Graduate Economics

Economics Ph.D. Candidates 2010-2011
Available for positions

FADLON, Yariv

yariv.fadlon@vanderbilt.edu
(w) 615-322-1530     (cell) 615-818-6932

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Primary Fields: Labor
Dissertation Title: Essays on Statistical Discrimination and on the Payoff to Publishing in Economics Journals
Job Market Paper: "Statistical Discrimination and the Implications of Employer-Employee Racial Matches"

Advisors: Andrea Moro     Myrna Wooders

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JAREMSKI, Matthew

matthew.s.jaremski@vanderbilt.edu
(cell) 214-284-9558

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Primary Fields: Economic History, Monetary Economics
Dissertation Title: Free Banking: A Reassessment Using bank-Level Data
Job Market Paper: "State Banks and the National banking Acts: A Tale of Creative Destruction"

Advisor: Peter Rousseau

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NAKKAS, Alper

alper.nakkas@vanderbilt.edu
(w) 615-322-5586      (cell) 615-983-0564

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Primary Fields: Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Supply Chain Management
Dissertation Title: Essays on Two Sided Markets with Externalities
Job Market Paper: "The Impact of Category Captainship on Retailers and Consumers"

Advisor: Quan Wen

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SHESTER, Katharine

katharine.l.shester@vanderbilt.edu
(w) 615-322-2411     (cell) 615-636-2759

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Primary Fields: Economic History, Labor Economics, Urban Economics
Dissertation Title: American Public Housing's Origins and Effects
Job Market Paper: "The Local Economic Effects of Public Housing in the United States, 1940-1970"

Advisor: William Collins

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SOUMONNI, Omolola

omolola.v.soumonni@vanderbilt.edu
(w) 615-343-2472       (cell) 615-692-5963

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Primary Fields: International Economics, Enviromnental Economics
Dissertation Title: Essays on International Trade and the Environment
Job Market Paper: "Environmental Investment and Export Dynamics"

Advisor: Eric Bond      Joel Rodrigue

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TEMPESTI, Tommaso

tommaso.tempesti@vanderbilt.edu
 (cell) 615-612-9070

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Primary Fields: International Trade, Labor Economics
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on International Trade and Labor Market Outcomes
Job Market Paper: "Offshoring and the Skill-Premium: Evidence from Individual Workers' Data"

Advisor::Robert Driskill

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YANG, Xiu

xiu.yang@vanderbilt.edu
(w) 615-322-4762       (cell) 615-403-9951

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Primary Fields: Macroeconomics and Finance, International Economics
Dissertation Title: Essays on Financial Development, Financial Integration and Growth
Job Market Paper: "Financial Integration and Economic Growth"

Advisor: Peter Rousseau

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ZHAO, Yuling

yuling.zhao@vanderbilt.edu
(w) 615-322-4762       (cell) 408-718-1586

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Primary Fields: Money and Finance, Econometrics
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Mergers and Financial Development in China
Job Market Paper: "Foreign Acquirer's and Chinese Targets: A Q-Theoretic Analysis with Financial Development"

Advisor: Peter Rousseau