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Placement decisions, like doctoral studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy!

Students are supported throughout their job search by their faculty advisors and experienced coaches. HBS coaches teach students writing, presentation, and slide design skills. Faculty advisors are there every step of the way to help students navigate the complex job market. HBS students can also access resources throughout the university including the FAS Mignone Center for Career Success and HBS Career and Professional Development .

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Yaxuan Chen

Botir Kobilov

Wilbur Chen

Hashim Zaman

Patrick Ferguson

Alexandra Scherf

Jihwon Park

Jody Grewal

Matthew Shaffer

Business Economics

Martin Aragoneses

Michael Blank

Jiafeng (Kevin) Chen

Kunal Sangani

Hanbin Yang

John Conlon

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Robert Minton

Erica Moszkowski

Daniel Ramos

Sagar Saxena

Francesca Bastianello

Talia B. Gillis

Matthew Lilley

Frank Pinter

David Zhang

Andreas Schaab

Gregor Schubert

Edoardo Maria Acabbi

Ravi Jagadeesan

Michael Thaler

Christopher Anderson

Vitaly Bord

Oren Danieli

Weiling Liu

Janelle Schlossberger

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Emilie Aguirre

A Jay Holmgren

Olivia Jung

Michael Anne Kyle

Lauren Taylor

Philip Saynisch

Laura Weimer

Yusaku Takeda

Michael Christensen

Michael Y. Lee

Emily Prinsloo

Serena Hagerty

Byungyeon Kim

Ximena Garcia-Rada

Organizational Behavior

Hanne Collins

Nicole Abi-Esber

Evan DeFilippis

Jeff Steiner

Elliot Stoller

Hayley Blunden

Ahmmad Brown

Ariella Kristal

Lumumba Seegars

Yanhua Bird

Leroy Gonsalves

Karen Huang

Jeffrey Lees

Alicia DeSantola

Stefan Dimitriadis

Alexandra Feldberg

Catarina Fernandes

Elizabeth Hansen

Martha Jeong

Innessa Colaiacovo

Laura Katsnelson

Nataliya Langburd Wright

F. Christopher Eaglin

Hyunjin Kim

J. Yo-Jud Cheng

Do Yoon Kim

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Maya Balakrishnan

Tommy Pan Fang

Raha Imanirad

Michelle Shell

Ohchan Kwon

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From 2007 – 2024.

David Hummel

• Thesis:  Dynamic Limit Pricing with Entrant Cost Advantage: A Model with Application to Low Cost Airlines
• Committee: Professor John Kwoka (Chair), Associate Professor Bilge Erten, Associate Professor Imke Reimers
• Position: New York State Insurance Fund
• Thesis:  The Reputation System of Digital Platforms and their Impact on Consumer Purchase Behavior and Welfare: Evidence from Airbnb
• Committee: Associate Professor Imke Reimers (Chair), Professor James Dana,  Associate Professor Mindy Marks,
• Position: Tenured Track Assistant Professor, Towson University
• Thesis: Estimating the Demand for Differentiated Products and the Efficiency of the Production Line
• Committee: Professor James Dana (Chair), Professor John Kwoka, Associate Professor Imke Reimers (Cornell)
• Position: Economic & Industry Analyst, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Fashion Innovation Center

Tomer Stern

• Thesis: Teacher Testing Standards and the New Teacher Pipeline
• Committee: Associate Professor Mindy Marks (Chair), Associate Professor Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor Bilge Erten
• Position: Economist, The Burning Glass Institute

Qiaoling Ma

• Thesis: Three Essays in Applied Econometrics: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Crisis 
•  Committee: Professor James Dana (co-Chair), Professor John Friar (co-Chair), and Professor Patrick Legros
• Position: Data and Applied Scientist, Microsoft

Farzaneh Nekui

• Thesis: Econometric Analysis of Airline Rivalry and Consumer Compliance with Prescription Drugs
• Committee: Professor James Dana, Associate Professor Imke Reimers, Professor John Kwoka
• Position: Senior Data Scientist, Proximic

Arvind Sharma

• Thesis: Determinants of Geographic Labor Mobility, Electric Vehicle Charging Station Deployment, and Mortgage Refinancing
• Committee: Professor James D. Dana (Chair) Associate Professor Imke Reimers, Professor Robert K. Triest
• Position: Assistant Professor of the Practice in Applied Economics, Boston College

