PhD Graduates in Economics

Jing Luo (Summer 2023)
“Personnel Policies, Educator Labor Markets and Student Achievement”
Professor: Dr. Trey Miller

Sebastian Faundez Madariaga (Summer 2023)
“Social Security Reforms in Chile: Effects on Poverty, Labor Supply, and Savings”
Professor: Dr. Seth Giertz

Wanwan Yue (Spring 2023)
“The Effects of Gasoline Taxes And Efforts To Curb Carbon Dioxide Emissions”
Professor: Dr. Seth Giertz

Soohyun Choi (Spring 2023)
“U.S. Income Volatility and Interstate Migration”
Professor: Dr. Seth Giertz

Hien Nguyen (Spring 2023)
“Three Chapters on Water Resource Management in Texas”
Professor: Dr. Kevin Siqueira

Uthra Raghunathan (Fall 2021)
“Cornerstones and Intersections of the Dairy Industry: Regulation, Labor, and Demand”
Professor: Dr. Dong Li

Licheng Zhang (Summer 2021)
“Essays on Macroeconomics and Finance”
Professor: Dr. Irina Panovska

Minyu Han (Spring 2021)
“Three Essays on Panel Data Analysis”
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Luis Colunga (Spring 2021)
“Three Essays on the Monetary Policy in Mexico”
Professor: Dr. Victor Valcarcel

Maryam Ahmadi (Spring 2021)
“Experimental Studies on Individual Decision-Making And Game Theory”
Professor: Dr. Daniel Arce

Sebastina Montenegro (Fall 2020)
“Three Essays on the Economics of Financial Aid”
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Jihun Kwak (Fall 2020)
“Three Essays on Panel Data Analysis”
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Aoyu Hou (Summer 2020)
“Three Essays on Income Inequality and Economic Growth”
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Wukki Kim (Spring 2020)
“Four Essays on Defense and Peace Economics”
Professor: Dr. Todd Sandler

Jackson William (Spring 2020)
“Tight Oil Production Technology Effects on the U.S. Petroleum Industry’s Vertical Integration”
Professor: Dr. Donald Hicks

Zhengyang Chen (Spring 2020)
“Essays on Monetary Policy: Measurement and Transmission”
Professor: Dr. Victor Valcarce

John Thompson (Summer 2019)
“Essays on Taxation: Capitalization and Efficiency”
Professor: Dr. Seth Giertz

Rasoul Ramezani (Spring 2019)
“Essays on Taxation: Capitalization and Efficiency”
Professor: Dr. Seth Giertz

Dongfang Hou (Spring 2019)
“Three Essays of the Demand for Military Expenditures and Terrorist Group Survival”
Professor: Dr. Todd Sandler

Thomas Lanier (Fall 2018)
“Three Essays on Migration, Occupational Sorting, and Degree Choice:  Analyses of Spatial Autocorrelation, Income and the Race Wage Gap”
Professors: Dr. Patrick Brandt and Dr. Rodney Andrews

Kwang Soo Kim (Summer 2018)
“Essays on Investment and Exports of Multinational Firms in South Korea”
Post graduation: Research fellow, Korean Railroad Research Institute
Professor: Dr. Asli Leblebicioglu

Shuo Yang (Spring 2018)
“Three Essays in Economics: Group Identity and Punishment, Human Capital Development, and Moral Hazard”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, Wuhan University, China
Professor: Dr. Sherry Xin Li

Zeyu Zhang (Spring 2018)
“Three Essays on Economic Demography”
Professors: Dr. Daniel G. Arce and Dr. Monica Deza

Santoso Budiman (Spring 2018)
“The Impact of Investment-Mix on ICT Firms’ Financial and Market Performances”
Post graduation: Assistant professor, Collin County Community College
Professor: Dr. Donald A. Hicks

Xia Si (Spring 2018)
“Three Essays on the Economics of Nutrition Assistance and Food Security”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, China
Professor: Dr. Kurt J. Beron

Christopher Roby (Summer 2017)
“Three Essays in Economics: Competition, Coordination, and Health”
Post graduation: Economist, MobLab
Professor: Dr. Sherry Xin Li

