2025
- Priyadarshi Amar, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Institute Carlos III Juan March at University Carlos III of Madrid - Ziheng Liu, Assistant Professor
Zhejiang University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management - Felipe Parra, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Civil Conflict and Democratic Erosion Lab, Brown University - Sakina Shibuya, Consultant
University of Tokyo Economic Consulting Inc. - Talita Silva, Postdoctoral Scholar
Sao Paulo School of Economics
2024
- Sossou Adjisse, Postdoctoral Scholar
Oregon State University - Monica Agarwal, Postdoctoral Scholar
Northwestern University - Nicholas Gallagher, Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics - Vikas Gawai, Postdoctoral Scholar
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Yating Gong, Assistant Professor
Jinan University - Ryo Sakamoto, Economist
UTokyo Economic Consulting Inc. - Nguyen Vuong, Assistant Professor
University of Tsukuba - Karin Wu, Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University, Department of Agricultural Economics
2023
- Gaurav Doshi, Assistant Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Economics - Itzel de Haro Lopez, Assistant Professor
University of Navarra, Navarra Center for International Development - Nicole Karwowski, Assistant Professor
Montana State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics - Varan Kitayaporn, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
New York University, Department of Economics - Qinan Lu, Assistant Professor
Renmin University, School of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development - Osaretin Olurotimi, Assistant Research Professor
University of Arizona, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
2022
- Pukitta Chunsuttiwat, Economist
Keystone Strategy, Seattle, WA - Erik Katovich, Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute of Economics and Econometrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland - Artak Meloyan, Data Scientist
Meta, Menlo Park, CA - Kaitlyn Sims, Assistant Professor of Microeconomics for Public Policy
Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver - Mizuhiro Suzuki, Principal Associate Quantitative Analyst
Capital One, McLean, VA - Licheng Xu, Assistant Professor
BNU Business School, Beijing Normal University
- Jiarui Zhang, Data Scientist
Meta, Menlo Park, CA
2021
- Eduardo Cenci, Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Omaha - I-Chun Chen, Senior Quantitative Analyst
TD Bank, N.A. - Joshua Deutschmann, Postdoctoral Scholar with the Development Innovation Lab
University of Chicago - Sunny Jie Feng, Assistant Professor
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology - Kangli Li, Quantitative Analytics Senior
Freddie Mac - Ana Paula Melo da Silva, Assistant Professor
Howard University - Adam Theising, Postdoctoral Fellow
United States Environmental Protection Agency
2020
- Patcha Chaikitmongkol, Assistant Professor
Chiang Mai University, Thailand - Amelia Maria Gibbons, Lecturer & Academic Coordinator
Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina - Jared Hutchins, Assistant Professor
Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Irene Jacqz, Postdoctoral Fellow
Inequality in America Initiative, Harvard University
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Iowa State University - Matt Klein, Economic Analyst
Policy, Data, Performance & Integrity Division, Washington State Employment Security Department - Yuji Saikai, Tutor (Postdoctoral Fellow)
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne - Marin Skidmore, Assistant Professor
Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
(First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison) - Justin Winikoff, Research Agricultural Economist
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture - Charng-Jiun Yu, Economist
Amazon.com, Inc.
2019
- Alexey Kalinin, Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Forest, Harvard University - Naoki Nishimura, Economist
Japan International Cooperation Agency - Esteban Quiñones, Researcher
Mathematica Policy Research - Jordan Van Rijn, Senior Economist
Credit Union National Association - Shuwei Zeng, Quantitative Analytics Sr.
Freddie Mac - Siyao Zhu, Global Team Researcher
Precision Agriculture for Development
2018
- Zack Barnett-Howell, Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer
MacMillan Center for International & Area Studies, Yale University - Allison Derrick, Research Economist
Balance of Payments Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - Mingxuan Fan, Postdoctoral Fellow
National University of Singapore, Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy - Rachel Frattarola Hernández, Economist
Office of Management and Budget - Jared Gars, Policy Analyst
Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Norihiko Matsuda, Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Florida International University - Fanny Moffette, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Thanicha Ruangmas, Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Maryland, FIRE program - Andrew Schreiber, Economist
National Center for Environmental Economics, Environmental Protection Agency - Nouhoum Traore, International Consultant
Social Protection and Labor-Africa Region, The World Bank Group
2017
- Charles Wonjun Chang, Energy Economist
Charles River Associates
(First position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Joint Global Change Research Institute, University of Maryland) - Brett Close, Senior Economist
EMI Consulting - Cornelia Ilin, Associate
Analysis Group - Travis McArthur, Assistant Professor
Food & Resource Economics Department, University of Florida - Daniel Mooney, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist
Agricultural & Resource Economics, Colorado State University - Jennifer Raynor, Assistant Professor
Wesleyan University
(First position: Research Economist, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) - Srinivasan Vasudevan, Economic Researcher