Redina Tahaj

• Thesis: Essays in Applied Economics
• Committee: Associate Professor Mindy Marks (chair), Professor Robert Triest, and Margarita Patria, Principal at Charles River Associates
• Position: Associate, Analysis Group

Zhehui Zheng

• Thesis: Three Essays on Applied Microeconomic Analyses of Entry, Deregulation, and Labor Supply
• Committee: Professor James Dana (chair), Associate Professor Imke Reimers, Professor John Kwoka, Associate Professor Mindy Marks
• Position: Post-doc, Tsinghua University
• Thesis:  Three Essays on the Effects of Educational and Fiscal Policies in China and a Method to Identify Maverick Firms
• Comittee: Associate Professor Mindy Marks (chair), Associate Professor Bilge Erten, Associate Professor Imke Reimers. Professor John Kwoka
• Position: Tenured Track Assistant Professor, Sichuan University
• Thesis: The Consequences of Trade Policy and the Relaxation on China’s One-Child Policy on Fertility and Labor Market Outcomes
• Committee:  Associate Professor Mindy Marks, Professor Bilge Erten, Associate Professor Silvia Prina

David Casale

• Thesis: An Investigation of Polarization Inevitability in Freely Interacting Societies
• Committee: Professor William Dickens (Chair), Professor Robert Triest, Associate Professor Nicholas Beauchamp

Jiacheng Liang

• Thesis: Essays in Empirical Macroeconomics and Finance
• Committee: Professor Jun Ma (Chair), Assistant Professor Ivan Petkov, Assistant Professor Jianfei Cao
• Thesis: Essays on Term Structure of Interest Rates and Monetary Policy
• Committee: Jun Ma, Ivan Petkov, Robert Tries
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics

Andrew Kearns

• Thesis: Public and private investment in renewables and broadband : an industrial organization perspective
• Committee: James Dana, Imke Reimers, John Kwoka
• Initial Position: Economist, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC

Urbashee Paul

• Thesis: Essays on Skilled-Labor Immigration and Economic Mobility
• Committee: Alicia Sasser Modestino, Robest Triest, Andrew Change (FRB Boston)
• Initial Position: Associate at Analysis Group, Boston, MA

Yunus Cem Yılmaz

• Thesis: Microeconomic A nalyses of the E ffects of R egulation and E lections A cross E urope and T urkey
• Committee: James Dana (chair), Bilge Erten, Mindy Marks, Imke Reimers
• Initial Position : Associate at Analysis Group, Boston, MA
• Thesis: Essays in Demand Estimation: Illicit Drugs and Commercial Mushrooms
• Committee: James Dana (chair), Imke Reimers, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Head of Bridge Research at State Street, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Senior Data ScientistSenior Data Scientist Greensea IQ
• Thesis: Sex Ratios on College Campuses and Scope-Of-Practice Laws on Access to Medical Care
• Committee: Mindy Marks (chair), Angela Kilby, James Dana
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor at Nanjing Normal University of Special Education, Nanjing, China

Wenting Liao

• Committee: Jun Ma (chair), Ivan Petkov, Robert Triest, Professor Chang-Jin Kim (University of Washington)
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor at Renmin University, Beijing, China

Tuan Nguyen

• Thesis: Essays in Marketing and Applied Microeconomics
• Initial Position: Risk Management Analyst at Populus Financial Group, Irving, TX
• Current Position: Economist at RSM US, Chicago, IL
• Thesis: A pplications of Structural Demand Estimation to the S martphone and the Electric Automobile I ndustries
• Current Position: Lecturer, NU Department of Economics

Carlos Casso Dominguez

• Thesis: The Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Spatial Variety and Product Quality in the Retail Healthcare Industry: Pharmacies and Dialysis Centers
• Initial Position: Visiting Lecturer of Economics at Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Lecturer at Boston University, Boston, MA
• Contact : https://www.bu.edu/questrom/profile/carlos-dominguez/

Shuang Wang

• Thesis: Three Essays on the Impact of Competition and Certiciation Programs on Price and Service Quality in Airlines and Online Markets
• Committee: James Dana (chair), John Kwoka, Imke Reimers
• Initial Position: Economist at Amazon, Seattle, WA

