Skip to main content
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Department of Economics

Search

Apply
Make a gift
Menu
    • Why Economics?
    • Ph.D. Admissions
    • MSPE Admissions
    • Undergraduate Admissions
    • International Applicants
    • About Illinois
    • Ph.D. Program
    • Master of Science: Policy Economics
    • Undergraduate Program
    • Courses & Registration
    • Seminars
    • Convocation (Graduation)
    • Career Services
    • Research Areas
    • Once Research Secured
    • Research Workshops
    • Research Guides
    • Undergraduate Research
    • About Us
    • Events
    • Economics Resources
    • Faculty/Staff Resources
    • Women in Economics
    • Career Services
    • Convocation (Graduation)
    • Awards & Scholarships
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Graduate Student Resources
    • Administration
    • Faculty
    • Staff
    • Undergraduate Office
    • MSPE Directory
    • Graduate Students
    • Economics Ambassadors
    • Contact Us
    • 2020-2021 PhD Job Market Candidates
    • Our Alumni
    • Get Involved
    • Donate to Economics
    • Alumni Events
    • Awards and Honors
    • Career Information
    • Stay Connected
    • Search
  • Join
  • students studying
  • Diverse group of students outside Foellinger Auditorium
  • ILLINOIS ECON FREDcast Winners!
  • MSPE
  • Stef Advising
  • Join
    Join Economics!

    Experience what we have to offer!

    Admissions
  • students studying
    Academic & Student Support

    Explore the resources available to all Econ Students.

    Learn More
  • Diverse group of students outside Foellinger Auditorium
    Diversity and Inclusion Resources

    Resources available within UIUC and Dept. of Economics

    Learn More
  • ILLINOIS ECON FREDcast Winners!
    ILLINOIS ECON FREDcast Winners!

    Once again, ILLINOIS Econ has secured the win for the FREDcast challenge, built into some of our core courses.

    Learn More
  • MSPE
    MSPE Program

    Our MSPE Program is in the Top 10 of Professional Econ Master's degrees in the U.S.!

    Learn More
  • Stef Advising
    Undergraduate Advising

    Undergraduate students are encouraged to make an Academic Advising Appointment.

    Meet with an Advisor!
  • DKH

    Economics Professors ranked as Excellent

    The Department of Economics is proud to announce many of our instructors were named to the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students for Fall 2020/Winter 2021! Faculty Name Economics Course Taught RICHARD AKRESH 551...
    Read full story Economics Professors ranked as Excellent
  • Top 10 highlights of 2020

    What do Economists study?

    The Research Highlight series provides an overview of current economics research, focusing on why it is interesting and relevant to our everyday lives. The top ten highlights of 2020 cover everything from affirmative action policies in Chicago to how economists should think about racial discrimination to the work of this year's John Bates Clark medalist. You can listen to, watch, and read the...
    Read full story What do Economists study?
  • Economist Chair elevated to Biden Cabinet

    Economic Advisor joins Cabinet

    President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) would have a seat on his Cabinet. Historically, the CEA chair — often seen as the country's most influential economist, hasn't sat on presidents' Cabinets, though former President Obama bucked the trend during his presidency....
    Read full story Economic Advisor joins Cabinet

PhD Job Market Candidates

Mohammad Ahmadizadeh

ahmadiz2@illinois.edu
References:
Dan Bernhardt
danber@illinois.edu
|
Hadi Esfahani
esfahani@illinois.edu
|
Tatyana Deryugina
deryugin@illinois.edu
|
Dan McMillen
mcmillen@uic.edu
Jiyoung Chae

Jiyoung Chae

jchae3@illinois.edu | Website | CV | Research Statement | Teaching Statement
Job Market Paper: A Flexible Model for Spatial Volatility with an Application to the Chicago Housing Market
Fields of Concentration: Applied Econometrics, Spatial Econometrics, Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics
References:
Anil Bera (Chair)
abera@illinois.edu
|
Geoffrey Hewings
hewings@illinois.edu
|
Daniel McMillen
mcmillen@uic.edu
|
JiHyung Lee
jihyung@illinois.edu
Sebastian Laumer, 2020-2021 PhD Candidate

Sebastian Laumer

laumer2@illinois.edu | Website | CV | Research Statement | Teaching Statement
Job Market Paper: Government Spending between Active and Passive Monetary Policy
Fields of Concentration: Primary: Macroeconomics, Fiscal Policy, Bayesian and Time Series Econometrics, Secondary: Monetary Economics and Big Data
References:
Pooyan Amir-Ahmadi
pooyan@illinois.edu
|
Dan Bernhardt
danber@illinois.edu
|
Minchul Shin
visiblehand@illinois.edu
|
Stefan Krasa
skrasa@illinois.edu
Mauricio Olivares 2020-2021 Job Market Candidate