American Institutes for Research - Austin Williams, Research Economist
RTI International
(First position: Prevention Effectiveness Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Ethan Young, Principal Consultant
Tetra Tech
2016
- Bjorn Markeson, Economist at IMPLAN
(First position: Lecturer, Economics Department, Brandeis University) - Na Zhao, Senior Economist
National Association of Home Builders
(First position: Housing Policy Economist, National Association of Home Builders)
2015
- Yating Chuang, Visiting Professor
Economics Department, College of the Holy Cross - Jhin Han
Economic Research Service, USDA - Heesun Jang, Associate Research Fellow
Korea Energy Economics Institute - Chang Lian, Modeling and Analytics Associate
Chase Bank - Emily Sellars, Assistant Professor
Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University - Christopher Taylor, Mathematical Statistician
United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Sarah Walker, Assistant Professor
Economics Department, University of New South Wales
2014
- Zhe Dun, Analytics Scientist
Ford Motor Credit Company - Pilar Jano, Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Valdivia, Chile - Daniel Prager, Research Economist
Rural and Resource Economics, Economic Research Service, USDA - Patricia Yanez-Pagans, Research Economist
Inter-American Development Bank - Wenhui Zhang
Digonex, Inc. - Katherine Zipp, Assistant Professor
Environmental & Resource Economics, Pennsylvania State University
2013
- Hillary Caruthers, Visiting Assistant Professor
Economics Department, Berry College - Rebecca Cleary, Research Associate
Analysis Group, Inc. - Dylan Fitz, Assistant Professor
Economics Department, Davidson College - Maria Fernanda Rodrigo, Research Fellow
Inter-American Development Bank
2012
- Vardges Hovhannisyan, Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Minnesota - Ming-Feng Hsieh, Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University - Rachid Laajaj, Postdoctoral Researcher
Paris School of Economics - Do-il Yoo, Research Fellow
Chungbuk National University, Korea
2011
- Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota - Lauren Bresnahan, Senior Associate
KPMG, LLP, New York - Xingliang Ma, Postdoctoral Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute - Benjamin Schwab, Postdoctoral Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute
2010
- Ursula Aldana, Economist
Instituto de Estudios Peruanos - John Morrow, Postdoctoral Fellow
London School of Economics - Widad Soufi, Assistant Professor
Al Akhawayn University - Jeremy Weber, Research Economist
Rural and Resource Economics, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
2009
- Gustavo de los Campos, Post-doctoral Researcher
University of Alabama School of Medicine - Ying Du
Shandong University - Francisco Galarza, Professor, Researcher
Universidad del Pacifico - David Garber, Economist
Climate Change Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Hwanil Park, Research Fellow
Samsung Economic Research Institute - Yasuharu Shimamura, Assistant Professor
Ritsumeikan University
2008
- Xiaowei Cai, Assistant Professor
California Polytechnic State University - Ousman Gajigo, Associate Economist
Earth Institute, Millenium Development Center for East Africa, Columbia University - Munenobu Ikegami, Economist
International Livestock Research Institute - Muqun Li, Senior Researcher
Samsung Economic Research Institute - Benjamin Linkow, Assistant Professor
Miami University School of Business - Diep Phan, Assistant Professor
Beloit College
2007
- Andrea Bentancor, Lecturer
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez - Kiriya Kulkolkarn
Thammasat University - Pilar Useche, Assistant Professor
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
2006
- Jorge Aguero, Assistant Professor of Economics
University of California, Riverside - Seth Gitter, Assistant Professor
Towson University - Jason Fletcher, Professor
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
(First position: Assistant Professor of Public Health, Yale University) - Rebecca Moore
University of Georgia - Tingjun Peng
Ministry of Agriculture, China - Reka Sundaram-Stukel, Health Economist
Wisconsin State Department of Health Services - Anan Wattanakuljarus, Economist
National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok
2005
- Joseph Burke, Associate Scientist
Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bayou Demeke
Pennsylvania State University - Hua Lin, Actuarial Consultant
Deloitte Consulting, LLP - Tewodaj Mogues, Research Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute - Sunung Moon, Research Economist
Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade - Pishayasinee Mulapruk
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, Thailand
2004
- Aashish Mehta, Economist
Asian Development Bank, Manila - Shinn-Shyr Wang, Associate Scientist
Food System Research Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2003
- Juan Chamorro, Economic Advisor
Office of the President, Nicaragua - Weiping Chen, Business Economist
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - Hector Villarreal
Graduate School of Public Administration and Public Policy
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
2002
- Kenneth Baerenklau, Assistant Professor
University of California, Riverside - Michael Bennett, Visiting Researcher
Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing - Diana Fletschner, Assistant Professor
University of Washington - Ragan Petrie, Assistant Professor
Georgia State University - Eduardo Zegarra, Statistical Unit Director
Ministry of Agriculture, Peru
2001
- Marco Castillo
Georgia Institute of Technology
2000
- Michael Aliber
Department of Land Affairs, South Africa - Stephen Boucher, Assistant Professor
University of California, Davis - John Larrivee, Assistant Professor
Mount Saint Mary’s College - Yoshito Takasaki, Assistant Professor
University of Tsukuba
2014-2023
*Recent placements listed from top. Not listed are the many students go on to PhD programs in the United States and around the world.