Sara Muehlenbein (Spring 2017)
“Three Essays on the Economics of Education Choice”
Post graduation: Senior Associate, Charles River Associates
Professor: Dr. Rodney Andrews

Shidi Wang (Summer 2016)
“Three Essays on the Geographic Impacts of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan”
Post graduation: Data Scientist, DataOne Global
Professors: Dr. Kurt J. Beron and Dr. Daniel A. Griffith

Malcolm Kass (Summer 2016)
“Three Essays on Conflict and Conflict Resolution Between Organizations”
Post graduation: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Professor: Dr. Daniel G. Arce

Justin George Kappiaruparampil (Spring 2016)
“Contributions in the Political Economy of Political Violence”
Post graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan State University
Professor: Dr. Todd Sandler

Caitlin N. McKillop (Summer 2015)
“An Examination of the Social and Geographic Determinants of Individual Decision-Making”
Post graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Professors: Dr. Kurt J. Beron and Dr. Tammy Leonard, Co-Chairs

Sneha Bakshi (Summer 2015)
“Three Essays on Imperfect Information and Market Pricing”
Post graduation: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Professor: Dr. Kevin Siqueira

Ericka Scherenberg Farret (Summer 2014)
“Three Essays on Incentives and Motivation Among Workers”
Post graduation: Forecasting Manager, AM Resorts
Professor: Dr. Daniel G. Arce

Minwook Ha (Summer 2014)
“Three Essays in Factor Analysis”
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Jianning Kong (Summer 2014)
“Three Essays on Experimetrics”
Post graduation: Shandong University, Assistant Professor, China.
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Jason Alexander Parker (Summer 2014)
“New Methods in Common Factor Modeling and Experimetrics”
Post graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan State University
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Shengzhe Wang (Summer 2014)
“Three Essays on Social Interactions and Networks”
Post graduation: County Garden LLC. China
Professors: Dr. Xin (Sherry) Lin and Dr. James C. Murdoch

Mathewos B. Kassa (Spring 2014)
“Ex-Ante Assessment of the Impact of Extending the African Growth and opportunity Act (AGOA) to All Lease Developed Countries: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis of the Apparel Market”
Professors: Dr. James C. Murdoch and Dr. Lloyd J. Dumas

Michael Haydel, Jr. (Fall 2013)
“Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics: Time Preferences and Risk Measures”
Post graduation: Advanced Analytics, Richards Group
Professor: Dr. Xin (Sherry) Lin

Brian William Buckles (Spring 2013)
“The Impact of Court-Ordered Scattered-Site Public Housing on Residential Real Estate Values”
Professor: Dr. Nathan C. Berg

Chunyu Chen (Spring 2013)
“Three Essays in Information Sharing and Transfer Pricing”
Professor: Dr. Nathan C. Berg

Ahmed S. Alzarani (Fall 2012)
“Exchange Rate Prediction Under Model Uncertainty”
Post graduation: Aramco, Economist, Saudi Arabia
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Walter Ryan Davis (Fall 2012)
“Contributions to Regional Economic Modeling: Bayesian Space-Time Methods”
Professor: Dr. Patrick T. Brandt

Minh B. Le (Summer 2012)
“Evaluating Financial Theories Using Practical Trading in Stock and Equity Option Markets”
Post graduation: Chief Investment Officer, SK Fidelity Capital
Professor: Dr. Donggyu Sul

Charlinda M. Santifort (Summer 2012)
“Contributions to the Evolving Study of Modern Terrorism: An Economic Approach”
Post graduation: Booz Allen, Economic Analyst
Professor: Dr. Todd Sandler

Natalia Candelo Londono (Spring 2012)
“Field Experiments in Decision-Making by Current and Potential Immigrants”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, CUNY Queens College
Professors: Dr. Rachel T.A. Croson and Dr. Catherine C. Eckel

Nikhil Jha (Summer 2011)
“Examining the Role of Neighbors and Neighborhood in Education: Three Empirical Essays”
Post graduation: University of Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Professor: Dr. James C. Murdoch

