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Neiva Fortes

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

B.A., Hartwick College, 2022

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

njfortes@syr.edu

Dissertation Title

School Recess Policy and Discriminatory Bullying: Evidence from Rhode Island 

Advisors: Monica Deza (chair), John Cawley, Maria Zhu and Ying Shi

Areas of Expertise

Economics of crime: youth crimes, youth crime policy. Labor economics: discrimination, education policy
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Lucas Kaplan

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.Ed, Boston University, 2018

M.S., Boston College, 2022

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

lukaplan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, environmental economics, urban and regional economics, natural disaster impacts

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Alishan Khan

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

M.Sc. Economics, FGV - Sao Paulo School of Economics

346A Eggers Hall

akhan60@syr.edu

Dissertation Title

Job Market Paper: Healthcare Trade in an Aging Europe

Areas of Expertise

International trade, political economy

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Mingzhang Qiao

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

043 Eggers Hall

miqiao@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics, health economics

PhD Job Placements

Maxwell’s Ph.D. graduates are consistently hired by presitigious institutions. In the past few years, placements include Oregon State University, University of Auckland-New Zealand, Saint Louis University, Ministry of Finance and Economy-South Korea, Melbourne Institute, Niagara University, Nanjing Audit University, Shouju Technology Co. LTD.-Beijing and Amazon, among others.

See Placements from 2015-2025 (pdf)

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