- Grain Leadership Trainee,
Consolidated Grain and Barge, Gladstone, IL - Associate Energy Resource Planning Acquisition Analyst, Puget Sound Energy
- Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
- Energy Systems and Climate Analysis (ESCA), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Utility Analyst, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
- Development and Database Associate, Community Shares of Wisconsin
- Economics Division Analyst, Embassy of Taiwan,
- Financial Risk Management, Deloitte Consulting
- Development & Database Associate, Community Shares of Wisconsin
- Data & Policy Analyst, Acumen
- Economic Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Evaluation Specialist, Engineers without Borders, Canada
- Data Scientist, Zoro
- Lecturer, Montana University
- Trader, Green Plains Renewable Energy
- Staff Economist, RCF Economic and Financial Consulting, Inc., Chicago IL
- Ministry of Energy, Government of Chile
- Analyst, Intellectual Property and Science Branch, Thomsen Reuters
- Senior Statistician, WPS Health Insurance
- Research Assistant, Interamerican Development Bank, Washington DC
- Policy Advisor, World Vision International
- Consultant, Christensen & Associates, Madison WI (economic consulting firm)
- Operations Research Analyst, ZS Associates, Evanston, IL (organizational consulting for pharmaceutical companies)
- Regional Assistant for Planning and Evaluation, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria
- Peace Corps
- Faculty Associate, Institute for Environmental Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Instructor at Madison Area Technical College
- Department of Natural Resources, State of Wisconsin
- Family Health International, Durham, North Carolina (non-profit international public health organization)
- Outreach Specialist, Great Lakes Intertribal Managed Care Demonstration Project, Family Medicine Department, UW-Madison
- Foreign Agriculture Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC
- Research consultant, UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty
- Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, State of Wisconsin
- Resource Valuation Manager, Water Use Planning, BC Hydro, British Columbia, Canada
- Research Scientist, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, Department of Natural Resources, State of Wisconsin
- Associate, Stratus Consulting, Inc, Boulder CO (environment and energy research)
- US Agency for International Development, Washington DC
- Research Fellow, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Economics Instructor, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
- Economics Instructor, IBMEC Business School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- World Council of Credit Unions, Madison WI
- County Extension Agent, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Associate Director, BASIS Collaborative Research Support Program, UW-Madison (funded by USAID)
- Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Financial Comptroller, Lake Country Dairy, Turtle Lake, WI
- National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Outreach Coordinator, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Associate Planner, Agnew Beck Consulting Group, Anchorage, AK (community development in rural Alaska)
- Investment in Japan Information Center, Cabinet Office of Japan
- First Position: Managing Associate, Nathan Associates, Inc., Arlington VA (economic development consulting);
Current: Senior Economist, Agricultural and Soft Commodities - Economist, Fisheries Monitoring and Socioeconomics Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NOAA), Honolulu, Hawaii
- Economist, Virginia State Department of Planning and Budget
- Research Associate, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University
- Research Associate, Stratus Consulting, Inc, Boulder CO (environment and energy research)
- Industry Economist, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington DC
- Economist, Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA
- Research Associate, Industrial Economics, Inc., Boston, MA
- Economist, Energy Center of Wisconsin (non-profit research and policy center), Madison, WI
- Shawano County Agriculture Agent, University of Wisconsin Extension
- Financial Consulting Associate, Charles River Associates, Washington DC
- Senior Consultant, Navigant Consulting (energy efficiency program evaluation), Madison
- Leader of Benchmarking and Economic Studies, Power System Engineering, Madison
- Clerk, US Court of International Trade, New York
- Pricing Analyst, Exelon Energy, Kennett Square, PA
- Agriculture, Health and Nutrition Fellow, Catholic Relief Services, Zambia
- Consultant, Human Development Network, World Bank
- Consultant, Navigant Consulting, Madison
- Branch Manager, Dadant and Sons
- International Sales, D-TEG Security Company, Korea
- Synapse Energy Economics, Boston
- Policy Analyst, State of Wisconsin
- Regional Analyst, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Research Manager, Innovations for Poverty Action, Washington DC
- Economist, Department of Sericulture, Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok
- Logistics and supply chain management, Lazada Thailand (e-commerce), Bangkok
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington DC
- Quantitative Analyst, U.S. Bank, Minneapolis
- Technical Services, Epic, Madison
- Associate Analyst, Analytic Partners, Broomfield, Colorado
- Research Analyst, The World Bank
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
- Corporation Department, China Pingan Bank
- Project Manager, IDinsight, Lusaka, Zambia
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
2020-2023
- Energy Policy Analyst, RENEW Wisconsin
- PhD Student, Penn State
- PhD Student, UW-Madison Business School
- PhD Student, UW-Madison AAE
- Director Data & Statistics, America’s Credit Unions
- PhD Student, UW-Madison Nelson Institute
- Risk Manager, Bank of China
- Data Scientist, BHG Financial
- Risk Analyst, Didi Global
- PhD Student, UW-Madison AAE
- Energy Analyst, Cadmus Group
- Business Data Analyst, Scale AI
- Civil Servant, Government, Economics Field
