Graduate Student News
Zhihao Xu's Paper Published in the Journal of Economic Theory
Congratulations to first year doctoral student, Zhihao Xu, for having his paper, "Optimal Monetary Policy in Production Networks with Distortions," published in the Journal of Economic Theory.
Congratulations to Zhihao!
Rachel Clohan's Paper Published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Congratulations to 4th year doctoral candidate, Rachel Clohan, for having her paper, "State Minimum Wage and Food Insecurity among US Households with Children" published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Co-authors include Megan Winkler, Kelli Komro, and M. Doug Livingston, and Sara Markowitz. This work was funded by Healthy Eating Research (HER), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), under Award No. 81357 (PI: Winkler).
Congratulations to Rachel!
Rachel Clohan's Paper Published in JAMA Network Open
Congratulations to 4th year doctoral candidate, Rachel Clohan, for having her paper, "State Minimum Wage and Food Insecurity among US Households with Children" published in JAMA Network Open (Impact Factor 10.5). Co-authors include Megan Winkler, Kelli Komro, M. Doug Livingston, and Sara Markowitz. This work was supported by Healthy Eating Research (HER), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), under Award No. 81357 (PI: Winkler).
Congratulations to Rachel!
Pablo Estrada's Paper Accepted for Publication in The Stata Journal
Congratulations to doctoral candidate Pablo Estrada for having his paper, “netivreg: Estimation of Peer Effects in Endogenous Social Networks" (joint work with Juan Estrada 22G, Kim Huynh, David Jacho-Chavez, and Leonardo Sánchez-Aragón) accepted for publication in The Stata Journal.
Congratulations to Pablo!
Guido Romero Presents Paper at Midwest Econometrics Group Conference
Congratulations to fourth-year doctoral candidate, Guido Romero, who presented his paper, "External Validity Under Network Interference," at the Midwest Econometrics Group Conference (MEG) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, October 3-4, 2025.
Congratulations to Guido!
Michelle Tao Invited to Present Paper at 19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
Congratulations to fourth-year doctoral candidate, Michelle Tao, who was invited to present her paper, "The Missing Homebuyers: Demographic Changes and Financial Constraints" at the 19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association in Montréal, Canada, October 3, 2025.
Michelle has also been invited to present her paper and participate in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Mentoring & Advancing PhDs (PFMAP) program, a program that provides interaction, feedback, and mentoring to a small group of advanced Ph.D. candidates from Monday, September 22, through Thursday, September 25, 2025.
Congratulations to Michelle!
Michelle Tao Presents Paper at Urban Economics Association 2025 Summer School in Economics at Tufts University
Congratulations to fourth-year doctoral candidate, Michelle Tao, who participated and presented her third-year paper, "The Missing Homebuyers: Demographic Changes and Financial Constraints" at the Urban Economics Association 2025 Summer School in Economics at Tufts University [program], July 21-23, 2025.
Congratulations to Michelle!
Noah MacDonald Presents Paper at NBER Summer Institute 2025
Congratulations to doctoral candidate, Noah MacDonald, who presented his paper, "The Effectiveness of Doxxing: Evidence from the Second Ku Klux Klan" at the NBER Summer Institute 2025 (Development of the American Economy) in Boston, MA, July 7-10, 2025.
Congratulations to Noah!
Rachel Clohan Presents Paper at American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) Conference
Congratulations to doctoral candidate, Rachel Clohan, who presented her paper, "Hooked Before Cooked: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and State-level Opioid Policies" at the 14th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) in Nashville, TN, June 22-25, 2025.
Congratulations to Rachel!
Marcelo Ortiz Invited to Present Paper at Georgia Econometrics Workshop
Congratulations to third-year doctoral student, Marcelo Ortiz, who presented his paper, "Better Understanding Triple Difference Estimators," at the Georgia Econometrics Workshop at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2025.
Congratulations to Marcelo!
