Job Market Candidates

The Department of Economics at Michigan State University is proud to have a number of excellent students on the job market this year (11/12). Our students are interested in academic jobs as well as research-oriented non-academic positions. The students on the market this year, as well as their fields, dissertation topics, and primary advisors, are listed below:

Paul Menchik - Director of Graduate Programs
Email: menchik@msu.edu

Candidate Name	Fields	CV's & Abstracts	Dissertation Title	Primary Advisor
Otavio Bartalotti	Econometrics	CV Abstract	Essays in Econometrics	Jeffrey M. Wooldridge wooldri1@msu.edu
Hon Foong Cheah	Development	CV Abstract	Essays on Media Bias and Government Control of Media	Christian Ahlin ahlinc@msu.edu
Dooyeon Cho	International Finance, Macroeconomics, Financial Econometrics	CV Abstract	Financial Crises, Nonlinear Dynamics and Macroeconomic Issues in Currency Markets	Richard T. Baillie baillie@msu.edu
Steven Dieterle	Labor	CV Abstract	Three Essays on the Economics of Education: Class-size Reduction, Teacher Labor Markets, and Teacher Effectiveness	Gary Solon solon@msu.edu
Nicole Funari	Public	CV Abstract	Public and Private Safety Enforcement in the Air Transportation Industry	Charley Ballard ballard@msu.edu
Myoung-Jin Keay	Econometrics, Development, Health	CV Abstract	Essays in Average Treatment Effect	Jeffrey M. Wooldridge wooldri1@msu.edu
Chilei Oscar Lau	Applied Theory, Microeconomics	CV Abstract	Three Essays in Applied Economic Theory	Thomas Jeitschko jeitschk@msu.edu
Cuicui Lu	Econometrics	CV Abstract	Linear and Nonlinear Estimation with Spatial Data	Jeffrey M. Wooldridge wooldri1@msu.edu
Richard "Max" Melstrom	Environmental Economics	CV Abstract	Three Papers in Resource Economics: Protecting Non-Use Values Through Ecosystem Management and Measuring Use Values to Understand Recreational Demand	Rick Horan (AFRE) horan@msu.edu
Suhyeon Nam	Econometrics	CV Abstract	Three Essays in Econometrics	Jeffrey M. Wooldridge wooldri1@msu.edu
Iraj Rahmani	Econometrics	CV Abstract	Essays in Complex Sample Designs	Jeffrey M. Wooldridge wooldri1@msu.edu
Luis Carlos Reyes	Development, Public	CV Abstract	Essays on the Economics of Cocaine Production in Colombia	Stacy Dickert-Conlin dickertc@msu.edu
Shengwu Shang	Econometrics, Labor Economics, International Finance/Economics	CV Abstract	Statistical Estimation and Inference for Positive Response Variables	Jeffrey M. Wooldridge wooldri1@msu.edu
Lu Tan	Public	CV Abstract	The Firm Life Cycle Hypothesis, Clientele Changes, and Corporate Payout Policies around the 2003 Tax Act	Charley Ballard ballard@msu.edu
Jingjing Yang	Econometrics	CV Abstract	Break Point Estimate for a Slope Shift: Levels versus First Differences	Timothy J. Vogelsang tjv@msu.edu