2011-2015

Students in our program generally place very well with a high percentage of academic tenure track appointments. Our student placement history is listed below, by graduation year. Under each graduate's name, initial placements are listed first, with subsequent placement (as known) after. Other years are also available: 2000–2005, 2006–2010, 2016–2020.

2015

  • Yucheng Ding
    Assistant Professor at Wuhan University in Wuhan, China
  • Dustin Frye
    Assistant Professor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York
  • Xin Geng
    Associate Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington DC
  • Gisella Kagy
    Assistant Professor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York
  • Edward Kosack
    Assistant Professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Timothy Larsen
    Assistant Professor at Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia
  • Na Kyeong Lee
    Assistant Professor at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea
  • Sooyoung Lee
    Research Fellow at Korea Institute of International Economic Policy in Sejong, South Korea
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York
  • Jose Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez
    Research Associate Economist at the University of Texas in El Paso, Texas
  • Paulo Saraiva
    Consultant at EconOne in Berkeley, California
  • Austin Smith
    Assistant Professor at Miami University of Ohio in Oxford, Ohio
  • Weisi Xie
    Assistant Professor at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China

2014

  • Yongho Choi
    Research Fellow at Korea Rural Economic Institute in Seoul, South Korea
  • Priti Kalsi 
    Assistant Professor at California State University Chico in Chico, California
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York
  • Jongheuk Kim
    Research Fellow at Financial Supervisory Service in Seoul, South Korea
    Subsequent: Economic Analyst at the National Assembly Budget Office in Seoul, South Korea 
  • Ross Knippenberg
    Economic Analyst at the American Veterinary Medical Association in Schaumburg, Illinois
    Subsequent: Economist at Caterpillar, Inc. in Peoria, Illinois
  • Yibei Liu
    Assistant Professor at Yale NUS College in Singapore
  • Sheena Murray
    Assistant Professor at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts
  • Yuchen Shao
    Assistant Professor at Nanjing University in Nanjing, China
  • Steven Smith
    Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics and Environmental Studies at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado
  • Zachary Ward
    Lecturer in Economics at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas 
  • Un Jung Whang 
    Research Fellow at Korea Institute for International Economic Policy in Seoul, South Korea
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Chonbuk National University in Jeonju, Korea 

2013

  • Luis Castro Penarrieta
    Assistant Professor at Universidad Privada Boliviana in La Paz, Bolivia
  • Jieun Chang
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma 
  • Randall Hiller
    Assistant Professor at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut
  • Maryam Kabiri
    Machine Learning and Data Scientist Engineer at Verizon in Warren, New Jersey 
  • Catherine Massey
    Economist at the US Census Bureau in Suitland, Maryland
    Subsequent: Assistant Research Scientist in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Subsequent: Senior Economist at Welch Consulting in Bryan, Texas
  • Christopher McMahan
    Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Miami, Florida
  • Soojae Moon
    Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor Clinical Track at University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado
  • Kyungsoo Oh
    Research Fellow at Korea Energy Economics Institute in Uiwang, South Korea
  • Wooyoung Park
    Research Fellow at Korea Energy Economics Institute in Uiwang, South Korea
  • Molly Sandt Podolefsky
    Managing Consultant, Energy Practice, at Navigant Consulting in Boulder, Colorado
  • Song Bo Sim
    Research Fellow at Korean Information Society Development Institute in Gwacheon, South Korea 
  • Kenton White
    Corporate Economist at NIKE in Beaverton, Oregon

2012

  • Deborah Baker Brannan
    Managing Consultant/Energy Efficiency Economist at Navigant Consulting in Boulder, Colorado
  • Young Moo Cho
    Senior Economist at LG Economic Research Institute in Seoul, South Korea 
  • Shatanjaya Dasgupta
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine 
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin
  • Nune Hovhannisyan
    Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland 
  • Joyce Loh
    Visiting Assistant Professor at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City, Taiwan
  • Stephen Nicar
    Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Megumi Nishimura
    Full-time Lecturer at Kanto Kakuen University in Ota City, Gunma, Japan
  • Yiqing Xie
    Visiting Assistant Professor at University of North Dakota in Grant Forks, North Dakota
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, China 

2011

  • Matthew Benton
    Instructor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Justin Bucciferro
    Assistant Professor at Eastern Washington University in Spokane, Washington
  • Lauren Calimeris
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York
  • Erin Fletcher
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Subsequent: Visiting Assistant Professor at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
    Subsequent: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for International Development, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Youngho Kang
    Research Fellow at Samsung Economic Research Institute in Seoul, South Korea
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at Soongsil University in Seoul, South Korea
  • Craig Kerr
    Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic University in Pomona, California 
  • Guanyi Ben Li
    Assistant Professor at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Ying Li
    Assistant Professor at Southwestern University of Economics and Finance in Sichuan, China
  • Karen Maguire
    Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Neil Metz
    Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Central Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Subsequent: Assistant Professor at University of Central Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
  • Ha Manh Nguyen
    Post Doc at University of Luxembourg in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  • Watcharapong Ratisukpimol
    Instructor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Luis Torres Ruiz
    Economist at Central Bank of Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico
    Subsequent: Research Economist at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas