Department of Economics
 University of British Columbia


 
 
2009 Ph.D. Job Market Candidates

Revised:  17th November, 2009

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce the following job market candidates for your consideration.

Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Michael Devereux  devm@interchange.ubc.ca , (604) 822-2542, or the student's thesis committee for additional information.  (Spreadsheet listing all candidates.) 

Graduate Studies
Department of Economics
econgrad@econ.ubc.ca


Datta, Souvik

 Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/souvik
Email   souvik@interchange.ubc.ca

 C.V.

Thesis Title:   "Essays on Environmental Economics" - Abstract

Job Market Paper:   "Utility Rebates for Energy Star Appliances:  Are They Effective?" (with S. Gulati)

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Goyette, Jonathan

 Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/jgoyette
Email   jgoyette@interchange.ubc.ca

 C.V.

Thesis Title:   "Determinants of the allocation of resources and their efficiency implications in Uganda" - Abstract

Job Market Paper:  "Distortions, Efficiency and the Size Distribution of Firms" (with Giovanni Gallipoli)

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Mardukhi, Jian

Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/jmardukh
Email   jmardukh@interchange.ubc.ca

C.V.

Thesis Title:  "Empirical Study of the Effects of Shifts in Industrial Composition on Wages in Mexican and Brazilian Cities 1990-2000" - Abstract

Job Market Paper:   "Effects of Shifts in Regional Industrial Compositions on Wages:  The Case of Mexican Cities and NAFTA"

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Paul, Sourabh

 Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/sourabh   
Email   sourabh@interchange.ubc.ca

 C.V.

Thesis Title:   "Essays on Economic Development in India" - Abstract

Job Market Paper:   "Distributional effects of tariff reform in India"

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Poon, Doris

 Homepage    http://members.shaw.ca/poondoris  
Email   dorissypoon@gmail.com

 C.V.

Thesis Title:   "Essays on Nominal Rigidities, Financial Constraints and Transfers" - Abstract

Job Market Papers: 
"Strategic Pricing Decisions in a State-Dependent Pricing Model"
"Transfer Problem and Exchange Rate Regimes" (with Michael Devereux)

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Pupato, Germán

Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/pupa
Email   pupa@interchange.ubc.ca

C.V.

Thesis Title:  "Essays in International Trade" - Abstract

Job Market Paper: "Skill Dispersion and Trade Flows" (with M. Bombardini and G. Gallipoli)

Research Fields:
 Thesis Committee:


Sarker, Subrata

 Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/subrata     
Email   ssarker@interchange.ubc.ca

 C.V.

Thesis Title:   "Essay on Optimal Macroeconomic Policy in Developing Countries" - Abstract

Job Market Paper:  "Optimal Fiscal Policy with Risk Premium on Loans:  Is It Procyclical in Emerging Countries?" 

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Sun, Meng

Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/jmengsun
Email   mengsun@interchange.ubc.ca

C.V.

Thesis Title:  "Environmental Protection for Sale and Pollution Noncompliance:  Evidence from the United States"

Job Market Paper:   "How environmental enforcement policy is determined at the industry level"

Research Fields:   Thesis Committee:


Wang, Shun

Homepage   http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/shunwang
Email   shunwang@interchange.ubc.ca

C.V.

Thesis Title:  "Essays on Social Capital, Development and Well-Being" - Abstract

Job Market Paper:   "Social Capital and Rotating Labor Associations:  An Instrumental Variable Approach"

Research Fields:
 Thesis Committee:


Post-doctorate on the market this year


Sand, Ben

Homepage    http://grad.econ.ubc.ca/bensand
Email    bmsand@interchange.ubc.ca

C.V.

Research Paper:  "To What Extent Do High Wages Kill Jobs?" (with Paul Beaudry and David Green)

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