PhD Students Seeking Employment

Altantsetseg Batchuluun

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2007
• M.A., University of Manchester, 1998
• B.A., National University of Mongolia, 1995

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• International Economics
• Macroeconomics

Dissertation

Implications of Rational Inattention for Labor Supply and Portfolio Choice

Supervisors and Telephones

• Eric Young (434) 924-3811
• Christopher Otrok (434) 924-3692
• Emily Blanchard (434) 924-3607

Carlos Espina

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Maryland, 2002
• B.A., Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, 1998

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Macroeconomics
• Computational Economics
• Econometrics

Dissertation

Three Essays on Capital Taxation and Aggregation Under Firm Heterogeneity

Supervisors and Telephones

• Eric Young (434) 924-3811
• Christopher Otrok (434) 924-3692
• Hernan Moscoso Boedo (434) 924-7654

Adam Hyde

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2004
• A.B., Franklin and Marshall, 2002

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Health Economics
• Public Economics
• Labor Economics
• Industrial Organization

Dissertation

A Structural Model of Obstetrician Location and Treatment Decisions

Supervisors and Telephones

• Steven Stern (434) 924-6754
• Amalia Miller (434) 924-6750
• John Pepper (434) 924-3402

Soyoung Lee

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Summer 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2006
• B.A., Sogang University, 2003

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• MacroEconomics
• Financial Economics

Dissertation

Essays on Limited Asset Market Participation Model

Supervisors and Telephones

• Eric Young (434) 924-3811
• Christopher Otrok (434) 924-3692
• Toshihiko Mukoyama (34) 924-6751

Rachna Maheshwari

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2006
• M.Sc., University of Nottingham, 2001
• B.A., Bombay University, 2000

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Public Economics
• Labor Economics
• Applied Microeconomics
• Microeconometrics

Dissertation

A Dynamic Structural Model of Occupational and Family Choices of Women: Classifying Occupations by Non-Wage Characteristics

Supervisors and Telephones

• Steven Stern (434) 924-6754
• Leora Friedberg (434) 924-3225
• William Johnson (434) 924-3251

Ponpoje Porapakkarm

Education

• Ph.D., August 2009
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2005
• M.A., Kasetsart University, 2002
• B.A., Chulalongkorn University, 1991

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Macroeconomics
• Computational Economics

Dissertation

Three Essays on Incomplete Information in the Macroeconomy

Supervisors and Telephones

• Eric Young (434) 924-3811
• Christopher Otrok (434) 924-3692
• Toshihiko Mukoyama (434) 924-6751

Giandomenico Sarolli

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2005
• M.Sc., Universita Bocconi, 2003
• B.A., College of William and Mary, 1999

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Macroeconomics
• Financial Economics
• Computational Economics
• Experimental Economics

Dissertation

Essays on Trading Volume: Counter-cyclical Asset Trading with Incomplete Markets and Idiosyncratic Risks

Supervisors and Telephones

• Eric Young (434) 924-3811
• Christopher Otrok (434) 924-3692
• Toshihiko Mukoyama (434) 924-6751

Xuan Tam

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2006
• M.S., Colorado School of Mines, 2004
• B.S., University of Colorado, Denver, 2002

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Macroeconomics
• Consumer Finance
• Computational Economics

Dissertation

Four Essays on Unsecured Credit Markets

Supervisors and Telephones

• Eric Young (434) 924-3811
• Christopher Otrok (434) 924-3692
• Kartik B. Athreya (804) 697-8225

Shuna Wang

Education

• Ph.D., Expected Spring 2010
• M.A., University of Virginia, 2007
• M.A., Peking University, 2005
• B.A., University of International Business and Economics, 2002

Primary Research and Teaching Fields

• Industrial Organization
• Applied Microeconomics
• Applied Econometrics

Dissertation

Reputation and  Entry Deterrence: A Structural Empirical Model of Fighting Brands in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Market

Supervisors and Telephones

• Steven Stern (434) 924-6754
• Simon Anderson (434) 924-3861
• John Pepper (434) 924-3402