The Agricultural and Resource Economics Department and the Economics Department are proud to present our 2024–2025 Economics Ph.D. job market candidates. These scholars have extensive experience in presenting and publishing their research and teaching.
Learn more about the candidates and their work below!
Kyoungin Choe
The Informational Role of Trading Volume in Thinly Traded Options Markets
Agricultural Economics
Advised by Barry Goodwin
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Ayesha Cooray
Swine, Storms, and Streams: Water Quality Impairment from Hogs and Hurricanes in North Carolina
Agricultural Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics
Advised by Junjie Wu, Roderick Rejesus
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Hoi Dinh
Residual-Based Nodewise Regression in Mis-Measured Factor Models with Ultra-High Dimensions: Analysis of Mean-Variance Portfolio Efficiency and Estimation of Out-of-Sample and Constrained Maximum Sharpe Ratios
Econometrics Theory, Financial Economics
Advised by Mehmet Caner
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De Fen Hsu
Intervention in Networks: Evaluating Positive Youth Development Program Participation in the U.S.
Micro Theory, Labor Economics
Advised by Thayer Morrill and Melinda Morrill
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Austin Hooe
International Sanctions and Cross-Border Investments: A Country-Level Analysis of FDI Reallocation
International Economics and Finance
Advised by Ivan Kandilov and Mark Walker
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Allyson Emblom-Hooe
The Effect of Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities on Property Values
Environmental and Urban Economics
Advised by Spencer Banzhaf
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Caroline E. Tompson
Household Preferences for School Bus Transportation: Survey Evidence from Wake County, North Carolina
Environmental and Resource Economics, Labor
Advised by Roger von Haefen
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Shiyue Yao
Optimizing Agrivoltaics in California’s Central Valley: Dynamic Decision-Making for Groundwater and Energy Sustainability
Environmental Economics
Advised by Zachary Brown and Justin Baker
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Postdoctoral Research Scholars
Chanheung Cho
Evaluating Optimal Farm Management of Phosphorus Fertilizer Inputs with Partial Observability of Legacy Soil Stocks
Environmental and Resource Economics
Advised by Zachary Brown and Justin Baker
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Yifei Zhang
Substitutability of U.S. and Canadian Softwood Lumber: A Threshold Modeling Approach
Agricultural Economics, Applied Econometrics
Advised by Barry Goodwin and Roderick Rejesus
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