Previous Job Market Candidates - Economics Department, Rice University

Previous Job Candidates

Ernesto Aguayo-Tellez | Wojtek Dorabialski | Gil Eris | Elisabeth Gugl | Timothy Gunning | Heejoon Han | Hulusi Inanoglu | Bibo Jiang | Ick Jin | Ruben Juarez | Justin Leroux| J. Isaac Miller | Jason Murasko | Athiphat Muthitacharoen | Hatice Ozsoy | Junhui "Joe" Qian
| Deockhyun Ryu | Wonho Song | Ara Stepanyan | Chia-hsing "Joyce" Tung | Rahul Vasudev

2003

Wonho Song 8951 Braesmont Drive Apt. 235 Houston, TX 77096 Tel: (713) 665-4761 Email: whsong@rice.edu http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~whsong Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 1996 Seoul National University, Economics M.A. 1998 Seoul National University, Economics M.A. 2002 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2003 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Time Series and Panel Data Econometrics International Economics	Essays in Time Series and Panel Data Econometrics	Yoosoon Chang Robin C. Sickles Suchan Chae	Korea Institute for International and Economic Policy

2004

Wojtek Dorabialski 2630 Bissonnet Street Apartment #43 Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 529-9504 Email: wojtekd@ruf.rice.edu Homepage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~wojtekd Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: M.A. 1998 Warsaw School of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Information Systems M.A. 2002 Rice University Economics Ph.D. 2004 Rice University Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Industrial Organization Public Economics International Trade Applied Econometrics	Essays in Consumer Behavior	Marc Dudey Robin Sickles Peter Mieszkowski Yuka Ohno	Warsaw Institute for Soci-Economic Research (WISER)

Elisabeth Gugl 2401 Shakespeare #9 Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 839-0261 Email: egugl@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: Magistra rer. soc. oec., M. A.with Honors, 1998 Karl-Franzens Universitaet Graz, Economics M. A. 2003 Rice University, Economics Ph. D. 2004 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Applied Microeconomics Economics of the Family Public Economics Labor Economics Gender Economics Women Studies	Essays on Intrafamily Distribution and Taxation:(Joint vs. Individual Taxation and Intrafamily Distribution, A Two-Period Bargaining Model of the Family, Efficiency of Benefit-Related Business Taxation).	Hervé Moulin Peter Mieszkowski George R. Zodrow Suchan Chae	University of Victoria-Canada

Hulusi Inanoglu 2401 Shakespeare #2 Houston, TX 77030 Tel: (832) 778-7644 Email: hulusi@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 1996 Middle East Technical University, Mechanical Engineering M.A. 1998 University of Colorado-Denver, Economics Ph.D. 2004 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Applied Econometrics Banking and Finance	Essays on Heterogeneous Technologies in Banking and Finance	Mahmoud A. El-Gamal Robin C. Sickles Bryan W. Brown	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency- Department of Treasury

Ick Jin 4100 Greenbriar #139 Houston, TX 77098 Tel: (713) 521-7027 Email: realwing@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 1996 Seoul National University Economics M.S. 1998 Seoul National University Economics M.A. 2002 Rice University, Economics Ph. D 2004 Rice University Economics Candidate of Level 3 CFA Exam
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Corporate Finance Industrial Organization Applied Econometrics Public Economics	Media Conglomeration, Market Concentration, and Stock Market Response	Robin Sickles Peter Mieszkowski F. Albert Fang	Central Bank of Seoul Korea

Jason Murasko 5454 Braes Valley #279 Houston, TX 77096 Tel: (713) 283-5429 Email: muraskoj@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 1997 Texas Christian University, Economics M.A. 2002 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2004 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Health Economics Macroeconomics Applied Microeconomics	Determinants of Health Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization	Peter Mieszkowski Peter Hartley Gordon Smith	University of Indiana - South Bend

Deockhyun Ryu 2111 Holly Hall #4901 Houston, TX 77054 Tel: (832) 630-2516 Email: dhryu@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B .A. 1992 Seoul National University, Economics M.A. 1994 Seoul National University, Economics Ph.D. 2004 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Applied Econometrics Time Series Econometrics International Economics Macroeconomics Financial Econometrics	Mean Reversion in Macroeconomic and Fiancial Data	Mahmoud El-Gamal Joon Y. Park Yoosoon Chang Kathy Ensor	Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF)

Ara Stepanyan Department of Economics MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main St. Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (281) 734-0432 Email: astepa@rice.edu
Educational Background: B.A. (Honors)1996 Haigazian University, Business Administration M.A. 1998 Central European University, Economics M.A. 2002 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2004 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topics	References	Job Placement
Labor & Demographic Economics Applied Econometrics Health Economics Development Economics	Empirical Essays in Health and Devlopment Economics (Self-assesed Health and Income in Russia: 1994-2000; Fertility and education in Radical Islamic Sects: Evidence from Asia and Africa)	James N. Brown Eli Berman Peter Hartley Peter Mieszkowski	Ernst & Young

2005

Ernesto Aguayo-Tellez 4045 Linkwood Dr. #207 Houston, TX 77025 Tel: (713) 663-7862 Email: eaguayo@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 2000 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Economics M.A. 2004 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2005 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References align="center"	Job Placement
Development Regional Economics Labor Economics International Trade	Income Divergence between Mexican States in the 1990's Eveidence from Micro-Data	Juan Carlos Codoba Peter Mieszkowski Eli Berman Chinhui Juhn	University of California, San Diego

