Event News
Econometrics at Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data
Friday & Saturday, May 2-3, 2025 The Emory Department of Economics was pleased to host this inaugural Causal Inference conference featuring Keynote Presentation by Nobel Laureate, Guido Imbens, "Nonparametric Factor Models for Average Treatment Effects."
Full program details HERE.
Registration was requested by April 15, 2025.
This conference was primarily geared for faculty and advanced doctoral students.
Successful Economics Student Research Fair Held on April 18, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 12:00 PM Faculty and students were invited to join us for our Inaugural Student Research Fair on Friday, April 18, 2025, between 12:00 – 5:00 pm featuring poster presentations by our Honor Thesis students and third-year doctoral students.
Students from all majors were invited to VOTE for their favorite poster in our People's Choice Award! Awards ceremony at 4:30 pm.
Refreshments were served during the Fair including pizza and sweet treats.
Economics Department Awards Banquet and ODE Induction Ceremony
Monday, April 14, 2025The 2025 Economics Department Awards Banquet and ODE Induction Ceremony was held on Monday, April 14, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM at the Emory Conference Center Hotel.
This prestigious event featured a fireside chat with Raphael Bostic, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, who discussed timely topics such as the state of the economy, monetary policy, labor markets, jobs, interest rates, and inflation with James Burns, Chair of the Investment Committee of the Emory Board of Trustees and Head of Institutional Client Solutions at KKR.
2024-2025 Economics Department Teaching Workshop
The Economics Department hosted this year's teaching workshop on Tuesday, April 15, at 11:30 am-12:30 pm in the Rich Building, Room 329A.
- Chris Karbownik: Teaching undergraduate research courses
- Kelli Lanier: Enhancing your course to satisfy the new continuing communication GER
- Keith Robinson: Topics/methods that industry employers would like econ grads to have covered
Faculty participation in this workshop was strongly encouraged. Graduate students were invited but were not required or expected to attend.
Leadership at the Crossroads of Business and Economics: How Leaders in Business, Technology, and Academic and Insprire Change
Monday, October 20, 2025 | 4:30 PMThe Economics Leadership Club invites students to a Leadership Panel titled, Leadership at the Crossroads of Business and Economics: How Leaders in Business, Technology, and Academic and Insprire Change, on Monday, October 20th from 4:30-6:00 pm in Atwood 360.
The panel will feature the following panelists: Sania Balfour-Fears (Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley), Barbara Krauthamer (Dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences), Craig Brechner (CEO Zurich Technology Solutions), and will be moderated by Nezha Alaoui, CEO Women Choice.
RSVP by Thursday, October 16th is requested.
Emory Economics Resume Clinics Held in Fall 2025
Ensuring our students are well-prepared for their careers is a priority for the Department of Economics. On September 26th, we hosted an 'Emory Economics Resume Clinic' where our undergraduate majors and minors received tailored resume advice.
We were fortunate to have Jezamin Lim, a finance professional with a background at firms like Ernst & Young, Voya, and Invesco, and Romvadee Overbey, an experienced executive from sectors including management consulting and AT&T, look over our students' resumes and provide tailored advice to better showcase the skills our program teaches them. This popular clinic, which we began in Fall 2024, was a two-part series in Fall 2025. We are proud to provide our students with continuous, hands-on career support.
Questions should be directed to Erica Bowersox, Undergraduate Progam Coordinator.
Emory Econ Meet & Greet
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 6:00 PMThe Department of Economics invites you to a Meet & Greet for any & all students interested in pursuing Economics! The Meet & Greet will be held on Tuesday, September 30th from 6:00-7:00 pm in Rich 301 (3rd floor).
This Meet & Greet is an informal opportunity to connect with Economics faculty and peers to learn more about the Department, academic paths for economics students at Emory, and post-graduation careers in Economics.
Food will be provided, please RSVP by Monday, September 29th.
Please bring along your buddies and share this invite with classmates, roommates, or others you think would be interested. We look forward to connecting with you at the Meet & Greet.
Peer Mentorship Kick-off Event Held on September 12th
Our Emory Econ Peer Mentorship kick-off event was an optional opportunity for student mentors and mentees to connect and mingle with other students in the program. Students were invited to drop in at any point in the event window and stay as long as they like. Snacks, drinks, and games were provided.
The Economics Peer Mentoring program is intended to pair students that have similar interests/goals and create meeting opportunities throughout the semester. Mentees are generally 1st or 2nd year students and Mentors, 3rd or 4th year students. Students must be an Eocnomics major or minor to participate.
Economics Student Society (ESS) Alumni Networking Night Held on April 2
Wednesday, April 2, 2025The Economics Student Society hosted an Alumni Networking Night on April 2nd from 6-8PM in the ESC Multi-Purpose Rooms 1 and 2!
There were guests from various industries: Finance and Investment Banking, Strategy and Management Consulting, and Data Analytics. This was a chance for students to get to know alumni in their prospective field and ask one-on-one questions to professionals in numerous economic sectors.
Refreshments were provided.
Attire was Business Casual / Smart Casual.
Students Invited to 'Explore Emory Economics' on March 24
Monday, March 24, 2025Emory students were invited to connect with Economics Faculty & learn about our majors/minors, study abroad, and specializations.
Economics Student Society (ESS) Holds Trivia Night
The Economics Student Society hosted a trivia night on Thursday, February 27th at 5:30 PM in GBS Room 200. This fun-filled evening featured trivia about economics, current events, the Econ department, and more!
This event was open to all students, not just Economics majors, and students were encouraged to bring their friends.
Economics Leadership Club 'Meet Cute Mixer' held on February 12
Emory Economics Leadership Club invited students to its Meet Cute Mixer, a Valentine's-themed social event! Students were invited for an evening of connection and community-building over charcuterie, desserts, and mocktails. This was a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow economics students, learn more about our club, and discover exciting upcoming events. The first 10 attendees received a special goodie bag!
