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Job Market Candidates

Job Market Candidates

Placement Chairs:
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Committee Members:
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Emilien Gouin-Bonenfant
Evan Sadler

Placement Administrator:
Amy Devine

2022 2023 Job Market Candidate CV Packet

2022-2023 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

Omar Ahsan

Finance, Labor Economics

Resilience in U.S. Firms: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Xavier Giroud
Glenn Hubbard

Candidate Name:
Omar Ahsan

Field(s):
Finance, Labor Economics

Paper Title:
Resilience in U.S. Firms: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Sponsor(s):
Xavier Giroud
Glenn Hubbard

Amanda Awadey

Development Economics, Health and Education

Double the Number: High School Crowding and Schooling Outcomes

Cristian Pop-Eleches
Miguel Urquiola

Candidate Name:
Amanda Awadey

Field(s):
Development Economics, Health and Education

Paper Title:
Double the Number: High School Crowding and Schooling Outcomes

Sponsor(s):
Cristian Pop-Eleches
Miguel Urquiola

Anastasia Burya

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Variable Markups, Heterogeneous Firms and Pass-through of Marginal Costs into Prices

Hassan Afrouzi

Candidate Name:
Anastasia Burya

Field(s):
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Paper Title:
Variable Markups, Heterogeneous Firms and Pass-through of Marginal Costs into Prices

Sponsor(s):
Hassan Afrouzi

Kyle Coombs

Labor Economics, Public Economics

Crowding Out The Crowd: Substitution between formal and informal insurance

Suresh Naidu
Miguel Urquiola

Candidate Name:
Kyle Coombs

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Public Economics

Paper Title:
Crowding Out The Crowd: Substitution between formal and informal insurance

Sponsor(s):
Suresh Naidu
Miguel Urquiola

Martsella Davitaya

Finance, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Monetary Policy Implications of Heterogeneous Mortgage Refinancing

Hassan Afrouzi
Michael Woodford

Candidate Name:
Martsella Davitaya

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Paper Title:
Monetary Policy Implications of Heterogeneous Mortgage Refinancing

Sponsor(s):
Hassan Afrouzi
Michael Woodford

Bruno Furtado

Econometrics, Microeconomics

The Behavioral Implications of Statistical Decision Theory

Navin Kartik
Mark Dean

Candidate Name:
Bruno Furtado

Field(s):
Econometrics, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
The Behavioral Implications of Statistical Decision Theory

Sponsor(s):
Navin Kartik
Mark Dean

Naman Garg

Development Economics, Political Economy

Learning to Resist Misinformation: Field Experiment in India

Andrea Prat
Michael 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 Best

Bhargav Gopal

Finance, Labor Economics

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

Sandra Black
Bentley Macleod

Candidate Name:
Bhargav Gopal

Field(s):
Finance, 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

Labor Market Response to Gendered Breadwinner Norms: Evidence from India

Sandra Black

Candidate Name:
Sakshi Gupta

Field(s):
Development Economics, Labor Economics

Paper Title:
Labor Market Response to Gendered Breadwinner Norms: Evidence from India

Sponsor(s):
Sandra Black

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

Yu Kyung Koh

Labor Economics, Microeconomics

The Unequal Gains from Racial Desegregation in the US Marriage Market

Pierre-André Chiappori
Bernard Salanié

Candidate Name:
Yu Kyung Koh

Field(s):
Labor Economics, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
The Unequal Gains from Racial Desegregation in the US Marriage Market

Sponsor(s):
Pierre-André Chiappori
Bernard Salanié

Ou Liu

Finance, Macroeconomics

The Dynamics of Firm Size Inequality: The Role of Acquisition and Innovation

Martin Uribe
Matthieu Gomez

Candidate Name:
Ou Liu

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
The Dynamics of Firm Size Inequality: The Role of Acquisition and Innovation

Sponsor(s):
Martin Uribe
Matthieu Gomez

Haaris Mateen

Finance, Public Economics

Hurricanes, Mitigation and Capital Formation

Jose Scheinkman
Joseph Stiglitz

Candidate Name:
Haaris Mateen

Field(s):
Finance, Public Economics

Paper Title:
Hurricanes, Mitigation and Capital Formation

Sponsor(s):
Jose Scheinkman
Joseph Stiglitz

Andrew Olenski

Health and Education, Industrial Organization

Reallocation and the (In)efficiency of Exit in the U.S. Nursing Home Industry

Pietro Tebaldi
Ashley Swanson

Candidate Name:
Andrew Olenski

Field(s):
Health and Education, Industrial Organization

Paper Title:
Reallocation and the (In)efficiency of Exit in the U.S. Nursing Home Industry

Sponsor(s):
Pietro Tebaldi
Ashley Swanson

Roman Gabriel Rivera

Labor Economics

Release, Detain, or Surveil? The Effect of Electronic Monitoring on Defendant Outcomes

Sandra Black
W. Bentley MacLeod

Candidate Name:
Roman Gabriel Rivera

Field(s):
Labor Economics

Paper Title:
Release, Detain, or Surveil? The Effect of Electronic Monitoring on Defendant Outcomes

Sponsor(s):
Sandra Black
W. Bentley MacLeod

Shogo Sakabe

International Trade, Urban Economics

Place-Based Policies and the Spatial Distribution of Corporate Investment

David E. Weinstein

Candidate Name:
Shogo Sakabe

Field(s):
International Trade, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
Place-Based Policies and the Spatial Distribution of Corporate Investment

Sponsor(s):
David E. Weinstein

BooKang Seol

Development Economics, Economic History

Fractionalization and Rural Development in Korea

Miguel Urquiola

Candidate Name:
BooKang Seol

Field(s):
Development Economics, Economic History

Paper Title:
Fractionalization and Rural Development in Korea

Sponsor(s):
Miguel Urquiola

Yeji Sung

Behavioral & Experimental, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Macroeconomic Expectations and Cognitive Noise

Michael Woodford

Candidate Name:
Yeji Sung

Field(s):
Behavioral & Experimental, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics

Paper Title:
Macroeconomic Expectations and Cognitive Noise

Sponsor(s):
Michael Woodford

Ken Teoh

Finance, Macroeconomics

Anticipating Binding Constraints: An Analysis of Financial Covenants

Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe

Candidate Name:
Ken Teoh

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Anticipating Binding Constraints: An Analysis of Financial Covenants

Sponsor(s):
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe

Yu Fu Wong

Contracts and Organizations, Microeconomics

Dynamic Monitoring Design

Qingmin Liu

Candidate Name:
Yu Fu Wong

Field(s):
Contracts and Organizations, Microeconomics

Paper Title:
Dynamic Monitoring Design

Sponsor(s):
Qingmin Liu

Lizi Yu

Finance, Macroeconomics

Strategic Alliance and Endogenous Production Network

Jennifer La’O

Candidate Name:
Lizi Yu

Field(s):
Finance, Macroeconomics

Paper Title:
Strategic Alliance and Endogenous Production Network

Sponsor(s):
Jennifer La’O

Krzysztof Zaremba

Health and Education, Labor Economics

Effects of Intrahousehold Bargaining Power on Maternal and Neonatal Health

Douglas Almond

Candidate Name:
Krzysztof Zaremba

Field(s):
Health and Education, Labor Economics

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
Donald R. Davis

Candidate Name:
Howard Zhang

Field(s):
International Trade, Urban Economics

Paper Title:
Consumer Cities: The Role of Housing Variety

Sponsor(s):
David E. Weinstein
Donald R. Davis

2022-2023 Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Job Market Candidates