PhD Candidates
Sossou Adjisse
Development Economics, Political Economy, Economic History
Job Market Paper:
"Political Candidacy Matters: How Women's Presence on the Ballot Affects Females' Education"
References:
Paul Dower (Advisor), Ag. & Applied Economics, UW-Madison
Jeremy Foltz, Ag. & Applied Economics, UW-Madison
Priya Mukherjee, Ag. & Applied Economics, UW-Madison
Leonard Wantchekon, Economics and Politics, Princeton University
Monica Agarwal
Development Economics, Economics of Education, Applied Microeconomics
Job Market Paper:
"The Role of Affirmative Action in Enrollment, Test Scores, and School Quality: Evidence from India"
References:
Laura Schechter (advisor), Agricultural and Applied Economics
Priya Mukherjee, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Jeffrey Smith, Economics
Nicholas Gallagher
Agricultural economics, production economics, mathematical programming, stochastic dynamic programming, sequential decision making, optimization, equilibrium models, farmer decision making, farm insurance, and risk management
Job Market Paper:
"Improving Prevented Planting Insurance to Incentivize Secondary Crop Plantings and to Reduce Indemnity Payments"
References:
Paul Mitchell (advisor), Agricultural and Applied Economics
Siwa Msangi, USDA - Economic Research Service
Thomas Rutherford, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Vikas Gawai
Health, Aging, Technology, Agriculture, Public, Social Security
Job Market Paper:
"Does High-Speed Internet (Broadband) Technology Affect the Mental Health of Older Adults?"
References:
Jeremy Foltz (advisor), Agricultural and Applied Economics
Lauren Schmitz, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Priya Mukherjee, Agricultural and Applied Economics
John Mullahy, Population Health Sciences
Yating Gong
Health Economics, Public Policy, Agricultural Economics
Job Market Paper:
"Taxing for Health: The Enduring Benefits of In-Utero Cigarette Tax Exposure on Adult Health"
References:
Sheldon Du, Agricultural and Applied Economics (advisor)
Susan Averett, Lafayette College
Yang Wang, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Ryo Sakamoto
Industrial Organization, applied econometrics, and agricultural economics
Job Market Paper:
"Detecting Collusion in High-Dimensional Oligopoly Models: The Case of the US Corn Seed Industry"
References:
Guanming Shi (advisor), Agricultural and Applied Economics
Kensuke Kubo, Business and Commerce, Keio University
Shinichi Taya, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan
Nguyen Vuong
Development economics, and environmental economics
Job Market Paper:
"The persistent health effects of defoliating Vietnam"
References:
Ian Coxhead (advisor), Emeritus, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Quoc-Anh Do, Economics, Monash University
Corbett Grainger, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Laura Schechter, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Karin Wu
Agricultural and food policy, health policy, land use, and applied microeconomics
Job Market Paper:
"Demand Response to Avian Influenza Outbreak and Information"
References:
Sheldon Du (advisor), Agricultural and Applied Economics
Andrew Stevens, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Jason Fletcher, La Follette School of Public Affairs