Economics Student Society (ESS) Coffee Chat
Economics students were invited to this Coffee Chat sponsored by the Emory Economics Student Society (ESS) featuring Justin Eloriaga, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Economics at Emory University.
No RSVP was required.
Economics Leadership Program Networking Event Featuring Senior Economist from Amazon
Wednesday, February 5, 2025Career & Professional Development Events in Spring 2025
Marshall Tucker, Career & Professional Development Coach from the Business career community, was available during this time for students to drop in with a quick career-related question that does not require a full appointment. Registration was not required to attend, but recommended. More information here: https://emory.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1691042
Veronica Meija Bustamante from Bank of America joins us for Economics Leadership Workshop
Professionalism Workshop for Third-Year Doctoral Students
This Professionalism Workshop for third-year doctoral students will be led by Ian McCarthy and will focus on research workflow, reproducibility, and transparency. All third-year doctoral students are expected to attend.
Lunch will be provided. Students are asked to RSVP.
This program is partially funded by Ph.D. alumni donations.
Dissertation Proposal Scheduled for October 23rd
Emerson Hamer
All Economics department faculty are invited to attend, but faculty in the relevant focus area are expected to attend. Graduate students are invited to attend (optional for first year graduate students). An electronic copy of the dissertation proposal will circulated to all faculty members and graduate students by email.
Information Sessions for Fall 2026 Ph.D. Admissions
Dissertation Defense Held in July
Tianhao Zhao
Atlanta Economics PhD Student Symposium Held at Emory on June 5, 2025
Thursday, June 5, 2025Publication Celebration to Celebrate Doctoral Student Publications
The Economics doctoral program celebrates the publication of a student's first peer-reviewed article with the Emory affiliation while enrolled in our program.
All Economics graduate students, staff, and faculty were invited to this annual Publication Celebration.
This Publication Celebration celebrated publications in AY24-25 by Pablo Estrada and Mohammad Fidakar (listed alphabetically).
Pablo Estrada: "netivreg: Estimation of Peer Effects in Endogenous Social Networks" (joint work with Juan Estrada 22G, Kim Huynh, David Jacho-Chávez, and Leonardo Sánchez-Aragón) published in The Stata Journal.
Mohammad Fidakar: "A Study on Profitability of Afghanistan Coal Mine with ARDL Approach; Case Study of the North Coal Enterprise in Afghanistan" (joint work with Atefa Hussaini and Abbas Erfan) published in Iranian Economic Review.
Dissertation Defenses Held in March and April
Hanna Glenn
Katie Leinenbach
Pablo EstradaDoctoral Program Colloquium Held on Friday, March 21
Friday, March 21, 2025 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PMDr. Wemy spoke about his experience as an economics faculty member at Clark University, life as an academic, and career advice for those interested in continuing being an economics researcher.
Second year+ Economics doctoral students were encouraged to attend. Lunch was provided.
Applied Macroeconomics Graduate Student Workshop
This workshop was for graduate students specializing in Applied Macro and Time Series and aimed to expose graduate students to recent research in applied macroeconomic research while providing a platform for them to receive valuable feedback on their own work. The program featured two keynote talks and 4-6 presentations by graduate students. Our guests were:
Hilde Bjornland - Professor at BI Norwegian Business School and Director Centre for Applied Macroeconomics and Commodity Price
Domenico Giannone - Economist at the IMF, former Senior Principal Economist at Amazon, and adjunct faculty at University of Washington.
Students interested in presenting were asked to submit a proposal (paper, draft of a paper, few slides etc.). This workshop provided an excellent opportunity to showcase their research and receive feedback from world-renowned applied macroeconomists.
RSVP was required. Breakfast and lunch were provided.
This workshop is generously co-sponsored by:
- Centre for Applied Macroeconomics and Commodity Prices (CAMP)
- Emory Economics Leadership Program
- Emory Economics Doctoral Program
Successful Dissertation Defense Held in February
Linh Phan
Amy Lim
Alessia Scudiero
Shabnam Shahrezaei
Nathan Williams
Lucie Xu
Ka Yan Cheng
Wonjun Choi
Economics Mentoring Dinner Held in February
Emory Economics invited doctoral students to a mentoring discussion covering some of the unspoken challenges in Economics. This discussion was led by Emory Economics faculty, Elena Pesavento, Paloma Moyano, and Kelli Lanier. Attendance was voluntary.
Dinner was provided.
Workshop on Causal Network Analysis
- Workshop: Alperin Auditorium, 1525 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA
- Meals: R. Randall Rollins Building, 1516 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta GA
This interdisciplinary workshop was co-organized by Emory Professors David Jacho-Chavez from the Department of Economics and Weihua An from the Department of Sociology, and featured a keynote address by Professor Thomas W. Valente of the Keck School of Medicine at USC.
Space was limited, but there were several spots reserved for doctoral students. Priority was given to those whose work involves Econometrics, network analysis, or causal analysis and inference.
FCHI Special Lecture: How (Authoritarian) Populism Works
Wednesday, April 2, 2025Join the Fox Center for a special lecture by Professor Wojciech Sadurski from the University of Sydney Law School on the concept, causes, and significance of modern populism.
Dr. Sadurski's lecture was followed by a conversation with Fox Center Faculty Fellow Professor Hubert Twozercki from the Department of Political Science at Emory University, specialist of authoritarianism in an Eastern European context, and an audience Q&A.
This event was hosted by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry and co-sponsored by the Emory University Departments of Political Science, History, Philosophy, Economics, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Center for Ethics.
This event was open to all.