| STANFORD UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS PH.D. CANDIDATES | ||
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| AHOOBIM, OREN | Fields: | Energy and Natural Resource Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy, Public Economics, Labor Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Incidence of Renewable Energy Policy: Assessing the Impact of Policies for Renewable Power Generation on Consumers, Electricity Providers, and the Environment |
| ahoobim@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Lawrence Goulder |
| (415) 279-6588 (mobile) | Other Advisor: | |
| Honors: | DEED Student Grant Award, American Public Power Association, 2005; Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, 2004; National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2001; Economics Department Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University, 2001; 1998 Anna Laura Myers Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis, Stanford University, 1998. | |
| ALTER, AMITAY | Fields: | Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics and Organizational Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Estimating the Return to the Organizational Form in the California Venture Capital Industry |
| amitay@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Liran Einav |
| (650) 862-3711 | Other Advisors: | Timothy Bresnahan, Han Hong, Phillip Leslie |
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Honors: | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) dissertation Fellowship, 2007-2008; Shultz Fellowship in Economic Policy, 2007; Chicago-Argonne Institute on Computational Economics Fellow, Economics Research Center, University of Chicago, 2006; Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2003-2005; Tel Aviv University Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2003; Neeman Fellowship from the Institute of Science Technology and Economics, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 2001-2002; Akirov Fellowship, Industry in an Era of Changing Tastes , Tel Aviv University, 2001-2002. |
| ARIAS, LUZ MARINA | Fields: | Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic History |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Coordination or Coercion in the Provision of Goods by the State: Theory and Insights from Colonial Mexico |
| larias@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Avner Greif |
| (650) 387-7832 | Other Advisor: | |
| Honors: | CDDRL Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2007-2008; Research Fellowship, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics, Stanford Law School, 2006 and 2007; Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Dissertation Fellowship, 2006-2007; Best Teaching Assistant Award, Economics Department, Stanford University, 2005; First Year PhD Fellowship, Economics Department, Stanford University, 2002-2003; Mexican Institute of Executives in Finance (IMEF) High Honors for BA Thesis, Mexico, 2001; Public Education Ministry Fellowship, Mexico, 1995-1998. | |
| ATER, ITAI | Fields: | Industrial Organization, Economics of Organizations, Applied Microeconomics, Antitrust, Law and Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Essays in Industrial Organization |
| Itai.ater@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Liran Einav |
| (650) 714-7682 (mobile) | Other Advisors: | Timothy Bresnahan, , Peter Reiss, Ran Abramitzky |
| Honors: | B.F. Haley and E.S. Shaw Fellowship, 2007-2008; Law and Economics Olin Summer Fellowship, 2005, 2006, 2007; Shultz Fellowship, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), 2005-2006; Stanford University, Economics Department Fellowships, 2003-2005; Hebrew University Public Policy School Future Scholar Scholarship, 2004; Hebrew University Economics Department Fellowships, 1998-2001. | |
| CHUN, NATALIE | Fields: | Labor Economics, Health Economics, Industrial Organization |
| Dissertation Title: | Changes in Skill Acquisition of Young Adults | |
| natc@stanfordalumni.org | Advisor: | Thomas MaCurdy |
| (310) 869-7815 | Other Advisor: | Jay Bhattacharya |
| Honors: | Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; College Honors; UCLA Daus Award for Mathematics. | |
| EILAT, ASSAF | Fields: | Applied Microeconomics, Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization, Law and Economics |
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Dissertation Title: | Essays on Pricing |
| assaf@stanford.edu | Advisors: | Jonathan Levin, Paul Milgrom |
| (415) 265-2129 | Other Advisors: | Ran Abramitzky |
| Honors: | Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, 2006-2007; Law and Economics Olin Summer Fellowship, 2005-2007; Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, 2005-2006; Department of Economics Award, Hebrew University, 2001-2002; Department of Economics Award, Hebrew University, 2000-2001; Department of Economics Award, Hebrew University, 1999-2000; Dean list, Law School, Hebrew University, 1998-1999; Department of Economics Award, Hebrew University, 1998-1999. | |
| JHA, SAUMITRA | Fields: | Economic History, Development Economics, Political Economy, Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Essays in the Development of Culture and Governance |
| sjha@wcfia.harvard.edu | Advisor: | Susan Athey |
| (650) 380-3269 (mobile) | Other Advisors: | Avner Greif, Aprajit Mahajan |
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Honors: | Academy Scholar, Harvard University, 2006-2008; Koret Foundation Dissertation Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), 2005; Humane Studies Fellow, 2005; NSF invited attendee, 1st Nobel Prize Conference in Economics, 2004; Graduate Fellow, Department of Economics, Stanford University, 2001- 2004; Herchel Smith Scholar to Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, 1999-2001; Carl Van Duyne Prize for excellence and intellectual curiosity in Economics, Williams College, 1999; Phi Beta Kappa (junior year top 5% of class.), 1998. |
