Ph.D. Job Market Candidates
Ph.D. placement director: Professor Johanna Francis (ajofrancis@fordham.edu)
Wei Chen
Fields: Development and Health Economics, Applied Econometrics
Job Market Paper
Do Pensions Reduce Debt: Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme
Dissertation Committee
Dr. Sophie Mitra (chair), Dr. Subha Mani, Dr. Andrew Simons
Contact and Additional Information
wchen84@fordham.edu
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Carlos D Payan
Fields: International Finance, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics
Job Market Paper
The International Transmission of the Global Financial Cycle on Domestic Credit Markets
Dissertation Committee
Dr. Ralf Hepp (chair), Dr. Johanna Francis, Dr. Patricia Gomez Gonzalez
Contact and Additional Information
cpayan@fordham.edu
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Mitali Pradhan
Fields: International Trade and Development, Applied Econometrics
Job Market Paper
Impact of Losing Preferential Status: Evidence from the EU's Generalized System of Preferences Reform
Dissertation Committee
Dr. Subha Mani (chair), Dr. Johanna Francis, Dr. Ralf Hepp
Contact and Additional Information
mpradhan@fordham.edu
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Helene Purcell
Fields: Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Environmental Economics
Job Market Paper
The Heterogeneous Impacts of Natural Disasters on Risk Preferences in Indonesia
Dissertation Committee
Dr. Subha Mani (chair), Dr. Marc Conte, Dr. Andrew Simons
Contact and Additional Information
hpurcell@fordham.edu
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Yichen Shao
Fields: Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy
Job Market Paper
The Bank Lending Channel under Great Moderation and Great Recession
Dissertation Committee
Dr. Johanna Francis (chair), Dr. Phillip Shaw, Dr. Arunima Sinha
Contact and Additional Information
yshao14@fordham.edu
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Rafia Zafar
Fields: Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, Behavioral Economics
Job Market Paper
Instrumental Variable Approach to Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from Indonesia
Dissertation Committee
Dr. Subha Mani (chair), Dr. Sophie Mitra, Dr. Andrew Simons
Contact and Additional Information
rzafar1@fordham.edu
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