THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
2024-25 Job Market Candidates
Chase Abram
Primary Research Focus: Macroeconomics, Labor
Secondary Research Focus: Spatial Economics
References: Greg Kaplan (Chair), Erik Hurst, Christina Patterson
Job Market Paper: "Linking Firm Size and Skill Composition: Theory and Evidence from Australia"
Email: abram@uchicago.edu
Abram Personal Website
Thomas Bourany
Primary Research Focus: Macroeconomics, Environmental Economics, International Trade
Secondary Research Focus: Monetary Economics, Public Finance, Computational Economics, Macro-Finance
References: Mikhail Golosov (Chair), Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Lars Hansen, Michael Greenstone
Job Market Paper Title: "The Optimal Design of Climate Agreements"
Email: thomasbourany@uchicago.edu
Bourany Personal Website
Manav Chaudhary
Primary Research Focus: Asset Pricing, Macrofinance
Secondary Research Focus: Regulations, Behavioral Finance
References: Ralph Koijen (Co-chair), Stefan Nagel (Co-chair), Niels Gormsen, Lars Hansen
Job Market Paper Title: "Regulator Beliefs"
Email: mchaudary@uchicago.edu
Chaudhary Personal Website
Daniel Ehrlich
Primary Research Focus: Macroeconomics, Trade, Development
Secondary Research Focus: Finance
References: Erik Hurst (Chair), Chang-Tai Hsieh, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, David Lagakos
Job Market Paper Title: "Food Loss in Agricultural Value Chains"
Email: deehrlich@uchicago.edu
Ehrlich Personal Website
Thomas Hierons
Primary Research Focus: Urban and Spatial Economics, International Trade
Secondary Research Focus: Econometrics
References: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Chair), Rodrigo Adao, Alexander Torgovitsky
Job Market Paper Title: "Spreading the Jam: Optimal Congestion Pricing in General Equilibrium"
Email: hierons@uchicago.edu
Hierons Personal Website
Samuel Higbee
Primary Research Focus: Econometrics
References: Stéphane Bonhomme (Chair), Max Tabord-Meehan, Guillaume Pouliot, Arun Chandrasekhar
Job Market Paper Title: "Experimental Design for Policy Choice"
Email: samuelhigbee@uchicago.edu
Samuel Higbee Personal Website
Joshua Higbee
Primary Research Focus: Industrial Organization
Secondary Research Focus: Quantitative Marketing, Econometrics
References: Ali Hortacsu (Chair), Dennis Carlton, Giovanni Compiani, Günter Hitsch
Job Market Paper Title: "Learning and Information Design on an Auction Platform"
Email: joshuadhigbee@uchicago.edu
Joshua Higbee's Personal Website
Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu
Primary Research Focus: Urban Economics, Economic History, Development Economics
Secondary Research Focus: Political Economy
References: Richard Hornbeck (Co-Chair), Oeindrila Dube (Co-Chair), Jonathan Dingel, Michael Dinerstein
Job Market Paper Title: "Coercive Growth: Forced Resettlement and Ethnicity-Based Agglomeration"
Email: shmhsu@uchicago.edu
Hsu Personal Website
Elena Istomina
Primary Research Focus: Microeconomic Theory
Secondary Research Focus: Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics
References: Doron Ravid (Chair), Benjamin Brooks, Emir Kamenica, Lars Stole
Job Market Paper Title: "Sorting Stock through Sales: Inventory Turnover and Outlets"
Email: eistomina@uchicago.edu
Istomina Personal Website
Varun K
Primary Research Focus: Development, Political Economy, Economic History
Secondary Research Focus: Labor, Environment
References: Michael Kremer (Chair), James Robinson, Christina Brown, Anne Karing
Job Market Paper Title: "Limited Commitment and Liquidity Constraints in Informal Labor Markets: Evidence from India"
Email: varunk@uchicago.edu
K Personal Website
Olivier Kooi
Primary Research Focus: International Trade, Political Economy
Secondary Research Focus: Macroeconomics, Public Finance
References: Mikhail Golosov (Chair), James Robinson, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Erik Hurst
Job Market Paper Title: "Power and Resilience: An Economic Approach to National Security Policy"
Email: kooi@uchicago.edu