| KAUFMANN, KATJA | Fields: | Development Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics, Economics of Education |
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Dissertation Title: | Essays on the Use of Subjective Expectations in the Analysis of Educational Decisions |
| kmkaufma@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Luigi Pistaferri |
| (650) 853-1006 (h) | Other Advisors: | Orazio Attanasio, Aprajit Mahajan, John Pencavel |
| (650) 224-8800 (mobile) | Honors: | Taube Scholarship Fund Fellowship, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University, 2007-2008; Sawyer Seminar Fellowship, Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University, 2007-2008; Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, 2007; Shultz Graduate Student Fellowship in Economic Policy, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University, 2006-2007; Stanford Economics Department Fellowship, 2003-2005; Fellowship of the German National Academic Foundation, 2000-2003. |
| KHOR, NINY | Fields: | Economic Development, Labor Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: |
Income Inequality and Income Mobility in |
| Advisors: | John Pencavel | |
| (650) 862-1550 | Other Advisors: | Luigi Pistaferri, Aprajit Mahajan |
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Honors: | Outstanding Teaching Award, Stanford University Economics Department, 2002-2003; Asian Pacific Scholar, Stanford University, 2000-2001; Forman Fellowship for Economics Graduate Student, Stanford University, 1996-1997; Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society, 1996; Alumnae Fund Fellowship for Graduate Study, Mount Holyoke College, 1996; Virginia Galbraith Award for Excellence in Economics, Mount Holyoke College, 1995; Nominated by Mount Holyoke College for American College’s Who’s Who List, 1995; Sarah Williston Scholar, Mount Holyoke College, 1994-1996. |
| LEE, SOOHYUNG (SOO) | Fields: | Labor Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Essays on Household Formation and Income Inequality |
| soohlee@stanford.edu | Advisors: | Peter Klenow, Luigi Pistaferri |
| (650) 996-9034 (mobile) | Other Advisors: | Michele Tertilt |
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Honors: | B.F. Haley and E.S. Shaw Fellowship, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University, 2007-2008; Graduate Research Opportunity Fellowship, Stanford University, 2006; Taube Fellowship, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University 2006; Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Kwanjeong Educational Foundation, 2002-2005; Award for Academic Excellence, Seoul National University, 1998; Department Fellowship, Seoul National University, 1995-1998. |
| LEVINE, ANNA | Fields: | Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics, Health Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Understanding Incentives in Health Care |
| aalevine@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Jonathan Levin |
| (650) 814-2712 | Other Advisor: | Timothy Bresnahan, Alan Sorensen |
| Honors: | Leonard W. Ely and Shirley R. Ely Graduate Student Fellowship, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), 2007-2008; George P. Shultz Graduate Student Fellowship in Economic Policy, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), 2006; Economics Department Fellowship, Stanford University, 2003-2005; Phi Beta Kappa honorary society, 2002. | |
| LI, XINPING | Fields: | Microeconomics, Contract Theory, Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Managerial Incentives, Capital Structure and Corporate Governance |
| xinping@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Ilya Segal |
| (650) 796-4258 | Other Advisors: | B. Douglas Bernheim, Jeffrey Zwiebel |
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Honors: | Stanford Graduate Fellow, Stanford B.C. and E. J. Eaves Fellowship, 2003-2005; Outstanding Student Award, China Petrol Graduate Scholarship , Peking University, 2001-2003; First Prize, "Challenge Cup" Academic Thesis, Beijing, China, 2002; Pacesetter Award for Academic Excellence, Beijing Outstanding Graduate Award, Beijing, China, 2001; Procter & Gamble Scholarship, May-4th Scholarship, Citibank Fellowship, Peking University, 1998-2001. |
| MCBRIDE, STEPHAN | Fields: | Law and Economics, Institutional Economics, Economic History, Labor Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | The Origin of the Common Law: State Consolidation and Collective Adjudication |
| smcbride@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Avner Greif |
| (650) 804-5471 | Other Advisors: | Ran Abramitzky, Jay Bhattacharya |
| Honors: | Olin Law and Economics Scholarship, Stanford Law School, 2007; Humane Studies Fellowship, 2007; Graduate Fellowship Yale Law School, 2006; Olin Law and Economics Scholarship, Stanford Law School, 2005; Teaching Award, Stanford Department of Economics, 2004; Doctoral Fellowship, Social Science and Humanities Research Council, 2003; Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University, 2001; Graduate Fellowship, Queen s University, 2000; Shrum Gold Medal Recipient, Simon Fraser University, 2000; Teaching Award, Simon Fraser University Department of Economics, 2000. | |
| NAGAVARAPU, SRINIKETH | Fields: | Labor and Development Economics, Applied Econometrics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Brazilian Ethanol: A Gift or Threat to the Environment and Regional Development? |
| ssn@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Thomas MaCurdy, John Pencavel |
| (650) 248-5270 | Other Advisors: | Luigi Pistaferri, Aprajit Mahajan |