Jing Li (Summer 2011)
“Three Essays on Human Capital”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, Oklahoma University
Professors: Dr. James C. Murdoch and Dr. Rodney Andrews

Quoc H. Tran (Summer 2011)
“Three Essays on the Economics of Transfer Pricing”
Post graduation: Economics Department of Bridgewater State University – Massachusetts
Professors: Dr. Barry Seldon and Dr. Rachel T.A. Croson

Lei Zhang (Summer 2011)
“Three Essays on Macroeconomics and Applied Econometrics”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University
Professor: Dr. James C. Murdoch

Todd R. Gabel (Spring 2011)
“The Economics of Welfare Participation in Canada”
Professor: Dr. Nathan Berg

Oksana Zhuk (Spring 2011)
“Advertising Effects of Beer Consumption Among Young Adults with a Consideration of the Welfare Effects of Advertising in the Presence of Search Costs and Negative Externalities”
Professor: Dr. Barry J. Seldon

Ozge Eryuksel Ozden (Fall 2010)
“Three Essays on the Effects of Mergers: Wage Incentives and Prices”
Post graduation: JPMorgan Chase
Professor: Dr. Barry J. Seldon

Yufei Ren (Fall 2010)
“Biased Decisions: Three Essays on Decision Making”
Post graduation: Visiting Professor, Union College
Professors: Dr. Rachel T.A. Croson and Dr. Sherry Li

Tara Colleen Larson Brown (Summer 2010)
“Strategic Ignorance in the Lab and in the Field”
Post graduation: Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics, The University of Texas at Arlington
Professor: Dr. Catherine Eckel

Hong Chao (Spring 2010)
“Three Essays on Team Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Synergy”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University/Antai College of Economics & Management – China
Professor: Dr. Kevin Siqueira

Giang T. Ngo (Spring 2010)
“Endogenous Growth Theory in Motion: Emergence and Development Dynamics in the U.S. Biotechnology Sector”
Post graduation: Database Management, Modeling and Analytics
Professor: Dr. Donald A. Hicks

Tumubweinee Twinemanzi (Fall 2009)
“Interest Spreads and the Margin Setting Behavior of Commercial Banks: Evidence from Uganda”
Post graduation: Central Bank – Uganda
Professors: Dr. Chetan Dave and Dr. Nathan Berg

Khusrav Gaibulloev (Summer 2009)
“Contributions to the Empirical Analysis of Global Collective Action”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Professor: Dr. Todd Sandler

Tammy Leonard (Summer 2009)
“Neighborhood Public Goods – Provision and Impact”
Post graduation: Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Dallas
Professor: Dr. James C. Murdoch

Angela DeOliveira (Spring 2009)
“Three Essays on Individual Heterogeneity in Social Preferences and Public Good Provision”
Post graduation: Associate Professor, The University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Professors: Dr. Catherine Eckel and Dr. Rachel Croson

Jielai Ma (Spring 2009)
“Unobservable Clusters: Diagnostic Tests and Forecasts in Dallas Housing Market”
Post graduation: Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Professors: Dr. James C. Murdoch and Dr. Wim P.M. Vijverberg

Vira Y. Holovchenko (Summer 2008)
“Essays in Entry into Characteristic and Geographical Spaces”
Post graduation: Economist/Manager, KPMG
Professors: Dr. Barry J. Seldon and Dr. Catherine Eckel

Chunbei Wang (Summer 2008)
“Self-Employment among Hispanic and Immigrant Populations”
Post graduation: Assistant Professor of Economics, Birmingham-Southern College
Professor: Dr. Wim Vijverberg

Priyanka Singh (Spring 2008)
“Earnings Risk and Occupational Choice”
Post graduation: Vice President, Citibank
Professor: Dr. Wim Vijverberg

Shilpi Bihari (Spring 2007)
“Essays on the Effect of Government Intervention on the Conduct and Performance of Cigarette Firms”
Post graduation: Senior Economist, Amazon
Professor: Dr. Barry J. Seldon