Mauricio Olivares

lvrsgnz2@illinois.edu | Website | CV
Job Market Paper: Robust Permutation Test for Equality of Distributions under Covariate-Adaptive Randomization
Fields of Concentration: Econometric Theory and Applied Econometrics
References:
EunYi Chung (Chair)
eunyi@illinois.edu
|
Roger Koenker
rkoenker@illinois.edu
|
Dan Bernhardt
danber@illinois.edu

Collin S. Philipps

cphili6@illinois.edu | Website | CV | Research Statement | Teaching Statement
Fields of Concentration: Mathematical Econometrics and Empirical Macroeconomics
References:
Pooyan Amir-Ahmadi
pooyan@illinois.edu
|
Dan Bernhardt
danber@illinois.edu
|
Minchul Shin
visiblehand@gmail.com
Dana Shaat

Dana Shaat

shaat2@illinois.edu | Website | Research Statement | Teaching Statement
Job Market Paper: The Effects of Statewide Transfer Agreements on Community College Enrollment
Fields of Concentration: Labor, Economics of Education, and Public Policy
References:
Eliza Forsythe
eforsyth@illinois.edu
|
Darren Lubotsky
lubotsky@uic.edu
|
Russell Weinstein
weinst@illinois.edu
|
Isaac DiIanni (teaching reference)
idiianni@illinois.edu
Mariya Shappo

Mariya Shappo

shappo2@illinois.edu | Website | CV | Research Statement
Job Market Paper: The Long-Term Consequences of Oil and Gas Extraction: Evidence from the Housing Market
Fields of Concentration: Environmental Economics, Urban Economics, Labor Economics, Public Economics
References:
David Albouy
albouy@illinois.edu
|
Alexander Bartik
abartik@illinois.edu
|
Dan Bernhardt
danber@illinois.edu
|
Dan McMillen
mcmillen@uic.edu
Henrique Veras

Henrique Veras

hveras@oberlin.edu | Website | CV | Research Statement | Teaching Statement
Job Market Paper: Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The Long-Run Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Malaria on Educational Attainment
Fields of Concentration: Development Economics, Health Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy
References:
Stephen Parente
parente@illinois.edu
|
Marieke Kleemans
kleemans@illinois.edu
|
Ron Cheung
rcheung@oberlin.edu
Bei Yang

Bei Yang

beiyang2@illinois.edu | Website | CV | Research Statement | Teaching Statement
Job Market Paper: Global Green Deal: International Cooperation on Net-Zero Carbon Emission
Fields of Concentration: Climate Change, Game Theory and Mechanism Design
References:
Dan Bernhardt
danber@illinois.edu
|
Stefan Krasa
skrasa@illinois.edu
|
Clifford Singer
csinger@illinois.edu
|
Steven Williams
steven.williams@unimelb.edu.au

More Department News

  • FALL 2020 MSPE CLASS
    51 new students entered the MSPE Program this fall. This new class hailed from 7 different countries around the world (41 China, 1 Egypt 2 Guatemala, 1 Indonesia, 1 Saudi Arabia, 1 South Korea, and 4 U.S.). These students joined the 73 continuing students in the program.
    Read full story
  • Economics to endzones: Econ alumna continues reporting career at ESPN
    As a national correspondent for ESPN, Michele Steele is at home whether she is on the sidelines during a Monday night NFL game or behind the anchor desk on SportsCenter. Based in Chicago, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences alumna has covered some of the biggest stories in...
    Read full story
  • Economics Alumni plays critical role during Nixon era
    For 90 days in 1971, Arnold Weber had the authority to tell U.S. executives and business owners whether they could raise prices or wages. In general, the answer was no. A Bronx-born labor economist, Dr. Weber was executive director of the Cost of Living Council, a Nixon administration effort to...
    Read full story
More News

Calendar

More Events

Career Paths in Economics

  • math icon with calculator
    Accountant (Public Accountant)
  • inference line graph icon
    Actuary
  • business woman icon
    Claims Examiner
  • histogram bar graph icon
    Commodities Analyst
  • a handshake between two people
    Consultant
  • math icon with calculator
    Controller

Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

214 David Kinley Hall  |  1407 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801 USA  |  MC-707  |  Map
Department Contacts | Faculty Directory

Undergraduate | Advising Appointments | Express
MSPE | Ph.D. | Career Services | Alumni

Faculty/Staff Resources

Calendar
Facebook
linkedin
Twitter
  • Additional resources

    • Department Login

Search form

  • Copyright
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility
  • ATLAS
  • Site login