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Job Market Candidates

Job Market Candidates

Placement Chairs:
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Donald Davis (212) 854-4037

Committee Members:
Simon Lee (Fall) (212) 851-9146
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Jack Willis (212) 854-2201

Placement Administrator:
Amy Devine (212) 854-6881

2019-2020 Job Market Candidate CV Packet

2019-2020 Job Market Candidates

Click on the candidate’s name to be taken to their website, where you can find their CV, research, and teaching experience. Click on their job market paper to read their paper or abstract.

Candidates

Fields

Job Market Papers

Sponsors

Robert Ainsworth

Labor Economics, Political Economy

Measuring gerrymandering by recovering individual preferences and turnout costs

Miguel Urquiola
Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Robert Ainsworth

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Political Economy

Paper Title:
Measuring gerrymandering by recovering individual preferences and turnout costs

Sponsor(s):
Miguel Urquiola
Suresh Naidu

David Alfaro-Serrano

Development Economics, International Trade

Process Standards and Management Practices: Evidence from Peru

Eric Verhoogen
Jonas Hjort

Candidate Name:
David Alfaro-Serrano

Field(s):
Development Economics, International Trade

Paper Title:
Process Standards and Management Practices: Evidence from Peru

Sponsor(s):
Eric Verhoogen
Jonas Hjort

Yi Cheng

Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics

The Unexpected Costs of Expertise: Evidence from Highly Specialized Physicians

Douglas Almond

Candidate Name:
Yi Cheng

Field(s):
Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics

Paper Title:
The Unexpected Costs of Expertise: Evidence from Highly Specialized Physicians

Sponsor(s):
Douglas Almond

Chun-Che Chi

International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Macro-prudential Policy and Asset Liquidity

Andres Drenik

Candidate Name:
Chun-Che Chi

Field(s):
International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Paper Title:
Macro-prudential Policy and Asset Liquidity

Sponsor(s):
Andres Drenik

Junlong Feng

Econometrics

Matching Points: Supplementing Instruments with Covariates in Triangular Models

Jushan Bai
Simon Lee

Candidate Name:
Junlong Feng

Field(s):
Econometrics

Paper Title:
Matching Points: Supplementing Instruments with Covariates in Triangular Models

Sponsor(s):
Jushan Bai
Simon Lee

Evan Friedman

Behavioral & Experimental, Microeconomics

#1 Stochastic Choice and Noisy Beliefs in Games: an Experiment

#2 Stochastic Equilibria: Noise in Actions or Beliefs?

Alessandra Casella

Candidate Name:
Evan Friedman

Field(s):
Behavioral & Experimental, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
#1 Stochastic Choice and Noisy Beliefs in Games: an Experiment

#2 Stochastic Equilibria: Noise in Actions or Beliefs?

Sponsor(s):
Alessandra Casella

Juan Herreño

Finance, Macroeconomics

The Aggregate Effects of Bank Lending Cuts

Jennifer La'O
Jón Steinsson

Candidate Name:
Juan Herreño

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
The Aggregate Effects of Bank Lending Cuts

Sponsor(s):
Jennifer La'O
Jón Steinsson

Han Huynh

Behavioral & Experimental, Microeconomics

Effects of Incentives and Education on Financial Choices: An Experiment

Mark Dean

Candidate Name:
Han Huynh

Field(s):
Behavioral & Experimental, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Effects of Incentives and Education on Financial Choices: An Experiment

Sponsor(s):
Mark Dean

Jay Hyun

International Macroeconomics, International Trade, Macroeconomics

Spillovers and Redistribution through Intra-Firm Networks: The Product Replacement Channel

Martin Uribe

Candidate Name:
Jay Hyun

Field(s):
International Macroeconomics, International Trade, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Spillovers and Redistribution through Intra-Firm Networks: The Product Replacement Channel

Sponsor(s):
Martin Uribe

Lorenzo Lagos

Development Economics, Labor Economics

Labor Market Institutions and the Composition of Firm Compensation: Evidence from Brazilian Collective Bargaining

Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Lorenzo Lagos

Field(s):
Development Economics, Labor Economics

Paper Title:
Labor Market Institutions and the Composition of Firm Compensation: Evidence from Brazilian Collective Bargaining

