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For information on the 2009-2010 job market candidates, click here.

Recent placements of our Ph. D. students during AY 08-09

Osayi Ovbiosa-Akinbosoye: Associate Bio-Statistical Research Analyst, Gordian Health Solutions

Mostafa Beshkar: Georg Walter Leitner Post-Doctoral Associate in International and Comparative Political Economy, Yale University

Linda Carter: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Baylor University

Scott Davis: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University

Rosa Ferrer: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Valeska Groenert: Post-Doctoral Associate, Center for the Study of Organizations and Decisions in Economics (CODE), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Ali Sina Onder: Researcher, Department of Economics, Uppsala University

Jisong Wu: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Hakan Yilmazkuday: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Temple University
Bingyu Zhang: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore

The winner of the "Rendigs Fels Award for Graduate Excellence" for the academic year of 2008-09 is Katharine Shester. The award is presented annually on behalf of Emeritus Professor Rendig Fels, at a banquet held by the Economics Department with the staff, faculty, graduate students and teaching assistants all in attendance. Congratulations Katie! Click here to see a list of past recipients.

Matthew Jaremski is the recipient of the Household International Best Research Paper Award in AY 2008-2009. This award carries a monetary prize of $250 and an engraving on a plaque to be placed in the Economics lounge. Congratulations, Matt. Keep up the good work.

Kan Chen, Ayse Sapci and Greg Niemesh are the recipients of the 2009 Kirk Dornbush Summer Research Grants from the Department of Economics. Congratulations to Kan, Ayse and Greg! Have a productive summer!

Kan Chen (one semester) and Yariv Fadlon (one semester) are the recipients of the Kirk Dornbush Research Assistantships for the 2009-2010 academic year. The award is funded through a generous endowment contributed by Mr. Kirk Dornbush, a Vanderbilt Alum and former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands.

The Graduate Student Professional and Personal Development Collaborative website is now available online, a comprehensive source for information about graduate student resources, events, and funding opportunities. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/gsppd/index.html

Vanderbilt Economics Ph.D. and GPED Alumnus
Muhammad Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize
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The winner of the Noel Dissertation Fellowship for AY 2009-2010 is Zhengfeng Guo. Congratulations!

Upcoming Conferences
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Resources for Economists’ Future Conferences page: http://rfe.wustl.edu/Conferences/Fut_Conf/index.html

Conferences with Econometric Interest: http://www.feweb.vu.nl/econometriclinks/#conferences

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