Yujuan Gao
Advisor: Conner Mullally
Areas of Research Interest: Development Economics, Health Economics, and the Economics of Education, with an emphasis on causal inference, impact evaluation, and applied econometrics
Job Market Paper: Bridging the Digital Divide: How 3G Internet Coverage Transforms Fertility Decisions in Nigeria
Suraj Gurung
Advisor: Lijun Angelia Chen and Zhifeng Gao
Areas of Research Interest: Experimental & Behavioral Economics, Agribusiness and Marketing, Food Policy, Applied Econometrics
Job Market Paper: "Regulatory Oversight vs. Private Credentials: How Consumers Value Food Safety Signals in Emerging Food Markets”
Suraj's job market paper examines how consumers evaluate food safety signals across traditional restaurants and emerging food concepts, such as home kitchens. Using a discrete choice experiment, he finds that credible private certifications can compensate for the lack of government oversight and largely close the trust gap that otherwise penalizes unregulated kitchens.
Nick Haley
Advisor: Olesya Savchenko
Areas of Research Interest: Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Climate Change Adaptation
Job Market Paper: USA Consumer Demand for Passionfruit: Results from a Choice Experiment
Abhishek Rajan
Advisor: Olesya Savchenko
Areas of Research Interest: Water Economics and Policy, Climate Change Adaptation, Non-Market Valuation, Applied Econometrics