Sponsor(s):
Suresh Naidu

Cameron LaPoint

Finance, Macroeconomics, Public Economics

You Only Lend Twice: Corporate Borrowing and Land Values in Real Estate Cycles

David Weinstein
Wojciech Kopczuk

Candidate Name:
Cameron LaPoint

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics, Public Economics

Paper Title:
You Only Lend Twice: Corporate Borrowing and Land Values in Real Estate Cycles

Sponsor(s):
David Weinstein
Wojciech Kopczuk

Mai Li

Finance, International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics

Dollar Funding, Bank Currency Mismatch, and the Transmission of Exchange Rate Policy

Martin Uribe
Jesse Schreger

Candidate Name:
Mai Li

Field(s):
Finance, International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Dollar Funding, Bank Currency Mismatch, and the Transmission of Exchange Rate Policy

Sponsor(s):
Martin Uribe
Jesse Schreger

"RC" Xi Zhi Lim

Behavioral & Experimental, Microeconomics

Ordered Reference Dependent Choice

Mark Dean
Pietro Ortoleva

Candidate Name:
"RC" Xi Zhi Lim

Field(s):
Behavioral & Experimental, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Ordered Reference Dependent Choice

Sponsor(s):
Mark Dean
Pietro Ortoleva

Xavier Moncasi

Health and Education, Labor Economics

Parental involvement laws and teenagers abortions and fertility. Evidence from Spain

Douglas Almond

Candidate Name:
Xavier Moncasi

Field(s):
Health and Education, Labor Economics

Paper Title:
Parental involvement laws and teenagers abortions and fertility. Evidence from Spain

Sponsor(s):
Douglas Almond

Lan Nguyen

Health and Education, Industrial Organization

Predicting the Effect of Affirmative Action Plans in New York City Elite Public High Schools

Yeon-Koo Che
Miguel Urquiola

Candidate Name:
Lan Nguyen

Field(s):
Health and Education, Industrial Organization

Paper Title:
Predicting the Effect of Affirmative Action Plans in New York City Elite Public High Schools

Sponsor(s):
Yeon-Koo Che
Miguel Urquiola

Suanna Oh

Behavioral & Experimental, Development Economics, Labor Economics

Does Identity Affect Labor Supply?

Eric Verhoogen
Jonas Hjort

Candidate Name:
Suanna Oh

Field(s):
Behavioral & Experimental, Development Economics, Labor Economics

Paper Title:
Does Identity Affect Labor Supply?

Sponsor(s):
Eric Verhoogen
Jonas Hjort

Wonmun Shin

International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics

Housing and Consumption Volatility

Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé

Candidate Name:
Wonmun Shin

Field(s):
International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Housing and Consumption Volatility

Sponsor(s):
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé

Divya Singh

Public Economics, Urban Economics

Do Property Tax Incentives for New Construction Spur Gentrification? Evidence from New York City

Wojciech Kopczuk

Candidate Name:
Divya Singh

Field(s):
Public Economics, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
Do Property Tax Incentives for New Construction Spur Gentrification? Evidence from New York City

Sponsor(s):
Wojciech Kopczuk

Mengxue Wang

International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics

Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Reserve Accumulation

Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé

Candidate Name:
Mengxue Wang

Field(s):
International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Reserve Accumulation

Sponsor(s):
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé

Scott Weiner

Development Economics, Labor Economics, Public Economics

Mobilizing Forces: Military Conscription as a Driver of Mobility in Argentina

Eric Verhoogen
Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Scott Weiner

Field(s):
Development Economics, Labor Economics, Public Economics

Paper Title:
Mobilizing Forces: Military Conscription as a Driver of Mobility in Argentina

Sponsor(s):
Eric Verhoogen
Suresh Naidu

Yinxi Xie

International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Fiscal and Monetary Policy Interaction under Limited Foresight

Michael Woodford
Shang-Jin Wei

Candidate Name:
Yinxi Xie

Field(s):
International Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Paper Title:
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Interaction under Limited Foresight

Sponsor(s):
Michael Woodford
Shang-Jin Wei

Yue Yu

International Trade, Urban Economics

Land-Use Regulation and Economic Development: Evidence from the Farmland Red Line Policy in China

Donald R. Davis
David Weinstein

Candidate Name:
Yue Yu

Field(s):
International Trade, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
Land-Use Regulation and Economic Development: Evidence from the Farmland Red Line Policy in China

Sponsor(s):
Donald R. Davis
David Weinstein

2019-2020 Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Job Market Candidates