Joanna Fister

• Thesis: The Impact Of Competition And Regulation On Broadband Internet Deployment In The Telecommunications Industry
• Committee: James Dana (co-chair), John Kwoka (co-chair), Imke Reimers
• Initial Position: Economist at Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Richard Paulsen

• Thesis: Three Essays in Productivity and Earnings
• Committee: Mindy Marks (chair), Neil Alper, Alicia Sasser Modestino
• Initial Position: Lecturer of Economics at Department of Economics in University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
• Current Position: Assistant Professor of Economics at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA
• Thesis: Competition, Consumer Welfare And Policy Evaluation In Airline And Health Care Industries
• Initial Position: Associate at Competition Dynamics, Salem, MA

Rachel Sederberg

• Thesis: Three Essays in Labor Economics
• Committee: William Dickens (chair), Robert Triest, Alicia Sasser Modestino
• Initial Position: Visiting Assistant Professor at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.
• Current Position: Senior Economist and Research Lead at Emsi Burning Glass, Boston, MA

Hanchun Zhang

• Thesis: Essays in Applied Economics on Households Demand, Housing Supply and Airline Operational Performance
• Committee: James Dana (chair), John Kwoka, Imke Reimers, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Postdoc at Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) of National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
• Thesis: The Impact of Economic Incentives on Health Outcomes and the Quality of Health Care
• Committee: James Dana (chair), Kristin Madison, Mindy Marks, Imke Reimers
• Initial Position: Beijing Sport University, Beijing Shi, China
• Thesis: Understanding Mortgage Choice
• Committee: Alicia Sasser Modestino (chair), Maria Luengo Prado, James Dana
• Initial Position: Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance at D’Amore-McKim School of Business in Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• Contact: https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/people/mark-gooley/
• Thesis: Essays in Industrial Organization: Of Energy, Environment, and Fish Markets
• Committee: John Kwoka (chair), James Dana, Imke Reimers, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance at College of Environmental Science and Forestry in SUNY, Syracuse, NY
• Contact: https://www.esf.edu/faculty/naim/
• Thesis: Three Essays in Applied Economics: Topics in Transportation, Industrial Organization and Health Economics
• Committee: Steve Morrison, John Kwoka, James Dana, Imke Reimers, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Associate at JP Morgan Chase, Columbus, OH
• Current Position: Data Scientist at JP Morgan Chase, Columbus, OH

Jiming Tian

• Thesis: The Impact of Regulatory Changes and Mergers on Electricity Prices, Electricity Workers’ Wages, and Research and Development
• Committee: John Kwoka (chair), James Dana, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Implementing electricity reform and working for the state grid in China

Pinshuo Wang

• Thesis: Three Essays on Airline Pricing and Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Committee: James Dana (chair), John Kwoka, Karthik Krishnan
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor of Finance at University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• Contact: https://www.usf.edu/business/contacts/wang-pinshuo.aspx
• Thesis: Essays in Empirical Labor Economics
• Committee: Alicia Sasser Modestino, William Dickens, Mindy Marks
• Current Position: Manager, Senior Economist at Amazon, Seattle, WA
• Thesis: Three Essays in Applied Economics
• Committee: John Kwoka (chair), Kamran Dadkhah, James Dana
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor at Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Thesis: Three Essays about Market Competition Effects on Firm Behavior, Performance and Risk
• Committee: James Dana (chair), John Kwoka, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Quantitative Credit Risk Analyst at CoStar Group, Brookline, MA
• Current Position: Assistant Vice President at Frost Bank, San Antonio, TX
• Thesis: Three Essays on Health, Retirement and Social Policy
• Committee: William Dickens, Bilge Erten, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Teaching Professor at Queens College in CUNY, Queens, NY
• Current Position: Assistant Teaching Professor in Economics at Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Abdullah Tırgıl

• Thesis: Three Empirical Essays on Turkish Health Care System
• Committee: William Dickens, Bilge Erten, Catalina Herrera Almanza
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor of Economics at Department of Public Finance in Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
• Initial Position: Deputy Head of Economics Department at Department of Public Finance in Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey

Monica Ortiz Esquinca

• Thesis: Welfare Impacts of Pension para Adultos Mayores: Evidence from a Non-experimental Evaluation
• Committee: William Dickens, Catalina Herrera Almanza, Gregory Wassall
• Thesis: Human Capital Policy: Three Empirical Essays
• Committee: William Dickens, James Dana, Bilge Erten
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor at Istanbul 29 Mayis University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Current Position: Assistant Professor at Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Contact: http://econ.itu.edu.tr/en/academic_staff/faculty-member/aysun-hiziroglu
• Thesis: Three Essays on Trust, Geography and Price in Online Market
• Committee: James Dana (chair), Imke Reimers, Gustavo Vicentini, Zhongmin Wang
• Initial Position: Senior Associate, Acquisition Modelling at Discover Financial Services, Chicago, IL
• Current Position: Manager, Card Acquisition Risk Modelling at Discover Financial Services, Chicago, IL

Thomas PlaHovinsak

• Thesis: Three Essays on Housing Policy and Inequality
• Committee: William Dickens, Neil Alper, James Dana
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor of Economics at Longwood University, Farmville, VA
• Contact: http://www.longwood.edu/directory/profile/plahovinsaktjlongwoodedu/

Michael J. Brisson

• Thesis: Three Empirical Essays in Labor Economics
• Committee: William Dickens, Neil Alper, Gregory Wassall
• Initial Position: Economist at Moody’s Analytics, West Chester, PA
• Current Position: Associate Director/Senior Economist at Moody’s Analytics, West Chester, PA

Chengyan Gu

• Thesis: Three Essays in Empirical Industrial Organization and Merger Policy
• Committee: John Kwoka (chair), James Dana, Steven Morrison
• Initial Position: Consultant at World Bank, Washington, D.C.
• Current Position: Vice President/Quant at JP Morgan Chase, Columbus, OH

Shaun Patrick O’Brien

• Thesis: Three Essays on Labor Economics
• Committee: William Dickens, Neil Alper, Osborne Jackson
• Initial Position: Economist at San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, CA

Tuvshintulga Bold

• Thesis: Three Essays on Competition and Productivity in the U.S. Airline Industry
• Committee: Steven Morrison, James Dana, John Kwoka
• Initial Position: Consultant/Economist at World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Laura Wholley-Olive

• Thesis: Three Essays on the Impact of Market Structure on Network Industries
• Committee: John Kwoka, James Dana, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Associate Director at NERA Economic Consulting, Boston, MA
• Contact: https://www.nera.com/experts/dr–laura-t–w–olive.html

Rand Ghayad

• Thesis: Long-term Unemployment in the Great Recession
• Committee: William Dickens (chair), Hugh Courtney, Maria Luengo-Prado, Robert Triest
• Initial Position: Economic Expert at Brattle Group, Cambridge, MA
• Current Position: Head of Economics & Global Labor Markets at LinkedIn
• Thesis: Three Empirical Essays in Industrial Organization
• Committee: James Dana (chair), John Kwoka, Zhongmin Wang
• Initial Position: Quantitative Research Analyst at State Street Global Advisors, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Senior Quantitative Analyst at Windhaven Investment Management, Boston, MA
• Thesis: Three Essays on Edgeworth Price Cycles in Western Australia
• Committee: James Dana, John Kwoka, Zhongmin Wang
• Initial Position: Associate Economist at New York State Department of Public Service, Albany, NY

Irena Vasileva Tsvetkova

• Thesis: Consequences of Biotech Innovation in Crop Seed
• Committee: James Dana (chair), John Kwoka, Kyle Stiegert, Gustavo Vicentini
• Initial Position: Senior Associate at Charles River Associates, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Associate at Analysis Group, Boston, MA

Amarita Natt

• Thesis: Three Essays on Human Capital and Labor Economics
• Committee: William Dickens, Neil Alper, Lynne Zucker
• Initial Position: Economist at Ernst & Young, Los Angeles, CA
• Current Position: Managing Director of Data Science at Econ One Research, Los Angeles, CA and Content Review Board Member at DataScienceSalon, Los Angeles, CA and Lecturer at UCLA, Los Angeles, LA
• Contact: https://www.econone.com/staff-member/amarita-natt/
• Committee: William Dickens, Neil Alper, Andrew Sum
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor at Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China

