Ph.D.
Job Market Candidates

Job Market Candidates

Placement Chairs:
Donald Davis
Suresh Naidu

Committee Members:
Alessandra Casella (Fall)
Jose Montiel-Olea
Jack Willis

Placement Administrator:
Amy Devine

2021-2022 Job Market Candidate CV Packet

2021-2022 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

Miguel Acosta

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

The Perceived Causes of Monetary Policy Surprises

Michael Woodford

Candidate Name:
Miguel Acosta

Field(s):
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Paper Title:
The Perceived Causes of Monetary Policy Surprises

Sponsor(s):
Michael Woodford

Motaz Al-Chanati

Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Urban Economics

Residential Segregation and the Demand for Schooling

Miguel Urquiola
Bernard Salanié

Candidate Name:
Motaz Al-Chanati

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

Paper Title:
Residential Segregation and the Demand for Schooling

Sponsor(s):
Miguel Urquiola
Bernard Salanié

Tatyana Avilova

Health and Education

Regulation Attenuation: Neighbor Spillovers and Policies in the Opioid Epidemic

Douglas Almond

Candidate Name:
Tatyana Avilova

Field(s):
Health and Education

Paper Title:
Regulation Attenuation: Neighbor Spillovers and Policies in the Opioid Epidemic

Sponsor(s):
Douglas Almond

Iain Bamford

Labor Economics, Urban Economics

Monopsony Power, Spatial Equilibrium, and Minimum Wages

Donald Davis

Candidate Name:
Iain Bamford

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
Monopsony Power, Spatial Equilibrium, and Minimum Wages

Sponsor(s):
Donald Davis

Daniel Mark Deibler

Labor Economics, Public Economics

The Effect of Outsourcing on Remaining Workers, Rent Distribution, and Inequality

W Bentley MacLeod
Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Daniel Mark Deibler

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Public Economics

Paper Title:
The Effect of Outsourcing on Remaining Workers, Rent Distribution, and Inequality

Sponsor(s):
W Bentley MacLeod
Suresh Naidu

Naman Garg

Development Economics, Political Economy

Learning to Resist Misinformation: Field Experiment in India

Andrea Prat
Michael Carlos Best

Candidate Name:
Naman Garg

Field(s):
Development Economics, Political Economy

Paper Title:
Learning to Resist Misinformation: Field Experiment in India

Sponsor(s):
Andrea Prat
Michael Carlos Best

Bhargav Gopal

Labor Economics

How Do Firms Respond to Gender Quotas? Evidence From California’s SB826

Sandra Black
Bentley Macleod

Candidate Name:
Bhargav Gopal

Field(s):
Labor Economics

Paper Title:
How Do Firms Respond to Gender Quotas? Evidence From California’s SB826

Sponsor(s):
Sandra Black
Bentley Macleod

Sakshi Gupta

Development Economics, Labor Economics

Sandra Black

Candidate Name:
Sakshi Gupta

Field(s):
Development Economics, Labor Economics

Paper Title:

Sponsor(s):
Sandra Black

Dong Woo Hahm

Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

A Dynamic Framework of School Choice: Effects of Middle Schools on High School Choice

Yeon-Koo Che
Miguel Urquiola

Candidate Name:
Dong Woo Hahm

Field(s):
Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
A Dynamic Framework of School Choice: Effects of Middle Schools on High School Choice

Sponsor(s):
Yeon-Koo Che
Miguel Urquiola

Lucas Husted

Labor Economics, Public Economics

Cutoff from Support: The Effects of Losing Cash Welfare (with Motaz Al-Chanati)

Sandra Black
Michael Best

Candidate Name:
Lucas Husted

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Public Economics

Paper Title:
Cutoff from Support: The Effects of Losing Cash Welfare (with Motaz Al-Chanati)

Sponsor(s):
Sandra Black
Michael Best

Vinayak Iyer

Industrial Organization, Microeconomics, Urban Economics

What Drives the Efficiency in Ridesharing Markets? Evidence from Austin, Texas

Bernard Salanié
Donald Davis

Candidate Name:
Vinayak Iyer

Field(s):
Industrial Organization, Microeconomics, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
What Drives the Efficiency in Ridesharing Markets? Evidence from Austin, Texas

