Yi-Ju

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: National Chung Cheng University

    Laudati, Dario

    Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar

    Institution: Columbia University Center for Political Economy

    Nakamura, Kota

    Position: Deputy Director of Office for Econometric Analysis

    Institution: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

    Song, Hayun

    Position: Associate Research Fellow

    Institution: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

    Thioune, Fatou

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Dickinson College

    Zhou, Wei

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Hunan University

  • Al Rakhis, Monira

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Kuwait University

    Ash, Thomas

    Position: Research Economist

    Institution: UCLA Anderson Forecast

    Boysel, Sam

    Position: Postdoctoral Fellow

    Institution: Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard

    Ding, Yukun

    Position: Economist

    Institution: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

    Espinosa Torres, Juan

    Position: Associate

    Institution: Analysis Group

    Fajury, Karim

    Position: Associate

    Institution: Cornerstone Research

    Fang, Yue

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

    Franguridi, Grigory

    Position: Research Scientist

    Institution: USC Center for Economic and Social Research

    Haque, Mohammad Islamul

    Position: Post-Doctoral Associate

    Institution: MacMillan Center, Yale University

    Kochhar, Rajat

    Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institution: University of Chicago

    Lee, Jung Hyuk “Jay”

    Position: Deputy Director

    Institution: Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Korea

    Mahler, Amy

    Position: Associate Economist

    Institution: RAND Corporation

    Roig, Nicolas

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Universidad de Alicante

    Roitberg, Tal

    Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institution: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati branch

    Song, Ruozi

    Position: Research Economist

    Institution: World Bank

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    Tian, Jingyi

    Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institution: Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

    Yang, Liying

    Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institution: University of British Columbia

    Yang, Shaoshang

    Position: Consultant

    Institution: Boston Consulting Group (Beijing)

  • Chen, Zhen

    Position: Associate

    Institution: Analysis Group

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    Kim, Dongwook

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Bank of Korea

    Lee, Rachel

    Position: Applied Scientist

    Institution: Uber

    Park, Hae Yeun

    Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institution: University of Southern California

    Xu, Yejia “Richard”

    Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institution: The Digital, Data and Design (D^3) Institute, Harvard Business School

  • Ahmed, Rashad

    Position: Economist

    Institution: U.S. Department of the Treasury

    Aristidou, Andreas

    Position: Behavioral Scientist

    Institution: Zillow

    Finley, Brian

    Position: Economist

    Institution: U.S. Census Bureau

    Ghaus, Usman

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Amazon

    Han, Bada

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Bank of Korea

    Jiang, Qin

    Position: Data Scientist

    Institution: Quora

    Kim, Bora

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

    Ko, Jeehyun

    Position: Research Fellow

    Institution: Korean Institute of Public Finance

    Kwon, Eunjee

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: University of Cincinnati

    Liu, Yinan

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Renmin University of China

    Qian, Yiwei

    Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar

    Institution: Stanford University

    Schneider, Jacob

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Amazon

    Wang, Jingbo

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Xie, Yimeng

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Xiamen University

    Yu, Zhou

    Position: Macroeconomist

    Institution: Fullgoal Fund Management

    Zhang, Yinqi

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: University of International Business and Economics

  • Aggarwal, Kanika

    Position: Research Consultant

    Institution: United Nations Development Programme

    Cao, Jisu

    Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

    Institution: Texas A&M University

    Cao, Yu

    Position: Economist

    Institution: World Bank

    Deng, Weiran

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Amazon

    Jain, Urvashi

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: University of South Alabama

    Kim, Daehyun

    Position: Postdoctoral Fellow

    Institution: Seoul National University

    Krishnaswamy, Nandita

    Position: Associate

    Institution: Analysis Group

    Park, Minwoo

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: National Chengchi University

    Sharifvaghefi, Mahrad

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: University of Pittsburgh

    Wang, Shichen

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Amazon

    Xin, Weining

    Position: Economist

    Institution: International Monetary Fund

    Yun, Jeonghwan

    Position: Research Fellow

    Institution: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

  • Abboud, Ali

    Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

    Institution: Ohio State University

    Chu, Wenjing

    Position: Senior Analyst

    Institution: Hawaii Medical Service Association

    Chuk, Kenneth

    Position: Data Scientist

    Institution: Cloud9 Esports

    Dewan, Ambuj

    Position: Postdoctoral Fellow

    Institution: Langone Health, New York University

    Fioretti, Michele

    Position: Assistant Professor

    Institution: Sciences Po

    He, Rui

    Position: Capital Market Model Validation Analyst

    Institution: U.S. Bank

    Heilmann, Kilian

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Uber Technologies

    Reese, Simon

    Position: Associate Senior Lecturer

    Institution: Lund University

    Shin, Eunhae

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Mathematica Policy Research

    Smith, Simon

    Position: Economist

    Institution: Federal Reserve Board

    Wang, Hongming

    Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

    Institution: Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study

Placement Facts:

An average of 11 PhD students graduate from our department every year. In recent years, our PhD candidates have found positions with the following institutions:

U.S. Academic & Research Institutions

  • Columbia University
  • Harvard University
  • RAND Corporation
  • University of Chicago
  • Yale University

International Academic & Research Institutions 

  • Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
  • Kuwait University
  • Universidad de Alicante
  • University of British Columbia

Government & Intergovernmental Organizations 

  • Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Korea

Private Sector

  • Analysis Group
  • Boston Consulting Group