Ceren Ertan Yörük

• Thesis: Three Essays on the Impacts of Public Policies on Labor Market and Health Outcomes
• Committee: William Dickens, Osborne Jackson, Maria Luengo Prado, Andrew Sum
• Initial Position: Assistant Professor of Economics at Sage Colleges, Albany, NY
• Current Position: Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of School of Management at Sage Colleges, Albany, NY

Man (Mandy) Jia

• Thesis: Essays on Human Capital, Expectations and Behaviors
• Initial Position: Senior Fiscal and Policy Analysis at Iowa Department of Revenue, Des Moines, IA

Kamen P. Madjarov

• Thesis: Three Essays in Industrial Organization and Applied Econometrics
• Committee: John Kwoka, Kamran Dadkhah, Zhongmin Wang
• Initial Position: Senior Predictive Analytics Engineer at Liberty Mutual, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Vice President of Data Science at Stride Funding, Boston, MA

Tess Forsell Hubbard

• Thesis: Three Essays on Consumer Credit History and the Labor Market
• Initial Position: Economist at Eastern Research Group, Charlottesville, VA

Vladlena Sabodash

• Thesis: Three Essays on Strategic Behavior, Information Revelation and Restructuring in the U.S. Electricity Markets
• Committee: John Kwoka, Kamran Dadkhah, James Dana
• Initial Position: Associate at Synapse Energy Economics, Cambridge, MA
• Current Position: Director of Global Best Practices at Liberty Mutual, Boston, MA
• Thesis: Three Essays on Merger Policy and Regulatory Policy

Daniel J. Greenfield

• Thesis: Three Essays in Empirical Industrial Organization
• Committee: James Dana, John Kwoka, Steven Morrison, Zhongmin Wang
• Initial Position: Economist in Antitrust I Division at the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
• Contact: https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/biographies/daniel-j-greenfield

Renee Michelle Duplantis

• Thesis: Estimating and Predicting Merger Effects and Pass-through Rates
• Committee: John Kwoka, Steven Morrison, Rick Warren-Boulton
• Initial Position: Economist at Microeconomic Consulting and Research Associates, Washington, D.C.
• Current Position: Principal at Brattle Group, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Contact: https://www.brattle.com/experts/renee-duplantis
• Thesis: Labor Market Imperfections: Effects on Occupational Injuries and Earnings
• Committee: Neil Alper, William Dickens, Andrew Sum
• Initial Position: Senior Research Analyst at SEIU Healthcare NW 775, Seattle, WA
• Current Position: Senior Labor Economist at Genentech, San Francisco, CA
• Thesis: Three Essays on Buyer Power Theory, Dominant HMOs and Technology Transfer
• Committee: James Dana, Kamran Dadkhah, John Kwoka
• Initial Position: Assistant Director of Product Research at Liberty Mutual, Boston, MA
• Current Position: Senior Director II of Data Science at Liberty Mutual, Boston, MA

Sanem Sergici

• Thesis: Three Essays on U.S. Electricity Restructuring
• Committee: John Kwoka, James Dana, Michael Politt
• Initial Position: Associate at Brattle Group, Cambridge, MA
• Current Position: Principal at Brattle Group, Cambridge, MA
• Contact: https://www.brattle.com/experts/sanem-sergici

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The department consistently places top MA students into our own PhD in Economics program, as well as into – typically Economics – PhD programs of top universities world-wide. Below is the list of recent PhD placements:

2023:  CEU, UC Santa Barbara, Vienna Graduate School of Finance, TU Dresden, Ohio State University 

2022: CEU, IESE, University of Barcelona, University of Rochester

2021: CEU (3), University of California San Diego, Vienna Graduate School of Finance, Berlin School of Economics, Uppsala University

