PhD Candidates on the Job Market
Job Market Candidates
Interested in hiring a department graduate? See our brochure of current job market candidates or review the list below:
- Stylianos Christodoulou
- Lorenz Ekerdt
- Naoki Fujiwara
- Jeremy Kettering
- Armen Khederlarian
- Kenwin Maung
- Alexis Orellana
- Geunyong Park
- Xiaomei Sui
- Yajie Wang
- Soo Kyung Woo
- Kai-Jie Wu
Stylianos Christodoulou
Job Market Paper: "Evaluation of Targeted Subsidies and Their Impact on Neighborhoods"
Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Public, Urban Economics, Labor Economics
References: Lisa Kahn, Ronni Pavan, John Singleton
Email: s.christodoulou@rochester.edu
Lorenz Ekerdt

Job Market Paper: "The Rise of Specialized Firms"
Fields: Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, International Trade
References: Mark Bils, George Alessandria, Yan Bai
Email: lekerdt@ur.rochester.edu
Naoki Fujiwara
Job Market Paper: "Low Prices and Resale Markets"
Fields: Economic Theory, Political Economy, Formal Political Theory
References: Paulo Barelli, Yu Awaya, Mark Fey
Email: nfujiwar@ur.rochester.edu
Jeremy Kettering
Job Market Paper: "Large Shocks and Uncertainty in Beauty Contests"
Fields: Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Financial Economics, Decision Theory
References: Paulo Barelli, Asen Kochov, Srihari Govindan
Email: jketteri@ur.rochester.edu
Armen Khederlarian
Job Market Paper: "Trade-Policy Dynamics: Evidence from 60 Years of U.S.-China Trade"
Fields: International Trade, International Macroeconomics & Development
References: George Alessandria, Kim J. Ruhl, Joseph B. Steinberg, Sandro Steinbach
Email: armen.khederlarian@gmail.com
Kenwin Maung
Job Market Paper: "Large Network Autoregressions with Unknown Adjacency Matrix"
Fields: High-Dimensional Econometrics, Time Series, Financial Networks
References: Bin Chen, Nese Yildiz, Michael Gofman
Email: gmaung@ur.rochester.edu
Alexis Orellana
Job Market Paper: "Neighbors' Spillovers on High School Choice"
Fields: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Applied Microeconomics
References: Josh Goodman, Marcus Winters, Ronni Pavan, Kegon Tan
Email: borellan@bu.edu
Geunyong Park
Job Market Paper: "Investment Stimulus, Automation and Skill Demand"
Fields: Technological Change, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Urban Economics
References: Lisa Kahn, Ronni Pavan, John Singleton
Email: gpark17@ur.rochester.edu
Xiaomei Sui
Job Market Paper: "Uneven Firm Growth in a Globalized World"
Fields: International Economics, Macroeconomics, Economic Growth and Development
References: Yan Bai, George Alessandria, Gaston Chaumont
Email: xiaomeisui@rochester.edu
Yajie Wang
Job Market Paper: "Uncertainty and Unemployment Revisited: The Consequences of Financial and Labor Contracting Frictions"
Fields: Macroeconomics, Labor, and Finance
References: Yan Bai, Narayana Kocherlakota, Mark Bils, Zheng Liu
Email: yajie.wang@rochester.edu
Soo Kyung Woo
Job Market Paper: "Real Exchange Rate and Net Trade Dynamics: Financial and Trade Shocks"
Fields: International Macroeconomics, International Trade, Macroeconomics
References: George Alessandria, Yan Bai, Narayana Kocherlakota
Email: sookyung.woo@rochester.edu
Kai-Jie Wu
Job Market Paper: "The Rise of Specialized Firms"
Fields: Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Labor Economics
References: Mark Bils, Lisa Kahn, Yan Bai
Email: kai-jie.wu@rochester.edu
Contacts
Please reach out to our placement contacts with any questions.
Faculty Placement Chair
Bin Chen
(585) 275-5781
binchen@rochester.edu
Graduate Coordinator
Elizabeth Proctor
(585) 275-8625
ealouisa@ur.rochester.edu