Sponsor(s):
Bernard Salanié
Donald Davis

James Jiang

Health and Education, Microeconomics

Lead Pipe Information and Housing Prices: An Analysis in Washington, DC

Michael Best
Miguel Urquiola

Candidate Name:
James Jiang

Field(s):
Health and Education, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Lead Pipe Information and Housing Prices: An Analysis in Washington, DC

Sponsor(s):
Michael Best
Miguel Urquiola

Paul (Sungwook) Koh

Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Stable Outcomes and Information in Games: An Empirical Framework

Sokbae (Simon) Lee
Bernard Salanié

Candidate Name:
Paul (Sungwook) Koh

Field(s):
Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Stable Outcomes and Information in Games: An Empirical Framework

Sponsor(s):
Sokbae (Simon) Lee
Bernard Salanié

Ou Liu

Finance, Macroeconomics

Firm Dynamics and Innovation: Evidence from Decomposing Top Sales Shares

Matthieu Gomez

Candidate Name:
Ou Liu

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Firm Dynamics and Innovation: Evidence from Decomposing Top Sales Shares

Sponsor(s):
Matthieu Gomez

Felipe Netto

Finance, Macroeconomics

Government Banks and Interventions in Credit Markets

José A. Scheinkman
Martin Uribe

Candidate Name:
Felipe Netto

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Government Banks and Interventions in Credit Markets

Sponsor(s):
José A. Scheinkman
Martin Uribe

Silvio Ravaioli

Behavioral & Experimental

Coarse and Precise Information in Food Labeling

Michael Woodford
Mark Dean

Candidate Name:
Silvio Ravaioli

Field(s):
Behavioral & Experimental

Paper Title:
Coarse and Precise Information in Food Labeling

Sponsor(s):
Michael Woodford
Mark Dean

Dario A. Romero

Development Economics, Economic History, Political Economy

An Empire Lost: Spanish Industry and The Effect of Colonial Markets and Trade on Innovation

Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Dario A. Romero

Field(s):
Development Economics, Economic History, Political Economy

Paper Title:
An Empire Lost: Spanish Industry and The Effect of Colonial Markets and Trade on Innovation

Sponsor(s):
Suresh Naidu

David Rosenkranz

Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Entry Barriers in Provider Markets: Evidence from Dialysis Certificate-of-need Programs

Douglas Almond
Ashley Swanson

Candidate Name:
David Rosenkranz

Field(s):
Health and Education, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Entry Barriers in Provider Markets: Evidence from Dialysis Certificate-of-need Programs

Sponsor(s):
Douglas Almond
Ashley Swanson

Arpita Saluja

Development Economics, Labor Economics, Political Economy

Mentoring and Incentives

Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Arpita Saluja

Field(s):
Development Economics, Labor Economics, Political Economy

Paper Title:
Mentoring and Incentives

Sponsor(s):
Suresh Naidu

Sara Shahanaghi

Microeconomics

Competition and Errors in Breaking News

Yeon-Koo Che
Navin Kartik

Candidate Name:
Sara Shahanaghi

Field(s):
Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Competition and Errors in Breaking News

Sponsor(s):
Yeon-Koo Che
Navin Kartik

Maggie Shi

Health and Education, Public Economics

The Costs and Benefits of Monitoring Providers: Evidence from Medicare Audits

Wojciech Kopczuk

Candidate Name:
Maggie Shi

Field(s):
Health and Education, Public Economics

Paper Title:
The Costs and Benefits of Monitoring Providers: Evidence from Medicare Audits

Sponsor(s):
Wojciech Kopczuk

Joo-Hyung (Grace) Shin

Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Occupation Specificity and the Decline in the Aggregate Job Separation Rate

Suresh Naidu

Candidate Name:
Joo-Hyung (Grace) Shin

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Occupation Specificity and the Decline in the Aggregate Job Separation Rate

Sponsor(s):
Suresh Naidu

Krzysztof Zaremba

Health and Education

Effects of Intrahousehold Bargaining Power on Maternal and Neonatal Health

Douglas Almond

Candidate Name:
Krzysztof Zaremba

Field(s):
Health and Education

Paper Title:
Effects of Intrahousehold Bargaining Power on Maternal and Neonatal Health

Sponsor(s):
Douglas Almond

Howard Zhang

International Trade, Urban Economics

Consumer Cities: The Role of Housing Variety

David E. Weinstein

Candidate Name:
Howard Zhang

Field(s):
International Trade, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
Consumer Cities: The Role of Housing Variety

Sponsor(s):
David E. Weinstein

2021-2022 Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Job Market Candidates