Job Placement
The Department of Economics assists its Ph.D. graduates by posting job opportunities from colleges, universities, government agencies, private industry, and other organizations. In addition, a faculty member is appointed each year to coordinate placement activities, and a staff member is available to handle other administrative matters related to placement. Each autumn quarter the Department sends the resumes and dissertation abstracts of its students to over 250 universities and other organizations. Students also participate in mock interviews and present seminars to polish their speaking skills. The Department also encourages its graduates to attend the national AEA conference to develop a network of potential employers. During the last five years, 56 students earned their Ph.D. and have been placed in both academic and non-academic positions.
Our 2007 and 2008 Ph.D. graduates are profiled here. To see placements prior to 2007, including some of our M.A. students, please visit our alumni page.
2007 -
Md Abul Basher
Abul received his BS and MS in Economics at the University og
Dhaka, Bangladesh, and an MS in Economics from Strathclyde University
in Scotland. His research interests at the University of Washington included
central banking and monetry policy in developing countries. Abul accepted
a Visiting Assistant Professor position at WIllamette University in Salem,
Oregon.
Ronald Caldwell
Ron received his BA in Economics from Western Washington University. In addition to his PhD in Economics at the University of Washington, he is completed a concurrent MS in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy. His research specializations were Labor and Health Economics. He accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at the University of Kansas.
Chun-hung (Frederick)
Chen
Frederick received a BA and MA in Economics and a BA and an MS
in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. His primary
interests while at the University of Washington were Financial Economics,
Time Series Econometrics, and Macroeconomics. Frederick accepted a position
with Washington Mutual.
Harrison Fell
Harrison completed BS degrees in Economics and Engineering at
the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. His primary research
interests included natural resource and environmental economics and Industrial
Organization. Harrison accepted a position with Resources for the Future.
Jun Ma
Jun completed a BA in Economics at Nanjing University in China
in 2001. His research interests included Time Series Econometrics, Macroeconomics,
and Finance. Jun accepted a tenure-track faculty position in the Depratment
of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies in the Culverhouse College of
Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama.
Daisuke Nagakura
Daisuke received a BA and MA in Economics from Yokohama National
University in Yokohama, Japan, and an MS in Statistics from the University
of Washington. His research interests included Econometric Theory, Time
Series Analysis, Applied Econometrics, and Financial Econometrics. Daisuke
accepted a position as an Economist at the Institute for Monetary and
Economics Studies, Bank of Japan.
Bruce Wang
Bruce received his BA in Economics from Columbia University. While at the University of Washington, he focused on Econometrics and Macroeconomics. Bruce accepted an Associate position in the Global Investment Research Division at Goldman Sachs in New York.
2008 -
Robin Anderson
Robin completed a BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina in 2002. Her primary research areas at UW were Applied Microeconomics and Labor Economics. She accepted a Statistician position within the Hosuing and Household Economic Statistics Division of the US Census Bureau.
Saraswata Chaudhuri
Saraswata received a BSc in Statistics from Presidency College, Calcutta, and an MSc in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute. His main research at UW focused on Econometrics. He accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Andrew Ewing
Andy completed a BA in Economics and Mathematics at McDaniel College in Maryland in 2003. His primary research fields at UW were Applied Microeconomics and Labor Economics, and especially the Economics of Education. He accepted positions as a part-time lecturer at UW and adjunct faculty at Seattle University.
Yunmi Kim
Yunmi received a BA and MA in Economics from Korea University. She focused on Times Series Econometrics and Applied Macroeconomics at the University of Washington. She accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor position at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
Pisut Kulthanavit
Pisut completed a BA and MA in Economics at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. While at UW, he specialized in international finance and open economy macroeconomics. He accepted a Lecturer position at Thammasat University.
Tae Hyun Lee
Tae Hyun received a BA in Business Administration from Seoul National University. His main research area at UW was Public Finance. He has accepted a position with the Ministry of Finance in Korea.
Scott Payseur
Scott completed a BS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder before coming to the University of Washington, where he focused on Econometrics. He accepted a position as a Quantitative Analyst with UBS Global Asset Management in London.
Kwok Ping (Byron) Tsang
Byron completed a Bachelor of Economics and Finance degree at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. His main research areas at UW were Macroeconomics and Econometrics. He accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at Virginia Tech.
Alan van der Hilst
Alan received a BA in Finance from Manhattanville College in 2002. His research at UW focused on Public Finance and Applied Micreconomics. He has accepted an Associate Analyst position at the Congressional Budget Office, Microeconomic Studies Division.
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