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Honors: | Taube/Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Fellowship, 2007-2008; Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, Spring 2006; National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2002-2005; Stanford Graduate Fellowship (Koret Foundation), 2002-2005; Anna Laura Meyers Award for Economics Honors Theses, Stanford University, Spring 2002; Phi Beta Kappa, Inducted as a junior, Stanford University, Spring 2001; President’s Award for Academic Excellence, Stanford University, Fall 1999; National Merit Scholar, Fall 1998. |
| NICHOLSON, SCOTT | Fields: | Applied Microeconomics, Political Economics, Experimental Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Contextual Choice and Cognitive Overload: How Ballot Composition Affects Voter Behavior |
| swn@stanford.edu | Advisor: | B. Douglas Bernheim |
| (650) 387-8511 | Other Advisors: | Muriel Niederle, Roger Noll |
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Honors: | Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research George P. Shultz Award, 2006-2007; Stanford University Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, 2005; Stanford University Department of Economics Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2004; Five time recipient, Stanford University Department of Economics Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award; Stanford University Department of Economics Fellowship, 2001-2002. |
| PANCS, ROMANS | Fields: | Microeconomics, Finance, Macroeconomics, Public Economics |
| Dissertation Title: | Optimal Transparency in Trading Mechanisms | |
| rpancs@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Ilya Segal |
| (650) 725-8906 (w) | Other Advisors: | Darrell Duffie, Manuel Amador |
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Honors: | Kohlhagen Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Stanford University, 2006; Best Ph.D. Candidacy Paper Sean Buckley Prize, Stanford University, 2005; Stanford First and Second Year Graduate Fellowship, 2003; The British Chevening Scholarship, United Kingdom, 2002. |
| PARCEL, LORI | Fields: | Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Stiff Competition: Vertical Relationships in Cremation Services |
| lparcel@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Liran Einav |
| (650) 867-5000 (mobile) | Other Advisors: | Peter Reiss, Timothy Bresnahan |
| Honors: | B.F. Haley and E.S. Shaw Fellowship for Economics, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), 2007-2008; John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Summer Research Fellowship, 2007; Stanford Department of Economics Fellowship, 2003-2005; Moffat Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis in Economics, Indiana University, 2004; Moffat Award for Outstanding Senior in Economics, Indiana University, 2002; Phi Beta Kappa (junior), Indiana University, 2001; Indiana University Wells Scholar (full tuition and stipend), 1999-2003; National Merit Scholar, 1999-2003. | |
| PONCE-RODRIGUEZ, ALEJANDRO | Fields: | Banking and Finance, Applied Microeconomics, Behavioral Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Consumer Behavior in Credit Markets |
| aponcer@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Jonathan Levin |
| (650) 814-4663 (mobile) | Other Advisors: | Timothy Bresnahan, Liran Einav |
| Honors: | Kolhagen Fellowship Fund, Stanford Institute for Policy and Research (SIEPR), 2007; Schools of Humanities and Sciences, Engineering, and Earth Sciences Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, 2007; Dissertation Grant, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Research Center on Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making, 2006; Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, winter 2006, spring 2006 and spring 2007; CONACYT, Five Year Prize Scholarship for Ph.D. Program, Mexico, 2002-2007; Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholarship (not taken) 2002; Highest Honorary Mention and Diploma, ITAM, August 2000. | |
| SASSON, DIEGO | Fields: | Macroeconomics, Economic History, Public Economics |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Sectoral Labor Reallocation and Income per Capita: Distortions vs. TFP Shocks |
| dsasson@stanford.edu | Advisor: | Peter Klenow |
| (650) 387-9741 (mobile) | Other Advisors: | Avner Greif, Peter Henry |
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Honors: | Stanford Graduate Fellowship 2004-2006; Best Undergraduate Thesis of the Year, 2003; Award of Distinction at the United Nations Model, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1999; Award of Distinction at the United Nations Model, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997. |
| TODD, ANNIKA | Fields: | Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Finance |
| CV [pdf] | Dissertation Title: | Explaining Asset Market Bubbles with Prospect Theory |
| annitodd@stanford.edu | Advisor: | B. Douglas Bernheim |
| (415) 602-6263 | Other Advisors: | |
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| TZANG, PHILIP FEI-LUNG | Fields: | Microeconomic Theory, Contract Theory, Law and Economics |
| Dissertation Title: | Essays in Contract Theory | |
| fltzang@stanford.edu | Advisor: | B. Douglas Bernheim |
| (650) 497-2021 (h) | Other Advisors: | Andrzej Skrzypacz, A. Mitchell Polinsky |
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Honors: | Sonja and William Davidow Dissertation Fellowship, 2007-2008; Summer Research Fellowship, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics, 2005-2007; Forman Fellowship, Stanford University, 2005-2006; Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University, 2003-2005; University of Toronto Open Fellowship, University of Toronto, 2002-2003; T.C. Cheng Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001-2002; Mrs. Ho Kwai Wing Distinguished Student Award, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001-2002; Wu Chung Scholarship, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000-2001; Yee Sui Cheong Memorial Scholarship, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999-2000; Beta Gamma Sigma (CUHK Chapter), from 1999 to now. |