{"id":6410,"date":"2024-10-10T18:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economics.ucr.edu\/?page_id=6410"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:29:21","slug":"graduate-job-candidates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/economics.ucr.edu\/graduate-job-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Job Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduate Job Candidates<\/h2><\/span>
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Joseph Cummins
\n<\/b>Placement Director<\/em>
\nPhone: (951) 827-1582
\nEmail:\u00a0joseph.cummins@ucr.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Ph.D. Candidates 2025-2026<\/span><\/h3><\/span>
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\"Keren<\/span><\/div>
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Keren Fang<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0https:\/\/kerenfang.github.io<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “Inference for Moment Inequalities with Nuisance Functions”<\/p>\n

References: Ruoyao Shi (Chair),\u00a0Tae-Hwy Lee,\u00a0Donggyu Kim, Siyang Xiong<\/p>\n

Major Fields: Econometrics with a focus on Partial Identification, Microeconomics, Industrial Organization<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"David<\/span><\/div>
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David Ford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0sites.google.com\/view\/davidmford<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “Post-Shooting Policing Evidence of Reduced Intensity and Effectiveness in Traffic Stops”<\/p>\n

References: Michael Bates (Chair), Ozkan Eren, Ugo Troiano<\/p>\n

Major Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Economics of Crime<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Ilsoo<\/span><\/div>
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Ilsoo Han<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website: www.ilsoohan.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “Educational-Specific Decompositional Effects of Skill Loss on TFP”<\/p>\n

References: Victor Ortego-Marti, Jang-Ting Guo, Matthew Lang.<\/p>\n

Major Fields: Macroeconomics, Search Theory, Labor Economics.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Vaishali<\/span><\/div>
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Vaishali Jain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0Vaishali Jain<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “Unintended Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Child Marriage in West Bengal, India”<\/p>\n

References: Anil Deolalikar (Co-Chair), Steven Helfand (Co-Chair), Joseph Cummins<\/p>\n

Major Fields: Development Economics, Environmental Economics<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Saerom<\/span><\/div>
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Saerom Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0Saerom Lee<\/a><\/p>\n

Papers: Solving the Forecast Combination Puzzle<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0How to Summarize the Survey of Professional Forecasters?<\/a><\/p>\n

References: Tae-Hwy Lee (Advisor), Marcelle Chauvet, Dongwon Lee, Ruoyao Shi<\/p>\n

Major Field: Applied Econometrics, Empirical Macroeconomics, and Empirical Finance<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Pete<\/span><\/div>
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Pete Pridanonda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website: Pete Pridanonda<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “Criminal Histories, High School Misconducts, and Post-Secondary Educational Outcomes: Evidence from U.S. College Applications”<\/p>\n

References: Ozkan Eren (Chair), Ajin Lee, Veronica Sovero<\/p>\n

Major Field: Education Policy, Economics of Crime, and Labor Economics (Human Capital Development)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Yeonjoo<\/span><\/div>
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Yeonjoo Son<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/yeonjooson<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “Home Renovation and Search Frictions in the Housing Market<\/a>”<\/p>\n

References: Victor Ortego-Marti (Chair), Jang-Ting Guo, Bree Lang, Miroslav Gabrovski, Jeffrey Allen<\/p>\n

Major fields: Macroeconomics,\u00a0Applied Macroeconomics,\u00a0Urban and Real Estate Economics<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Zeliha<\/span><\/div>
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Zeliha Begum Tunc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/zelihabegumtunc<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “The Effect of Salary History Bans on Labor Market Reattachment”<\/p>\n

References: Michael Bates (Chair), Victor Ortego-Marti, Joseph Cummins, Jeffrey Allen<\/p>\n

Major fields: Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Public Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Ruinan<\/span><\/div>
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Ruinan Zhao<\/strong><\/p>\n

Webpage:\u00a0ruinan-zhao.github.io<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper: “How Does a Four-Day School Week Affect High School Students? Evidence from Colorado”<\/p>\n

References: Ozkan Eren (Chair), Michael Bates, Kevin Shih<\/p>\n

Major fields: Labor economics, economics of education, applied microeconomics, public policy<\/p>\n<\/div>

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