2026 Placement Candidates
Placement Director: Ruli Xiao
Placement Coordinator: Nadine Williams
Brandon Chang
- changbr@iu.edu
- (213) 587-2799
- Personal Website
Fields
- Applied Microeconomics
- Health Economics
- Applied Econometrics
Dissertation
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Gustavo Torrens
- Michael Alexeev
- Kit Elam
- Jon Agley
Sergii Drobot
- sdrobot@iu.edu
- (812) 671-8404
- Personal Website
Fields
- Behavioral Macroeconomics
Dissertation
Essays in Behavioral Economics
Completion Date: May 2026
Curriculum Vitae: Download CV
References
- Daniela Puzzello
- Rupal Kamdar
- Todd Walker
- Nastassia Krukava
Vladimir Menshikov
- vlmenshi@iu.edu
- (512) 736-6423
- Personal Website
Fields
- Macroeconomics
- Behavioral Economics
- Monetary Economics
Dissertation
Studies in Behavioral Macroeconomics and Unconventional Monetary Policy
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Christian Matthes
- Todd Walker
- Rupal Kamdar
Naoya Nagasaka
- naonagas@iu.edu
- (812) 671-8549
- Personal Website
Fields
- Macroeconomics
- Econometrics
Dissertation
Essays on Macroeconometrics
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Yoosoon Chang
- Joon Park
- Christian Matthes
Daniela Valdivia
- davaldiv@iu.edu
- (812) 391-5873
- Personal Website
Fields
- Experimental and Behavioral Economics
- Microeconomic Theory
Dissertation
Essays in Experimental Economics
Completion Date: June 2026
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References
- Ala Avoyan
- Daniela Puzzello
- James Walker
- Volodymyr Lugovskyy
Huahua Zhu
- huazhu@iu.edu
- (812) 671-5449
- Personal Website
Fields
- Transportation & Network Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Applied Algorithmic Game Theory
Dissertation
Essays on Behavioral Traffic Equilibria and Transportation Policy Analysis
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Emerson Melo
- Rodney Parker
- Mostafa Beshkar
Ellie Cothren
- ecothren@iu.edu
- (479) 856-9991
- Personal Website
Fields
- Environmental Economics
- Empirical and Quantitative Macroeconomics
- Economics of Climate Change
Dissertation
Essays in Environmental Macroeconomics
Completion Date: June 2026
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References
- Christian Matthes
- Todd Walker
- Rupal Kamdar
Guilherme Paiva Pinto
- gppinto@iu.edu
- (930) 215-4788
- Personal Website
Fields
- International Trade
- Political Economy
- Applied Economics
Dissertation
Essays on International Trade and Political Economy
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Mostafa Beshkar
- Gustavo Torrens
- Volodymyr Lugovskyy
- Paul Graf
Po-Shyan Wu
Fields
- Macroeconomics
- Spatial Economics
- Industrial Policy
- Economic History
Dissertation
Three Essays on Spatial and Industrial Development
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Ahmad Lashkaripour
- Christian Matthes
- Rupal Kamdar
Jinzhe Xiang
- xiangj@iu.edu
- (812) 325-7677
- Personal Website
Fields
- Applied Microeconomics
- Financial Economics
- Demand-Based Asset Pricing
- Public Finance
Dissertation
Essays on Reforms, Debt Markets, and Applied Microeconomics
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Gustavo Torrens
- Nandini Gupta
- Carter Davis
- Robert Lantis
Ali Zarifhonarvar
Fields
- Experimental Economics
- Behavioral Macroeconomics
- Large Language Models
Dissertation
Three Essays on the Economics of Large Language Models
Completion Date: May 2026
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References
- Daniela Puzzello
- Volodymyr Lugovskyy
- Rupal Kamdar
- Eungik Lee
Marco Acosta
- macostac@iu.edu
- (812) 803-0425
- Personal Website
Fields
- Education
- Welfare Analysis
- Applied Econometrics
- Industrial Organization
Dissertation
The Effects of Elite School Eligibility on Test Scores
Completion Date: June 2026
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References
- Ruli Xiao
- Michael Kaganovich
- Emerson Melo
- Gustavo Torrens
Seongbo Sim
Fields
- Macroeconomics
- Macroeconometrics
- Financial Economics
- Monetary Economics
Dissertation
Essays on Finance and Macroeconomics
Completion Date: June 2026
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References
- Christian Matthes
- Todd Walker
- Yoosoon Chang
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