Justin Leroux 7490 Brompton Rd. #331 Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (832) 778-0454 Email: jleroux@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~jleroux Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 2000 Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees (ENSTA) M.A. 2000 Sorbonne University, Mathematical Economics Ph.D. 2005 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Microeconomic Theory	Essays On Cooperative Production	Herve Moulin Simon Grant Robin Sickles Ronald Soligo	Université de Montreal, HEC Business School, Canada

J. Isaac Miller Department of Economics - MS 22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, Texas77005 Tel: (832) 778-1837 Email: jimiller@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~jimiller/index.html Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 1998 magna cum laude University of Pennsylvania Economics and Russian Civilization M.A. 2004 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2005 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Theoretical and Applied Time Series Financial Econometrics Energy Economics	Three Essays on Time Series with Nonstandard Nonstationary Models	Joon Y. Park Yoosoon Chang Robin C. Sickles Bryan W. Brown	University of Missouri, Columbia

2006

Heejoon Han Department of Economics - MS 22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, Texas77005 Tel: (713) 790-1449 Email:heejoon@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~heejoon Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 1998 Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, Economics M.A. 2005 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2006 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Time Series Econometrics Financial Econometrics Finance International Finance	Essays on Volatility Models with Nonlinear Persistent Covariates	Joon Y. Park Robin C. Sickles Yoosoon Chang Bradley S. Paye	University of Singapore

2007

Timothy Gunning Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 348-6350 Email: tgunning@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 2000 Florida State University, Magna Cum Laude, Economics M.A. 2006 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2007 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Applied Econometrics Health Economics Applied Industrial Organization / Productivity	"Competition in Physician Private Practices"	Robin Sickles Vivian Ho George Zodrow	Ernst & Young, LLP, New York

Junhui "Joe"Qian Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 569-9014 Email:joejqian@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~joejqian/ Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 1999 Harbin Engineering University, Electrical Engineering M.S. 2003 Rice University, Electrical and Computer Engineering M.A. 2007 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2007 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Theoretical and Applied Time Series Financial Econometrics Applied Microeconomics Finance	Autoregressive Modeling and Forecasting in Functional Space	Joon Park Yoosoon Chang Robin Sickles	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Chia-hsing "Joyce" Tung 2345 Wroxton Rd. Houston, Texas 77005 Tel: (713) 907-8377 Email:sechia@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~sechia/ Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 2000, Valedictorian National Cheng-chi University, Taiwan, Public Finance M.A. 2005 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2007 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Public Finance International Finance Computable General Equilibrium (CGE)Modeling	Essays on Wealth Distribution and Flat Tax Reform	George R. Zodrow Peter Mieszkowski John Diamond	Deloitte & Touche, New York

Rahul Vasudev Department of Economics - MS 22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, Texas77005 Tel: (713) 797-1688 Email:rahulv@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. Honors 1997 Ram Lal Anand College, Delhi University, India, Economics M.A. 1999 Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India, Economics M.A. 2004 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2006 Rice University, Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Econometrics Time Series Financial Econometrics International Finance	Essays on Time Series: Time Change and Applications to Testing, Estimation and Inference in Continuous Time Models	Joon Y. Park Robin C. Sickles Yoosoon Chang Mahmoud A. El-Gamal	Ernst & Young, LLP-Houston

2008

Gil Eris Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 893-1713 Email: gileris@rice.edu Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 1999 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mathematics M .A. 2007 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2008 Rice University Economics (expected)
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Public Finance	Tax Competition and Coordination	Peter Mieszkowski George Zodrow Bradley Paye	Deloitte & Touche, Washington, DC

Bibo Jiang Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (832) 860-1818 Email: bbj@rice.edu http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bbj/ Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 2000 Peking University, China, Economics M .A. 2006 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2008 Rice University Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Time Series Financial Econometrics Applied Econometrics	Essays on Nonstationary Time Series	Yoosoon Chang Joon Park Robin Sickles	Bates White

Ruben Juarez Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 834-5304 Email: ruben@rice.edu http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ruben Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.S. 2004 CIMAT-Universidad de Guanajuato, Mathematics M .A. 2008 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2008 Rice University Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Microeconomic Theory Cost Sharing Mechanisms Design Network Economics	Group Strategyproof Cost Sharing	Herve Moulin Simon Grant Anna Bogomolnaia	University of Hawaii

Athiphat Muthitacharoen Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Tel: (713) 614-1675 Email: athiphat@rice.edu http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~athiphat/ Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 2002 Chulalongkorn University, Economics M .A. 2003 Chulalongkorn University, Int'l Economics & Finance M.A. 2007 Rice University, Economics Ph.D. 2008 Rice University Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Public Finance (Theory of Taxation) CGE Modeling Applied Econometrics	Essays on Public Finance: Property Tax Under The Capital Tax View and Employer-Sponsored Helalth Insurance	George Zodrow Peter Mieszkowski	Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC

Hatice Ozsoy Department of Economics, MS-22 Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 Email: ozsoy@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ozsoy/ Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background: B.A. 2000 Bogazici University, Turkey, Economics B.A. 2000 Bogazici University, Turkey, Business Administration M.A. 2007 Rice University Ph.D. 2008 Rice University Economics
Field(s) of Concentration at Rice University	Dissertation Topic	References	Job Placement
Microeconomic Theory Mechanism Design Game Theory Decision Making Under Uncertainty	Essays in Mechanism Design and Decision Theory	Simon Grant Peter Mieszkowski Herve Moulin	California Institute of Techonology