2020:   CEU (3), University of Mannheim

2019: CEU 2018: CEU, Boston University, University of Michigan, Tinbergen Institute, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, CERGE-EI 2017: CEU (2), Bocconi University, University of Geneva 2016: CEU, Duke University (2), University of Maryland, Rice University, The Graduate Institute Geneva 2015: Duke University (3), University of Surrey, Princeton University, London School of Economics 2014: CEU (3), University of Michigan, Boston College, Deakin University 2013: CEU (3), Yale University, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, Duke University, Boston University, University of Mannheim, University of Texas at Austin 2012: CEU (7), UC Berkeley, Stockholm School of Economics 2011: CEU (4), University of British Columbia, UC Berkeley, Columbia University, Aarhus University, Kiel University 2010: CEU (3), Princeton University, University of British Columbia, Charles University, Cardiff University 2009: UC Berkeley (2), University of Manchester, Yale University 2008: University of Michigan, Harvard University, Michigan State University, University College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2007: CEU (2), Bocconi University, University of Maryland (2), Boston College 2006: CEU 2005: Princeton University, Duke University, Boston University, University of Rochester, University of Toronto 2004: Northwestern University (2), Stockholm School of Economics (3), Tinbergen Institute, Charles University 2003: CEU, University of British Columbia, University of Washington, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Stockholm School of Economics, Tilburg University 2002: CEU, London School of Economics, Princeton University, Duke University, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Melbourne, University of Maryland, European University Institute (2) 2001: CEU, University of Texas at Austin, Brandeis University, Iowa State University 2000: CEU, Harvard University (2), University of Michigan, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Free University Amsterdam

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Our doctoral program focuses on research, teaching, high-level policy making and consulting.

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PhD candidates develop the analytical and technical background required for research, teaching, high-level policy making and consulting in international economics and finance. They pursue jobs in education as well as in the public and private sectors.

Lara Loewenstein

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

MA’12, PhD’16 | United States

Vina Nguyen

Economist, IMF

PhD’14 | Vietnam

Raffi Garcia

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

PhD’18 | Dominican Republic

Cecilia Maya

Chief Operating Officer, Markets, XM

MA’00, PhD’04 | Colombia

Rawley Heimer

Boston College

PhD’13 | United States

Satyam Panday

Standard and Poor's Rating Services

PhD’13 | Nepal

Eugene Kiselev

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

PhD’13 | Russia

Olaf Unteroberdoerster

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

PhD’98 | Germany

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• After completing the first year (normally four courses per semester, including Advanced Microeconomics I and II, Advanced Macroeconomics I and II and Econometrics), students then take qualifying examinations in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
• After completing field courses, usually in one or two years, students take examinations in two fields of specialization.   Current areas of specialization are Applied Methods, Finance and International Economics.
• In the first year, all PhD students also enroll in ECON 399  PhD Dissertation Workshop . The workshop provides opportunities for advanced students to present papers and define thesis objectives.
• In the third year, the PhD candidates begin to  work on the dissertation , prepare initial work on the thesis, and submit a 3rd year paper.
• In the third year and beyond, the thesis takes shape and a formal committee is assembled. Once a thesis defense date is scheduled, the student presents the core of the thesis work, and once completed, the degree is awarded during the next degree period.
• PhD students are required to work as either a teaching or research assistant at Brandeis International Business School in years 1-5 of the program.
• Students receive the Master of Science degree upon successful completion of 13 courses, passing their 2nd year qualifying exams, and at least one of two field exams. 
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• PhD in Economics

The doctoral program in the Department of Economics is designed to prepare students for careers in academics, government at all levels, international organizations, and the private sector. Through rigorous coursework, seminars, independent research, workshops, and one-on-one consultation with faculty, students learn both mathematical economic theory and econometric analysis and learn to apply these quantitative analytical tools to practical problems. Department faculty maintain close contact with graduate students, guiding them through all aspects of research and, ultimately, the dissertation. Students applying for entry into the PhD program are normally expected to have passed some advanced undergraduate or graduate courses or seminars in economic theory, and to have had extensive training in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics, as well as a working knowledge of computer programming.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate mastery of essential economic principles and statistical tools.
• Demonstrate mastery of advanced subject material in at least two fields of specialization.
• Produce and defend original and significant contributions to knowledge.
• Be able to conduct scholarly activities and/or nonacademic work in a professional and ethical manner.
• Be able to teach general economics courses at the undergraduate level and specialized field courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Course Requirements

Students must complete 16 term courses (64 units), and have the option of obtaining an MA in Political Economy (MAPE) while completing the requirements for the PhD. Course requirements are as follows:

• CAS EC 701 Microeconomic Theory 1
• CAS EC 702 Macroeconomic Theory 1
• CAS EC 703 Microeconomic Theory 2
• CAS EC 704 Macroeconomic Theory 2
• CAS EC 705 Introduction to Mathematical and Computational Economics (required unless a waiver is obtained)
• CAS EC 707 Advanced Statistics for Economists
• CAS EC 708 Advanced Econometrics I
• CAS EC 709 Advanced Econometrics 2
• Students in the second year in the program must complete two 2-course field sequences
• Additional unit requirements should be satisfied by registration for elective courses chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

An overall GPA of 3.15 is expected in the first-year core courses. A “B” average (3.0) is required in each of the field course sequences. Students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 by the end of the second year. For the exact grade requirements and other program rules, see the department rules and regulations, available from the department on request.

