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Dokyun An

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Economics, University of Seoul, 2023

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.9929

dan104@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public policy evaluation and policy design
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Salvatore Brancato

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Affiliate, Policy, Place, Population Health and Aging Program

B.A., University at Buffalo

026 Eggers Hall

sbrancat@syr.edu

Yifan Cheng

Yifan Cheng Li

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

ycheng52@syr.edu

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Qikai Ding

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

M.A., Economic Policy, Boston University, 2024

124 Eggers Hall

qding10@syr.edu

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Ehsan Dowlatabadi

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Economics, Binghamton University, 2020

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

Advisor:

Jeffrey D. Kubik

John Cawley

Sarah Hamersma

emmohagh@syr.edu

Dissertation Title

The Smartphone Effect: Mobile Broadband and Health at Birth

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Niloufar Erfanibehrouz

Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department

Affiliate, Policy, Place, Population Health and Aging Program

M.S., Socioeconomic Systems Engineering

041 Eggers Hall

nerfanib@syr.edu

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Neiva Fortes

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

NIA T32 Doctoral Trainee, Policy, Place, Population Health and Aging Program

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 education, health, labor and crime. 

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Lucas Kaplan

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Affiliate, Policy, Place, Population Health and Aging Program

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

Essays in International Trade, Geopolitics and Demographics

Areas of Expertise

International trade, political economy

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Kaythari Maw

Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Regional Science, Cornell University, 2023

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

kmaw01@syr.edu

Dissertation Title

Peer Effects of Refugee Students in Texas Public Schools

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, economics of immigration, economics of education, Asian American studies

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Maryam Mazrooie

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A. in Economics, Syracuse University, 2023

M.S. in Socio-Economic System Engineering, 2018

B.S. in Industrial Engineering, 2013

426 Eggers Hall

Advisor:

Jan Ondrich

Gary V. Engelhardt

Maria Zhu

Chihwa Kao

mmazrooi@syr.edu

Dissertation Title

“Catastrophic Rounding in the Mixed Multiple-Spell Proportional Hazard Model: The Case of Employment for Younger Women”

Areas of Expertise

Applied Econometrics; Computational Econometrics; Generalized Linear Modeling
Aaron Morton

Aaron Morton

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

BSBA Economics, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 2021

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

Advisor:

Alexander Rothenberg

aamorton@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Urban Economics, Public Economics
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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
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Ruzel Shrestha

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, South Asia Center

M.Phil., Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, 2017

M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2015

Eggers 042

rushrest@syr.edu

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Daniel Solis

Ph.D Student, Economics Department

B.A. Siena University (formerly Siena College), 2024

Eggers 026

dsolis02@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public economics, economics of nonprofits

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Brenda Teruya

Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S. Economics, Universidad del Pacifico, 2017

E.M.P.A., Syracuse University, 2022

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

Advisor:

Monica Deza

Thomas Pearson

Maria Zhu

bateruya@syr.edu

Dissertation Title

Transit Migration through Mexico: Evidence from La Bestia

Areas of Expertise

Applied microeconomics with a focus on labor and public economics. 

Lydia Wang

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2024

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

Advisor:

Alexander Rothenberg

jwang453@syr.edu

Jiahe Xing

Jiahe Xing

Ph.D Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

jxing04@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics
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Zhuoran Zhao

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

M.S. in policy economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

026 Eggers Hall

zzhao128@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International Trade; Spatial and Regional Economics
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