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Job Market Candidates

Placement Director: Paul Sullivan, sullivan@american.edu

2024-2025 Job Market Candidates

Lin Shi

Lin ShiWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
ls6953a@american.edu

Research Fields: International Trade (with a focus on Global Value Chain analyses), Macroeconomic Development, Political Economy of Trade Policy

Advisors: Kara Reynolds; Robert Blecker; Robert M. Feinberg

Aina Puig

Aina PuigWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
ak3851a@american.edu

Research Fields: Macroeconomics, Inequality

Advisors: Xuguang Sheng; Juan Montecino; Mieke Meurs; Dirk Krueger

Catherine Falvey

Catherine FalveyWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
cf4227a@american.edu

Research Fields: Health, Gender, Labor

Advisors: Kelly Jones; Mary Hansen; Sung Ah Bahk

Tinatin Mumladze

Tinatin MumladzeWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
 tm3538a@american.edu

Research Fields: Economic Growth, Development, Culture, Institutions

Advisors: Boris Gershman; Walter Park; Quamrul Ashraf; Erik Kimbrough

Amy Cross

Amy CrossWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
ac2763a@american.edu 

Research Fields: Labor, Gender, National Security

Advisors: Mary Hansen; Susan Richardson; Boris GershmanKelly Jones 

Taiye Chen

Taiye ChenWebsite | CV
tc0741a@american.edu

Research Fields: International economics, development economics, macroeconomics

Advisors: Kara Reynolds; Robert A.Blecker; Juan Montecino

Yan Wang

Yan WangWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
yw3864a@american.edu

Research Fields: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, International Finance, Climate Economics, Financial Stability

Advisors: Gabriel Mathy; Xuguang Sheng; Kraft Evan; Nepomuk Dunz

Vasudeva Ramaswamy

Vasudeva RamaswamyWebsite | CV & Job Market Paper
ramaswamy@american.edu

Primary Research Fields: Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Inequality
Secondary Research Fields: Computational Economics, Economic History, Financial Market Behavior

Advisors: Alan G.Isaac; Garbiel Mathy; Ignacio Gonzalez; Juan Montecino

Recent Placements by Year of Graduation

2025

  • Amy Burnett Cross: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Tinatin Mumladze: Assistant Professor of Economics, American University of Sharjah
  • Aina Puig: Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics, Pace University
  • Lin Shi: Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University, Global Development Policy Center
  • Danielle Wilson: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University, Center on Poverty and Social Policy

2024

  • Sarah Oliver: Economist, U.S. Government Accountability Office, International Affairs and Trade Section
  • Vasudeva Ramaswamy: Postdoctoral Fellow, American University, Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis

2023

  • Jiemin Ren: International Monetary Fund
  • Regina Seo: Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy
  • Han (Maylin) Sun: International Monetary Fund
  • Farah Tasneem: Office of Research, Planning, and Program Evaluation, Maryland State Department of Education

2022

  • Angie Ahmadi: Analysis Group
  • Eric Carlson: The Economic Innovation Group (EIG)
  • Glen Kwende: International Monetary Fund
  • Dingqian Liu: American Century Investments
  • Hoossam Malek: Federal Reserve Board
  • Amanda Mayoral: Coalition for a Prosperous America
  • Michael Palmedo: U.S. Copyright Office
  • Hannah Randolph: Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
  • Aarti Reddy: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
  • Gustavo Rojas Matute: Moody's Analytics
  • Ameesh Upadhyay: Knox College

2021

  • Chang He: World Bank
  • Emine Elçin Köten: Turkish Ministry of Trade
  • Jeffrey Levy: University of Chicago
  • Jayne Yoo: US Census Bureau

2020

  • Tanima Ahmed: World Bank, South Asia Gender Innovation Lab (SAR GIL)
  • James Boohaker: US Government Accountability Office
  • Romina Kazandjian: International Monetary Fund
  • Stephan Lefebvre: Bucknell University
  • Fareena Malhi: University of the Punjab
  • Alberto Ramon: Federal Aviation Administration
  • Ariane Volk: World Bank

2019

  • Yahia Abuhashem: CVS Health
  • Zidong An: Renmin University of China
  • Sydney Gourlay: World Bank
  • Woubet Kassa: World Bank
  • Natalia Leszczyszyn: Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Yang Liu: Fannie Mae 
  • Katsuki Morihara: Japan International Cooperation Agency, Ethiopia Office
  • Jorje Huerta Munoz McNabb: Wilmington Trust Corporation
  • Tejesh Pradhan: McKinsey & Co.
  • Mai Raheh: King Abdullah University
  • Adrian Scutaru: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
  • James Smith III: Fannie Mae