Ph.D. Placements
Summary Statistics on Ph.D. Placements
These statistics cover the 133 initial placements of graduating students in our program running from 2005 through 2024.
|
Type of placement |
Percent of all placements |
Percent of type in the U.S. or Canada |
|---|---|---|
|
Academic β tenure track |
33% |
57% |
|
Academic β non-tenure track |
23% |
86% |
|
Academic β post-doc |
10% |
77% |
|
Government / NGO |
12% |
73% |
|
Private sector |
21% |
96% |
Academic β non-tenure track includes visiting professor positions and other positions with fixed term initial contract. Government/NGO includes central bank positions as well as other government agencies.
The following is a list of the initial placements of students who recently completed their Ph.D. in economics at the 91ΑΤΖζ.
2025
- Jordan Holbrook - Economist for the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, ERIA (https://www.eria.org/).
- Jeonghyeok Kim - Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Population and Human Capital, Yonsei
University, South Korea for one year
followed by Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (equivalent to a tenure track assistant professor position) - Sameer Malik - Four year post doc at BI Business School in Oslo Norway
- Mehedi Hasan Oni - Visiting Assistant Professor Clark University
- Yang Pei - Unplaced as of time of reporting
- Yabo Gwladys Vidogbena - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
- Yujie Zhang - University of Pennsylvania post-doc
- Victor Zuluaga - Bank of Mexico; Research Department, Economist
2024
- Shuan-Wen Lin - Assistant Research Fellow, Public Economic Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University
- Eva Loaeza Albino - VP of Research, California Workers Compensation Institute
- Ryan McGregor - Lecturer, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
- Mehedi Oni - Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas
- Luis Salinas - Financial economist, Inter-American Development Bank
- Ko Sugiura- Post-doc, Ghent University, Belgium
- Khanh Vu - Bank of America, Atlanta
2023
- Nabila Rahman Biju - Assistant Professor (tenure track), Berea College, Kentucky
- Weonhyeok Chung - Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Korea
- Oscar Galvez Soriano - Assistant Instructional Professor, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Illinois
- Hussain Hadah - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Tulane University, Louisiana
- Annie Yu-Hsin Hsu - Lecturer, Indiana University, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana
- Hoanh Le - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, South Dakota State University, USA
- Jia Liu - Consultant, World Bank, Washington, DC
- Md Abdullah Al Mashrur - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Liu Mendoza Perez - Assistant Professor (tenure track), Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
- Jose Mota Aquino - Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA
2022
- Hamza Zahid - Economist, World Bank, Washington D.C.
- Yeabin Moon - Lecturer, Brandeis International Business School, Waltham, MA
2021
- Eris Azizaj β Assistant Vice President, Model Sr. Analyst, Citibank NA; Irving, TX
- Xavier Martin Bautista β Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University; Singapore
- Boblawende Jean Kabore β Economist, Amazon; Houston, TX
- Kriti Khanna β Assistant Professor, Plaksha University, Mohali; Punjab, India
- William Labadie β Visiting Asst Professor, Earlham College; Richmond, IN
- Reza Parsi β Applied Scientist, Uber; Los Angeles, CA
- Priyam Verma β Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Aix-Marseille University; Marseille, France
- Dingyi Xu β Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, UIBE; Beijing, China
2020
- Shreya Bhattacharya β Economist, Amazon; Seattle, WA
- Daniel Jacobs β Portfolio Construction Researcher, Vanguard; Malvern, PA
- Heesuk Jung β Quantitative Fellow, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, MN
- Chi-Hung Kang β Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, UH Institute of Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality; Houston, TX
- Elizabeth Luh β Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI
- Eirini Magames β Assistant Vice President in Economic Forecasting, Citibank; Irving, TX
- Dhanushka Arunasiri Peru Durayalage β Assistant Professor, Berkshire Community College; Pittsfield, MA
- Michael Walz β Economist, Securities and Exchange Commission; Washington, DC
2019
- Aritri Banerjee β Associate, Analysis Group; Boston, MA
- Yewande Olapade β Post-Doctoral Fellow, UH Hobby School of Public Policy; Houston, TX
- Saumya Rana β Labor Economist, Welch Consulting Group; Washington, DC
2018
- Arpita Chakravorty β Senior Economist, 2M Research; Arlington, TX
- Sakshi Jain β Post-Doctoral Fellow, Temple University; Philadelphia, PA
- Sergiy Kasyanenko β Economist, World Bank; Washington, DC
- Tung Nguyen β Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Vinh Pham β Transfer Pricing Senior Associate, Ernst & Young; New York
- Lalita Thienprasiddhi β Senior Researcher, Kasikorn Research Center; Bangkok, Thailand
- Gautham Udupa β Research Director, CAFRAL, Reserve Bank of India
- Thuy Max Vu β Senior Data Analyst, Waste Management; Houston, TX
- Xuejing Zuo β Assistant Professor, Fudan University; Shanghai, China
2017
- Celine Boulenger β Clinical Assistant Professor, Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA
- Taylor Collins β Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee University; Lexington, VA
- Yilin Dong β Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; Chengdu, China
- Bocong Du β Modeling CSCM, Discover Financial Services; Chicago, IL
- Sophia Kazinnik β Quantitative Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Charlotte, NC
- Subash Khatry β Assistant Vice President: Senior Country Risk Analyst, Citibank; Irving, TX
2016
