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Job Market Candidates 2026 - 2027

Ph.D. Candidates 2026/27  
Lissa De Mesa

Lissa Andrea De Mesa

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Job Market Paper: U.S. Financial Uncertainty and Emerging -Market Vulnerability: Evidence from SVAR and Two-Country DSGE Models
Dissertation:  Essays on U.S. Uncertainty and International Macroeconomic Dynamics
Advisor:  Dr. Xiaohan Ma
Other letters writers:  Dr. Latchezar Popov, Dr. Philip Economides, Dr. Freddie Papazyan
Fields:  Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, International Economics and Financial Economics.

Paa Amissah-Odoom

Paa Kwesi Amissah-Odoom

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Job market Paper: Industrial Energy Usage and Job Polarization in the United States  
Dissertation: Essays in Labor, Energy and Health Economics  
Advisor:  Dr. Misak Avetisyan
Other letter writers: Dr. Xiaohan Ma, Dr. SieWon Kim 
Fields:  Labor Economics, Energy Economics, Development Economics, Health Economics and Applied Econometrics

Eric Ayamga

Eric Atanga Ayamga

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Job Market Paper:  Nutrition Labels, Information Cost and Consumer Choice of Healthy Foods
Dissertation:  Essays in Health Economics and Industrial Organization
Advisor: Dr. Michael Noel  
Other letter writers: Dr. Victoria Hang, Dr. Zijian Qi, Dr. Misak Avetisyan  
Fields:  Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Health Economics and Energy Economics

Noah Liptack

Noah Liptack

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Job Market Paper: Algorithmic Collusion Under Firm-Specific Cost Shocks
Dissertation: Essays in Industrial Organization
Advisor: Dr. Michael Noel
Other letter writers: Dr. R. Kaj Gittings, Dr. Victoria Hang
Fields: Industrial Organization and Applied Microeconomics

Naci Keles

Naci Ibrahim Keles

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Job Market Paper: Trade Responses to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Multi-Country, Multi-Destination  Panel Analysis
Dissertation: Essays in International Trade and Environmental Economics
Advisor: Dr. Philip Economides
Other letter writers: Dr. Rashid Al-Hmoud, Dr. Latchezar Popov, Mr. James Kemper
Fields: International Trade, Environmental and Energy Economics

Ibrahim Tiamiyu

Ibrahim B. Tiamiyu

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Job Market Paper: Determinants of U.S. Crude Oil Imports: The Role of Household Gasoline Expenditure
Dissertation: Essays on Energy and International Economics
Advisor: Dr. Misak Avetisyan
Other letter wrtiers: Dr. Xiaohan Ma, Dr. Rashid Al-Hmoud
Fields: Energy Economics, International Economics and Applied Economics