Graduate Economics

Economics Ph.D. Candidates 2012-2013
Available for positions

Placement Officer: kevin.huang@vanderbilt.edu
PDF copy of VU CV packet

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   CHEN, Kan

kan.chen@vanderbilt.edu
(cell) 615-945-2135

CV

Primary Fields: International Macroeconomics, Bayesian Econometrics
Dissertation Title: Essays on International Real Business Cycles
Job Market Paper: "Estimating Emerging Market Business Cycles: Does Heterogeneity Matter?"

Advisor: Mario J. Crucini

 

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  GUO, Ziyi

ziyi.guo@vanderbilt.edu
(cell) 615-521-3618

CV

Primary Fields: Monetary Economics, International Finance, Time Series Econometrics
Dissertation Title: Essays in Macroeconomics and Economic Forecasting
Job Market Paper: "Noisy Information, Risk Sharing and International Business Cycles"

Advisor: Mototsugu Shintani

 

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   NIEMESH, Gregory

gregory.t.niemesh@vanderbilt.edu
(cell) 703-909-6336

CV

Primary Fields: Health Economics, Labor Economics, Economic History
Dissertation Title: The Economic and Health Benefits of Iron Fortification in the United States
Job Market Paper: "Ironing Out Deficiencies: Evidence from the United States on the Economic Effects of Iron Deficiency"

Advisor: William Collins

 

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   RHO, Youngwoo

young-woo.rho@vanderbilt.edu
(cell) 615-498-7595

CV

Primary Fields: International Trade, Economic Development, Applied Microeconomics
Dissertation Title: Trade Agreements and Firm Heterogeneity"
Job Market Paper: "Tariff Overhang and Temporary Trade Barrier:  Substitutes or Complements?"

Advisor: Eric Bond

 

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   TAN, Yong

yong.tan@vanderbilt.edu
(cell) 615-715-7540

CV

Primary Field: Microeconomics, International Trade
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Entry and Firm Growth"
Job Market Paper: "Dynamic Entry with Demand and Supply Side Spillovers"

Advisor: Joel B. Rodrigue