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PhD Job Market Candidates

Our job market candidates reflect the breadth of research, teaching, and service taking place across the Department of Economics. Review their profiles and learn more about their work.

  • Economics Alumna Publishes Research in Journal of Public Economics

     Sakshi Bhardwaj (PhD '24, economics) recently published research from her dissertation in the Journal of Public Economics. The paper examines the long-term effects of financial support provided at childbirth, finding benefits for families and communities, including reductions in crime among...
    Dr. Sakshi Bhardwaj (PhD, '24, economics)

  • Alum Dr. Morris Kleiner Wins Lifetime Achievement in Regulatory Research Award

     The Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University, a nonpartisan research center, recently awarded Dr. Morris Kleiner (PhD, '74, economics) the Lifetime Achievement in Regulatory Research Award.Unlike annual honors, the award is granted only in recognition of significant...
    Morris Kleiner shakes hands with a presenter as he accepts his lifetime achievement award.

  • The Economics of Conversation

     While many professors struggle to get students into office hours, economics professor Isaac DiIanni barely has enough seats for everyone at his. On Tuesday afternoons, you'll find his small office packed with students. ...
    Students sit in chairs around DiIanni's desk and chat in his office.

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