Kooi Personal Website
Jingoo Kwon
Primary Research Focus: Finance
Secondary Research Focus: Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance
References: Stefan Nagel (Chair), Francesca Bastianello, Ralph Koijen
Job Market Paper Title: "Forecast Dispersion and Information Selection"
Email: jingookwon@chicagobooth.edu
Kwon Personal Website
Xiaoyang Li
Primary Research Focus: Macroeconomics/Growth, Industrial Organization
Secondary Research Focus: Innovation
References: Chang-Tai Hsieh (Chair), Chad Syverson, Mikhail Golosov, Harald Uhlig
Job Market Paper Title: "Industry Shakeouts after an Innovation Breakthrough"
Email: xiaoyangli@uchicago.edu
Li Personal Website
Federico Mainardi
Primary Research Focus: Finance, Macroeconomics
Secondary Research Focus: Asset Pricing, Public Finance, Household Finance
References: Ralph Koijen (Chair), Lars Hansen, Rohan Kekre, Stefan Nagel, Eric Zwick
Job Market Paper Title: "The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Financial Institutions, Asset Prices, and Household Behavior"
Email: fmainard@chicagobooth.edu
Mainardi Personal Website
Ben Marrow
Primary Research Focus: Finance
Secondary Research Focus: Asset Pricing, Behavioral and Institutional Finance
References: Stefan Nagel (Chair), Ralph Koijen, Niels Gormsen, Lubos Pastor, Lars Hansen
Job Market Paper Title: "The Pricing of Earnings News"
Email: bmarrow@chicagobooth.edu
Marrow Personal Website
Sasha Petrov
Primary Research Focus: International Trade, Political Economy
Secondary Research Focus: Computational Economics
References: Jonathan Dingel (Co-Chair), James Robinson (Co-Chair), Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Stéphane Bonhomme
Job Market Paper Title: "From Colonial Lines to Optimal Borders: Quantifying Welfare Gains in Africa"
Email: alexpetrov@uchicago.edu
Petrov Personal Website
Tanya Rajan
Primary Research Focus: Development Economics, Labor Economics
Secondary Research Focus: Health Economics
References: Thibaut Lamadon (Chair), Christina Brown, Stéphane Bonhomme, Michael Dinerstein
Job Market Paper Title: "Untangling Informality: Wages, Preferences, and Sectoral Sorting in Bangladesh's Garment Industry"
Email: tanyar@uchicago.edu
Rajan Personal Website
Jordan Rosenthal-Kay
Primary Research Focus: International Trade, Urban and Spatial Economics
Secondary Research Focus: Environmental Economics, Macroeconomics
References: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Chair), Jonathan Dingel, Mikhail Golosov, Erik Hurst
Job Market Paper Title: "Urban Costs around the World"
Email: jrosenthalkay@uchicago.edu
Rosenthal-Kay Personal Website
Camilla Schneier
Primary Research Focus: Industrial Organization, Urban Economics
Secondary Research Focus: Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Applied Microeconomics
References: Ali Hortaçsu, Jean-Pierre Dubé, Milena Almagro, Michael Dinerstein
Job Market Paper Title: "Distributional Effects of Exclusive Dealing in Commercial Real Estate"
Email: cschneier@uchicago.edu
Schneier Personal Website
Jeanne Sorin
Primary Research Focus: Development Economics, Urban and Spatial Economics
Secondary Research Focus: Environmental Economics
References: Michael Greenstone (Co-Chair), Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Co-Chair), Milena Almagro, Fiona Burlig
Job Market Paper Title: "Public Roads on Private Lands: Land Costs and Optimal Road Improvements in Urban Uganda"
Email: jsorin@uchicago.edu
Sorin Personal Website
Oscar Volpe
Primary Research Focus: Labor Economics
Secondary Research Focus: Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Public Economics
References: Magne Mogstad (Chair), Steven Durlauf, Thibaut Lamadon, Alex Torgovitsky
Job Market Paper Title: "Job Preferences, Labor Market Power, and Inequality"
Email: ovolpe@uchicago.edu
Volpe Personal Website
Evan Rose
Co-Director of Graduate Placement
Office: SHFE 361
Phone: (773) 834-3116 | ekrose@uchicago.edu
Manasi Deshpande
Co-Director of Graduate Placement
Office: Office: SHFE 347
Phone: (773) 795-2944 | mdeshpande@uchicago.edu