- Nadzeya Abramava β Content Analyst (Quantitative Research), Hanover Research Inc.; Arlington, VA
- Chon Kit Ao β Assistant Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Tainan city, Taiwan
- Somdeep Chatterjee β Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow; Uttar Pradesh, India
- Amrita Dhar β Assistant Professor, University of Mary Washingto; Fredericksburg, VA
- Mike Yu-Wei Hsu β Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton College; Clinton, NY
- Edson Silveira Sobrinho β Economic Advisor, Office of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Jacob Smith β Quantitative Research Associate, Ouray Energy Management, LLC; Houston, TX
- Tzu-Yin Tseng β Economist, Amazon; Seattle, WA
2015
- Mahboobeh Asghari β Assistant Professor, Winona State University; Minnesota
- Christopher Biolsi β Office of Management and Budget; Washington, DC
- David Bostashvili β Senior Content Analyst, Hanover Research; Washington, DC
- Randy Crouch β Teacher, The Village School; Houston, TX
- Ashmita Gupta β Indian Statistical Institute; Chennai, India
- Volodymyr Korsun β Netjets; Columbus, Ohio
- Wen Long β Royal Bank of Canada, New York City
- Ryan Ruddy β Ohio State University
2014
- Paula Arce-Trigatti β Post-Doctoral Fellow, Tulane University (Education Research Alliance for New Orleans)
- Jason Best β Consultant, AlixPartners; Houston, Texas
- Bin Gao β Assistant Professor, Sichuan University; Chengdu, China
- Pablo Garofalo β Visiting Assistant Professor, Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics Indiana University South Bend
- Iryna Hayduk β Assistant Professor, Kent State University at Trumbull, Ohio
- Valentyna Katsalap β Visiting Assistant Professor, Austin College; Sherman,Texas
- Emiliano Luttini β Senior Economist, Central Bank of Chile; Santiago, Chile
2013
- Doruk Ilgaz β Senior Quantitative Analyst, Factset Research Systems Inc.; Chicago, IL
- Olena Ogrokhina β Assistant Professor, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania
- Gokcen Ogruk β Assistant Professor, Texas Wesleyan University
- Mykhalio Sitiuk β Assistant Professor, Ural Federal University, Russia
2012
- Sa An Bui β Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cornell University
- Michael Clark β Visiting Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University
- Shreyasee Das β Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Wided Hemissi β Assistant Professor, Mediterranean School of Business, Tunisia
- Joel Melendez-Lugo β Visiting Assistant Professor, 91ΑΤΖζ
- Satadru Mukherjee β Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
- Adam Perdue β Visiting Assistant Professor, 91ΑΤΖζ
- George Romagus β Analyst/Economist, Risked Revenue Energy Associates; Houston, TX
- Teodora Stoica β Assistant Professor, Quinnipiac University
- Shu Zhang β Analyst, Reliant Energy; Houston, TX
2011
- Sule Celik β Lecturer, San Francisco State University, California
- Elisabetta Gentile β Visiting Fellow, National University of Singapore
- Onur Ince β Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University, North Carolina
- Sunayana Mehra β Economist, Moodyβs, Philadelphia
- Belgi Turan β Assistant Professor, Atilim University, Turkey
- Juan Urquiza β Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad CatΓ³lica de Chile, Santiago
2010
- Amelie Carlton β Assistant Professor, 91ΑΤΖζ
- Serguei Chervachidze β Economist, CB Richard Ellis, Boston
- Roberto Coronado β Economist, Federal Reserve Bank, El Paso (now Vice President in Charge and Senior Economist)
- Edward Hoang β Assistant Professor, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
2009
- Mevlude Akbulut β Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada
- Borys Dodonov β KSE, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Can Dogan β Visiting Assistant Professor, Lamar University
- Indrit Hoxha β Lecturer, 91ΑΤΖζ-Downtown
- Leonie Karkoviata β Lecturer, 91ΑΤΖζ-Downtown
- Santosh Kumar β Bell Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health
- Sreenath Majumder β Assistant Professor, Manchester College, Indiana
- Parul Mathur β Assistant Professor, Simpson College, Iowa
2008
- Can Dogan β Lecturer, St. Thomas University, Houston
- Mayank Gautam β Deloitte and Touche, Houston
- Cahit Guven β Assistant Professor, Deakin University, Australia
- Larry Howard β Assistant Professor, California State University, Fullerton
- Chung-Liang Lin β Assistant Professor, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan
- Tetyana Molodtsova β Assistant Professor, Emory University
- Oleksandr Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy β Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
- Hatice Ozer-Balli β Assistant Professor, Massey University, New Zealand
- Nishith Prakash β Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio University
2007
- Aliaksandr Amialchuk β Assistant Professor, University of Toledo
- Faruk Balli β Lecturer, Dubai University College
- Levent Bulut β Visiting Assistant Professor, Emory University
- Mutlu Yuksel β Research Associate, IZA; Bonn, Germany
2006
- Mesut Arslan β Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Cyprus
- Yulia Demyanyk β Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Dmytro Hryshko β Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
- Han Li β Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Economics and Finance; Chengdu, China
- Jia-Huey Lin β Assistant Professor, Chung-Yu Institute of Technology, Taiwan
- Vadym Volosovych β Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University
- John Weatherby β Instructor, Lee College; Baytown, TX
2005
- Huseyin Akay β Assistant Professor, Trinity University; San Antonio, Texas
- Stephanie Botello β Economist, EconOne; Houston, Texas
- Adriana Fernandez β Economist, Houston Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Melanie Fox-Kean β Assistant Professor, Austin College
- Shushanik Papanyan β Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington