Placement Committee
Placement Directors
Email | (310) 825-0979
Placement Coordinators
Chiara Paz and Alice Wang
Email | (310) 206-1413
2025 Job Market Candidates
Ekaterina Gurkova
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Job Market Paper: Human Capital Accumulation and the Long-Term Effects of Temporary Sectoral Shocks
Faculty Advisors: Lee E. Ohanian (Co-Chair), Oleg Itskhoki (Co-Chair), Ariel Burstein, Jonathan Vogel, Pierre-Olivier Weill
References: Lee E. Ohanian, Oleg Itskhoki, Ariel Burstein
José Antonio Inguanzo González
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Job Market Paper: The Minimum Wage and the Shadow Payroll: Evidence from Mexico’s 2019 Policy Reform
Faculty Advisors: Martha Bailey (Chair), Juliana Londoño-Vélez, Daniel Haanwinckel, Natalie Bau
References: Martha Bailey, Juliana Londoño-Vélez, Daniel Haanwinckel
Ali Haider Ismail
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Job Market Paper: Welfare Implications of Reserve Regimes
Faculty advisors: Saki Bigio (Co-Chair), Lee Ohanian (Co-Chair), Pierre-Olivier Weill, Andrew Atkeson
References: Saki Bigio, Lee Ohanian, Pierre-Olivier Weill, Andrew Atkeson
Jonathan Kowarski
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Job Market Paper: How Much Do Workers Benefit from Labor Unions? Evidence from Union Formation Elections
Faculty Advisors: Adriana Lleras-Muney (Chair), Martha Bailey, Till von Wachter, Yotam Shem-Tov
References: Adriana Lleras-Muney, Martha Bailey, Till von Wachter, Yotam Shem-Tov
Noah Kwicklis
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Job Market Paper: Sticky Expectations, Fiscal Transfers, Inflation, and Unemployment in HANK
Faculty Advisors: Lee Ohanian (Co-Chair), Pierre-Olivier Weill (Co-Chair), Andrew Atkeson, Joao Guerreiro, Gary Hansen
References: Lee Ohanian, Pierre-Olivier Weill, Andrew Atkeson, Joao Guerreiro
James Lee
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Job Market Paper: Do Transfer Students Harm Direct Admits? A Peer Effects Case Study
Faculty Advisors: Adriana Lleras-Muney (Chair), Kathleen McGarry, Yotam Shem-Tov, Robert Fairlie
References: Adriana Lleras-Muney, Kathleen McGarry, Robert Fairlie, John Asker
Aristotle Magganas
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Job Market Paper: Credible Deadlines
Faculty Advisors: Simon Board (Chair), Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, Alexander W. Bloedel, Ichiro Obara
References: Simon Board, Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, Alexander W. Bloedel
Antonio Martner
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Job Market Paper: Aggregate Outcomes of Nonlinear Prices in Supply Chains
Faculty Advisors: Hugo Hopenhayn (Chair), John Asker, Michael Rubens, and Ariel Burstein
References: Hugo Hopenhayn, John Asker, Michael Rubens, Ariel Burstein
Patrick Molligo
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Job Market Paper: The G.I. Bill and Vocational School
Faculty Advisors: Dora Costa (Chair), Martha Bailey, Maurizio Mazzocco, Daniel Haanwinckel
References: Dora Costa, Martha Bailey, Adriana Lleras-Muney, Kathleen McGarry
Koki Okumura
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Job Market Paper: Ownership Structure and Economic Growth
Faculty Advisors: Ariel Burstein (Chair), Hugo Hopenhayn, David Baqaee
References: Ariel Burstein, Hugo Hopenhayn, David Baqaee
Jiayin Zhai
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Job Market Paper: The Optimal Level of Consultation
Faculty Advisors: Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn (Chair), Jay Lu, Ichiro Obara, Simon Board
References: Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, Jay Lu, Ichiro Obara
Fanwen Zhu
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Job Market Paper: Sanctions and Startups: Trade Shocks and Innovator Entrepreneurship in the U.S.-China Trade War
Faculty Advisors: Michela Giorcelli (Chair), Pablo Fajgelbaum, Ariel Burstein, Jonathan Vogel
References: Michela Giorcelli, Pablo Fajgelbaum, Ariel Burstein, Chris Surro
