Ph.D. Job Market Candidates

Ph.D. placement director: Professor Johanna Francis (ajofrancis@fordham.edu)

Wei Chen

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

Carlos D Payan

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

Mitali Pradhan

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

Purcell

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

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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

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