Recent Phd Dissertations
| Term | Name | Dissertation Committee Members (Chairs/Co-chairs listed in bold) | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2023 | Sirui Liu | Joanne Mclaughlin, Zhiqiang Liu, Neel Rao | Essays on the Economics of Education and Labor |
| Summer 2023 | Sungmin Park | Isaac Ehrlich, Neel Rao, Yun Pei | Essays on Fiscal and Monetary Policy |
| Summer 2023 | Zhenfeng Peng | Chunchu Wu,, Yun Pei, Zhiqiang Liu | Essays on short-sale constraint and government bailout effects |
| Spring 2023 | Sandipa Bhattacharjee | Neel Rao, Zhiqiang Liu, Mingliang Li, Sean Fahle | Essays on the Virtuous Cycle of Education & Economic Development |
| Summer 2022 | Seungmin Baek | Alex Anas, Neel Rao, Sean Fahle | Essays on Quantitative Spatial and Urban Economics |
| Summer 2022 | Jiaan Lin | Zhiqiang Liu, Neel Rao, Yun Pei | Empirical Essays on China’s Economic Growth |
| Spring 2022 | Sangyong Kim | Neel Rao, Zhiqiang Liu, Sanghoon Kim | Essays on Labor Economics |
Summer 2021 | Bai, Yuting | Zhiqiang Liu; Neel Rao; Alex Anas | Three Essays on Sector Composition and City Size, the Effects of Having a sibling, and the Effect of Children’s Education on Parental Health |
Summer 2021 | Dao, Hoang Xuan | Alex Anas; Neel Rao; Sean Fahle | Essays on Transportation Economics: Applications of Discrete Choice Models to Analyze Topics in Transportation |
Summer 2021 | Yin, Yue | Neel Rao; Zhiqiang Liu; Sean Fahle | Essays on Family, Labor, and Health Economics |
Spring 2021 | Jiang, Ye | Neel Rao; Zhiqiang Liu; Sean Fahle | Overcoming social barriers: Progress of abolishing agricultural hukou in China |
Fall 2020 | He, Shuhua | Alex Anas; Peter Morgan; Neel Rao; Sean Fahle | Essays on Residential Segregation and the Spatial Interaction of Housing and Labor Markets |
Fall 2020 | Sun, Yenan | Neel Rao; Zhiqiang Liu; Mingliang Li | Essays on Education, Labor, and Health Economics |
Summer 2020 | Chen, Xinyan | Mingliang Li; Nagesh Revankar; Neel Rao | Dynamic Structure of the U.S. Health Spending |
Fall 2019 | Yazdani, Mahdieh | Peter Morgan; Neel Rao; Rachael Hinkle (POSC); Glenn Harrison | Individuals' Decision Making about Risk under both Description and Experience |
Summer 2019 | Dasgupta, Madhura | Neel Rao; Peter Morgan; Yun Pei | Private Provision of Public Infrastructure: Growth and Welfare Implications |
Summer 2019 | De Sarkar, Sayan | Alex Anas; Neel Rao; Peter Morgan | An International Comparison of the Effectiveness of Demand-side and Supply-side Policies to Alleviate Urban Traffic Congestion |
Summer 2019 | Kim, Sanghyeon | Nagesh Revankar; Jihnhee Yu (Co-chair, Dept. of Biostatistics); Mingliang Li | Improvement of Estimation of Optimal Covariance Matrix and Forecast for Financial Risk Management |
Spring 2019 | Hong, Sungwoo | Isaac Ehrlich; Zhiqiang Liu; Neel Rao | Essays on Social Security and Labor Issues |
Spring 2019 | Ngo, Nguyen Binh | Joanne McLaughlin; Peter Morgan; Neel Rao; Sean Fahle | Essays on Retirement, Self-employment, and Business Entry |
Fall 2018 | Lu, Yiqian | Neel Rao; Mingliang Li; Yun Pei | Four Essays on Labor and Development Economics |
Fall 2018 | Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Binh | Alex Anas; Peter Morgan; Winston Chang | Fiscal Transfers in Optimal Spatial Economies with Urban-Rural and Intercity Trade |
Summer 2018 | Luo, Jianbo | Neel Rao; Alex Anas; Peter Morgan | Essays on Microeconomics |
Summer 2018 | Wang, Yiru | Zhiqiang Liu; Joanne McLaughlin; Neel Rao | Essays on Education and Health in Rural China |
Summer 2018 | Yang, Po-Chieh | Isaac Ehrlich; Neel Rao; Sean Fahle | Essays on Investment in Health and Economic Development |
Spring 2018 | Chatterjee, Bibaswan | Isaac Ehrlich; Yong Yin; Zhiqiang Liu; Yun Pei | Essays on Corruption at Different Levels of Government and Monetary Regulations |
Spring 2018 | Guo, Xu | Chunchi Wu (School of Management); Yun Pei (co-chair); Mingliang Li | Essays on Return Predictability in Equity Market and Corporate Bond Market |
Spring 2018 | Hunter, Nicole Louise | Winston Chang; Peter Morgan; Yun Pei | Externality, Market Imperfection, and Optimal Environmental Policy |