Michaela Philip Invited to Present Paper at the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Graduate Education
Congratulations to third-year doctoral student, Michaela Philip, who presented her paper, "Zoning and Highway Placement," at the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Graduate Education, in New Haven, CT, April 4-5, 2025.
Congratulations to Michaela!
Tianhao Zhao Invited to Present Paper at Chinese Economists Society 2025 Annual Conference
Congratulations to doctoral candidate, Tianhao Zhao, who presented his paper, "Frictions, Net Worth Shocks, and Heterogeneous Impacts" at the Chinese Economists Society 2025 North America Annual Conference at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, March 22-23, 2025.
Congratulations to Tianhao!
Noah MacDonald Invited to Present Paper at Mountain West Economic History Conference and Business History Conference
Congratulations to doctoral candidate, Noah MacDonald, who presented his paper, "The Effectiveness of Doxxing: Evidence from the Second Ku Klux Klan" at the Mountain West Economic History Conference (grad student session) in Logan, UT, February 21-22, 2025.
Noah also presented his paper "Insider Trading and Market Efficiency before the SEC: Evidence from the Teapot Dome Scandal" at the Business History Conference (regular session) in Atlanta, GA, March 15-17, 2025.
Congratulations to Noah!
Economics Doctoral Student Selected for the 2025 Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Congratulations to third-year doctoral student, Michaela Philip, for being selected by the Laney Graduate School for induction into the 2025 Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Emory University. Michaela has represented the Department of Economics as a LGS-EDGE* Ambassador since 2023. Out of many qualified applicants, her application stood out as an excellent match for a Society that recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in higher education and the professoriate. Michaela will attend the National Yale Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Induction Ceremony on April 4th in New Haven, CT, as part of the Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education, April 4-5, 2025.
*EDGE: Emory Diversifying Graduate Education
Graduate Students Recognized for Research and Teaching
The Department of Economics recognized the following graduate students at our awards banquet on April 14, 2025.
Economics Graduate Student Research Award of Excellence: Rachel Clohan
This award was established to honor a graduate student who exemplifies superb research abilities and an eagerness to engage in scholarly activities.
Economics Graduate Student Teaching Award of Excellence: Shabnam Shahrezaei
This award was established to honor a graduate student who exemplifies superb teaching abilities and demonstrates extraordinary dedication to teaching economics.
Congratulations to this year's Graduate Student award winners! Learn more about these annual departmental awards on our Graduate Student Awards page.
Atta Domson Selected for the Ethics and Servant Leadership (EASL) Forum
Congratulations to second-year doctoral student, Atta Domson, for being selected to be among a cohort of about 16 students selected from across Emory University to participate in the 2025-2026 Academic Year Ethics and Servant Leadership (EASL) Forum organized by the Center for Ethics at Emory University.
The EASL Forum is a weekly, interdisciplinary forum focused on service, community building, and leadership development. The Forum consists of a group of students who learn and serve together over the course of 22 weeks from September to April. The shared journey focuses on four areas: integrity, personal growth, bridge building, and community engagement.
Jafet Baca Attends 3rd Summer School in International Economics in Munich, Germany
Congratulations to rising fourth-year graduate student, Jafet Baca, who attended the 3rd Summer School in International Economics hosted by CESifo and the Journal of International Economics in Munich, Germany, July 16 -18, 2025.
Niall Peat Attends Econometric Society Summer School in Dynamic Structural Econometrics 2025
Congratulations to rising third-year graduate student, Niall Peat, who attended the Econometric Society Summer School in Dynamic Structural Econometrics 2025 at University College London, June 30 - July 6, 2025.
Michelle Tao Attends PhD Summer School on Finance and Product Markets at USI Lugano
Congratulations to rising fourth-year graduate student, Michelle Tao, who attended the PhD Summer School on Finance and Product Markets at USI Lugano, Switzerland, June 30 - July 4, 2025.