M.A. Placements
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Our graduates work for a variety of employers, including international organizations, U.S. and international government offices, central and government banks, NGOs, consulting firms, and private industry. Some students go on to Ph.D. or other further study in fields such as finance, marketing, public policy, law, and more.
Alumni Spotlight
Hanchen Jiang, MA’14
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
Hanchen is a 2014 GPED graduate who recently received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include the areas of labor economics, urban economics, development economics, and policy analysis, with a focus on poverty, inequality, and social mobility. He has also served as a consultant for the World Bank within the Sustainable Development team.
Previous Placements
Job Placements
Chief of Operations
InterAmerican Development Bank
Financial Officer
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Senior Economist
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Senior Advisor
United Nations
Economic Affairs Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Economist
USAID Trade and Regulatory Reform Office
Macroeconomic Consultant, Financial Analyst, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Research Associate
World Bank
Research Associate
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Operations and External Relations Manager
Africa Leadership Foundation
Supply Chain Analyst
Ascension Health
Director
Center for Refugees and Immigrants Tennessee
Research Assistant
Indian Institute of Management
Business Development Associate
Social Impact
Existing Industry Coordinator
Catawba County Economic Development Corporation
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Watauga, TX
Intermediate Research Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Settlement Analyst
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCIA)
Analyst
State of Tennessee Finance Department, Office of Management
*returned to previous employer
Trade Commissioner*
Canadian Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Senior Manager*
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)
National Research Expert
Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency
Fiscal Analyst*
Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
Principal Assistant Secretary*
Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
Director, Administrative Budget Division*
Government Official*
Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea
Deputy Director*
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, South Korea
Senior Competition Expert*
Turkish Competition Authority
Researcher
Essence Securities
Business Analyst
Agricultural Bank of China
Head of Economic Research Division
National Bank of Kazakhstan
Manager, Internal Audit
Central Bank of The Gambia
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of The Philippines
Chief, Accounting Department
Central Bank of Turkey
Research Associate
Export-Import Bank of Korea Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City
Analyst
Accenture
Data and Policy Analyst
Acumen LLC
Chief
Central-Japan Railway Company
Research Management Assistant
China National Machinery Industry Corporation
Researcher in Business Intelligence and Macro Economy
China Resources Holdings Co.
Project Manager
Conference Exchange (ConFex)
Financial Manager
Ernst and Young
Manager of Macroeconomic Section
FUSADES, El Salvador
Special Assistant to the CEO
Mathematica Policy Research
Business Analyst
Music City Insurance & Finance LLC, Nashville
Project Coordinator
NGO LENS
Data System Programmer
The Sphere Institute
Senior Research Analyst
UBO Consulting
Settlement Specialist
UBS
Data Analyst, Quality Value Analyst
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Business Optimization Analyst
VISA Inc.
Placements in Ph.D. Programs
American University - 2
Auburn University - 1
Bahia Blanca (Argentina) - 1
Boston University - 1
Claremont Graduate University - 2
George Mason University - 2
George Washington University -2
Georgetown University - 1
Georgia State University - 1
Ghent University (Belgium) - 1
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - 1
Indiana University - 2
Johns Hopkins University 1
McGill University (Canada) - 2
North Carolina State University - 2
Northern Illinois University - 1
Ohio State University - 1
Purdue University - 2
RAND Graduate School - 1
Rutgers University - 1
Simon Fraser University (Canada) - 2
Southern Illinois University - 1
Southern Methodist University - 1
Texas A&M University - 1
Toulouse School of Economics (France) - 2
University of British Columbia (Canada) - 1
University of California-Davis - 1
University of Connecticut - 1
University of Georgia - 1
University of Kentucky - 1
University of Maryland - 2
University of Minnesota - 1
University of Missouri - 2
University of Oklahoma - 1
University of Washington - 1
University of Western Ontario (Canada) - 2
Vanderbilt University - 6
York University (Canada) - 1
University of California-Irvine – 1
University of Hawaii - 1
University of Kansas - 1
University of Tennessee – 1
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill – 1
Rutgers University – 1
University of Texas-Dallas – 1
Tilburg University (Netherlands) – 1
University of Georgia - 1
Placements in Other Graduate Programs
Vanderbilt Law School – 1
Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University – 1
Brown University (M.A. Public Administration ) – 1
Columbia University (M.A. Statistics/Math) – 1
Johns Hopkins University (M.A. Government) – 1
Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management (MBA) - 1