Ph.D. Placements
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Ebehireme Iyoha, PhD ’21
Harvard School of Business and the U.S. Fed (Boston)
Ebehi Iyoha’s research applies network theory to the study of firm-to-firm interactions within and across countries’ borders. In her dissertation, she explores how US publicly-listed companies are affected by the efficiency of their customers and suppliers. Her research finds that central firms in the production network—such as General Motors, AT&T and Walmart—can have large impacts on the productivity of the US economy through their buyer-supplier relationships. Her work also assesses the influence of US multinationals on the performance of US domestic firms, and examines the impact of the US-China trade war on importer-exporter relationships in Latin America.
Upon graduation, Ebehi will spend a year as a Research Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. In 2022, she will join the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School as an Assistant Professor where she will teach a section of a first-year MBA course, “The Entrepreneurial Manager.”
Harold Chiang, PhD’20
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
As an econometrician, Harold works on bridging the division between cutting-edge econometric theory and the frontiers of empirical economic research. The tools developed in Harold’s research can be applied to different empirical economic questions in education, labor economics, international trade, and industrial organization, among others.
Previous Placements
Luis Cavajal-Osorio
Inter-American Development Bank
Jae Il Cho
Korea Insurance Research Institute
Sam Crowell
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kaitlyn Elgart
Analysis Group
Yuan (Phil) Huang
Freddie Mac
Rowan Isaaks
California Legislative Analyst's Office
Tucker Smith
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Yukun Ma
Assistant Professor at University of Rochester
Lillian R. Gaeto
Assistant Professor
Wofford College
Jihye Heo
Assistant Professor
Oberlin College
Kayleigh J. McCrary
Assistant Professor
University of Richmond
Martin B. Schmitz
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Chapman University
Colin Q. Sharpe
Associate
Cornerstone Research
Patrick Flynn
Associate
Cornerstone Research
Cameron R. Friday
Research Economist
Integra FEC
Hanjo (Terry) Kim
Financial Economist
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Matthew T. Knowles
Health Economics Senior Analyst
Abt Associates
Oscar O'Flaherty
Associate Data Scientist
Carvana
Matthew Pesner
Postdoctoral Fellow
Population Studies Center
University of Michigan
Craig Sylvera
Research Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Thu Tran
Quantitative Analytics Senior
Freddie Mac
Matthew L. Chambers
Research Economist
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Brandyn F. Churchill
Assistant Professor
Department of Resource Economics
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Trang Hoang
Economist
Division of International Finance
Federal Reserve Board
Nicholas Holtkamp
Economist
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Ebehi Iyoha
Assistant Professor
Entrepreneurial Management Unit
Harvard Business School
Kristine Koutout
Research Director
Golup Capital Social Impact Lab
Stanford University
Zeeshan Samad
Research Consultant
Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Unit
The World Bank
Christopher Sichko
Research Agricultural Economist
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bing Yang Tan
Research Fellow
Global Asia Institute
National University of Singapore
Katherine G. Yewell
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and System Sciences
University of Louisville
Jun Zhao
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies
University of Alabama
Caroline Abraham
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Union College
Tam Bui
Data Scientist
Happy Elements
Harold D. Chiang
Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Frank Ciarliero
Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Texas Tech University
Mathew Knudson
Transfer Pricing Economist, US Tax
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Nicolas A. Mäder
Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, Business School
University of San Diego
Daniel Mangrum
Research Economist, Research and Statistics Group
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Samuel T. Eppink
Prevention Effectiveness Postdoctoral Fellow
Centers for Disease Control
Gracie (Hui) Hao
Data Scientist
The Vanguard Group
Paul S. Niekamp
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ball State University
Francis R. Ratsimbazafy
Data Scientist, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hayri Alper Arslan
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Economics
Queen’s University
Jason A. Campbell
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Business School
University of San Diego
Dong (Carl) Cheng
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Union College
Salama S. Freed
Postdoctoral Researcher
Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania
James M. Harrison
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
United States Naval Academy
Emily C. Lawler
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs
University of Georgia
Benjamin C. Ward
Lecturer
Department of Economics, Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Jonah Yuen
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Hamilton College
Ying (Martin) Zheng
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Renmin University of China
Matthew D. French
Economist
Amazon
Aaron M. Gamino
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Middle Tennessee State University
Martin Van der Linden
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and Finance
Utah State University
Siraj G. Bawa
Economist, Economic Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Brantly M. Callaway
Assistant Professor of Economics
Temple University
Christopher Cotter
Assistant Professor of Economics
Oberlin College
Difei Geng
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Carlos Manzanares
Economist
Amazon
Michael Q. Moody
Visiting Professor of Economics
Miami University of Ohio
D. Sebastian Tello-Trillo
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
University of Virginia
Li Zhao
Assistant Professor of Economics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Craig Benedict
Assistant Professor of Economics
State University of New York, Oswego
Kate Fritzdixon
Financial Economist
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Yuanzhi Gao
Core Modeling Associate
J. P. Morgan Chase & Company
Zhongzhong Hu
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of International Business and Economics
Michael Mathes
Assistant Professor of Economics
Providence College
Nam Tuan Vu
Assistant Professor of Economics
Miami University