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There is no foreign language requirement for this degree.

Qualifying Examination

All students must pass qualifying examinations in microeconomics and macroeconomics by the end of their fourth term. These are comprehensive, written exams that draw from the microeconomic and macroeconomic first-year core courses. The exam’s purpose is to ensure students are prepared to move forward in the program. The first round of qualifiers is held in June after the first year. A second attempt, if necessary, is offered in August. In some circumstances, a third attempt is possible the following June. Each student must prepare a research paper toward the end of the second year and the following summer. By April 1 of the second year, the student must ask a faculty member to serve as an advisor on this paper, have this faculty member agree to serve in this manner, and inform the Director of Graduate Studies of the topic of the paper and the advisor’s name. The second-year paper should be submitted by October 1 of the third year. By October 15, the faculty advisor must provide (i) a grade for the paper and (ii) a brief written evaluation of the paper. A student must receive a passing grade on the research paper.

Dissertation and Final Oral Examination

Candidates shall demonstrate their abilities for independent study in a dissertation representing original research or creative scholarship. A prospectus for the dissertation must be completed and approved by the readers, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Department Chair/Program Director. Candidates must undergo a final oral examination in which they defend their dissertation as a valuable contribution to knowledge in their field and demonstrate a mastery of their field of specialization in relation to their dissertation. All portions of the dissertation and final oral examination must be completed as outlined in the GRS General Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree .

For more detailed information about the MA in Political Economy and PhD requirements, please visit the department’s website .

A student who exits the PhD program in Economics and wishes to earn the MA in Political Economy must pass at least 15 courses and have a performance on the PhD qualifying exams meeting a prescribed standard.

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Sean mcgraw.

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• B.A., University of Notre Dame
• M.Sc. London School of Economics and Political Science
• M.Div., University of Notre Dame
• Ph.D Harvard University

Research Interests

• Comparative Politics

Irish Politics 

Political Parties

Civil Society

Sean McGraw is a Comparative Political Scientist specializing in Irish politics. He earned his BA and MDiv from the University of Notre Dame, MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and his PhD from Harvard University. He currently teaches Irish and Comparative Politics at Boston College every fall semester. He has published three books on Irish politics including How Parties Win: Shaping the Irish Political Arena (University of Michigan Press, 2015), co-edited with Eoin O’Malley One Party Dominance: Fianna Fáil and Irish Politics 1926-2016 (Routledge, 2017) and co-authored with Jonathan Tiernan The Politics of Irish Primary Education: Reform in Era of Secularisation (Peter Lang, 2022). He has also published articles in numerous journals, including European Journal of Political Research ,Government and Opposition, Parliamentary Affairs, Irish Political Studies, Research in Comparative & International Education,   and  Eire-Ireland: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Irish Studies.

McGraw is the co-founder of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program, which has formed thousands of teachers and leaders for service primarily in the United States, but also in Ireland, Chile, Haiti, Bangladesh, and East Africa. He has been partnering with the Benedictine Community at Kylemore Abbey in County Mayo, Ireland, for over ten years to create opportunities for Irish and American students and young adults to deepen their faith and spirituality in this place of deep peace and renewal. McGraw and his wife, Kristine Trustey, are active philanthropists in the mental health and educational sectors.

The Politics of Irish Primary Education: Reform in an Era of Secularisation  (2022)  https://www.peterlang.com/document/1183622

How Parties Win: Shaping the Irish Political Arena  (2015)  https://www.press.umich.edu/7827850/how_parties_win

One Party Dominance: Fianna Fáil and Irish Politics 1926-2016 (2018)  https://www.routledge.com/One-Party-Dominance-Fianna-Fail-and-Irish-Politics-19262016/McGraw-OMalley/p/book/9781138308572