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SUMMARY:PER Pre-Doctoral Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION: \nFriday\, May 29\, 2026\n9:00 AM – 5:00 PM — International Affairs Building\, Room 1027\nHybrid Conference (in-person & Zoom Options)\nRSVP HERE \nAgenda  \n9:00 – 10:00 AM — Registration and Breakfast (provided)\n10:00 – 10:15 AM — Welcome and Opening Remarks (Special Faculty Guest)  \nSession 1: Predoc Perspectives — Skills\, Research & Contributions \n10:15 – 10:45 AM — [Title Forthcoming] Andrea Scalenghe (Current PER predoc; entering the PhD program in Business Economics at MIT\, Fall 2027)\n 10:45 – 11:15 AM — “Lessons From My Predoc: What I Contributed and What I Will Take With Me” Maximus Saenz (Current GSB predoc; entering industry\, Fall 2027)\n\n11:15 – 11:30 AM — Break\n \n11:30 – 12:00 PM — “Research in International Economics: Trade\, Prices\, and Historical Evidence” Hriday Karnani (Current PER predoc; entering the PhD program in Economics at                Harvard University\, Fall 2027)\n 12:00 – 12:30 PM — Leonardo de Campos Gomez (Current PER predoc\, 2025–2027 cohort) \n12:30 – 12:45 PM — Lunch \n1:45 – 2:30 PM — Predoc Panel Q&A\, featuring all conference presenters (Moderated by Chantel Hover\, PER Predoctoral Program Supervisor) \nSession 2: Academic Presentations by Predocs \n2:30 – 3:10 PM — “Do Diplomas Deliver? Bureaucrat Education and Public Service Outcomes” Arya G. Gadage (Current PER predoc\, 2025–2027 cohort)\n 3:11 – 3:50 PM — [Title Forthcoming]  Francine Aoi Montecinos (Current PER predoc; entering the PhD program in Economics at Columbia University\, Fall 2027) \n3:50 – 4:05 PM — Break \n4:05 – 4:45 PM — [Title Forthcoming] Theo Camille Burden (Current PER predoc; entering the Columbia University–London School of Economics Double MPA Program\, Fall 2027) \n4:45 – 5:00 PM — Closing Remarks (Special Faculty Guest) \n6:00 PM — Dinner (Invitation-Only) \n
URL:https://econ.columbia.edu/event/per-pre-doctoral-mini-conference/
CATEGORIES:PER,PER Conferences
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