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Your Success Story Is Waiting.<\/span> Our graduates work in a variety of academic institutions, government, international organizations, and private sector firms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Jooyoung Cha<\/a>, PhD ’25<\/h3>\r\n
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame<\/em><\/p>\r\n

As an econometrician, Jooyoung develops methods for reliable inference with high-dimensional data. Her research focuses on machine learning and causal inference, particularly methods that remain valid without restrictive sparsity assumptions, with applications to regression, instrumental variables, and local projections.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\"\"Yukun Ma<\/a>, PhD ’24<\/h3>\r\n

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Rochester<\/em><\/p>\r\n

As an econometricia, Yukun develops robust methods for causal inference using modern machine-learning tools\/ Her research focuses on high-dimensional data, complex dependence structures, and weak identification, with applications to a broad range of empirical economics questions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Ebehireme Iyoha<\/a>, PhD ’21<\/h3>\r\n

Harvard School of Business and the U.S. Fed (Boston)<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Ebehi Iyoha\u2019s research applies network theory to the study of firm-to-firm interactions within and across countries\u2019 borders. In her dissertation, she explores how US publicly-listed companies are affected by the efficiency of\u00a0their customers and suppliers.\u00a0 Her research finds that central firms in the production network\u2014such as\u00a0General Motors, AT&T and Walmart\u2014can 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.<\/p>\r\n

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.”\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\"HaroldHarold Chiang<\/a>, PhD’20<\/h3>\r\n

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n

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