Emory University Department of Economics

Thank you to those who joined us at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting at a special session titled, “The Legacy of Paul Rubin: Intellectual Pioneer,” on Sunday, November 24, 2024. The session featured insights from Paul’s former PhD advisees.

Thrilled to have hosted Professor Bruce Hansen (University of Wisconsin-Madison) at Emory University! Our departmental seminar series in Econometrics, Microeconomic Theory, Applied Microeconomic, and Macroeconomic continue to bring together leading experts in these fields, fostering enriching discussions and knowledge exchanges.

It was a great privilege to participate as a panelist in the Cafecito Series event, "Somos Emory: Leadership & Community," alongside José Rodriguez and Theresa Milazzo. This engaging discussion explored the journeys of Latinx leaders, the influence of cultural identity on leadership, and the importance of mentorship and community advocacy. Sharing my experiences and insights was truly rewarding, and I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to a conversation that highlights the resilience and contributions of the Latinx community in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences and the Emory University Laney Graduate School at Emory University and beyond. Thanks to Judy De La Cruz, MS for moderating this conversation.

I'm looking forward to eventually getting out of #Paris?Charles de Gaul airport and on to #Stockholm for this fantastic monetary and financial history conference at the Sveriges riksbank tomorrow and Friday!? Check out the papers linked in the program: https://lnkd.in/ew8MvXsf

Please meet Tianhao Zhao, one of our Emory University Laney Graduate School, Emory University Ph.D. candidates on the job market this year. Tianhao’s research explores the pronounced non-linearity in the heterogeneous effects of net worth shocks across U.S. counties. His study focuses on the interaction between local collateral constraints and downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR), demonstrating these mechanisms within a tractable two-agent general equilibrium model. Empirical estimates reveal significant impacts on local consumption, unemployment, and house prices using the newly compiled CountyPlus dataset. Learn more about Tianhao and his work on his webpage ?? https://clpr.github.io/?

We would like to introduce Pablo Estrada, one of our Emory University Laney Graduate School & Emory University Ph.D. candidates on the job market this year. Pablo’s research focuses on Network Interference, Causal Inference, and Applied Econometrics. His job market paper, “Spillover Effects with Nonrandom Sample Selection,” presents a novel method to estimate spillover effects of a random treatment using a nonrandom sample of individuals with observable outcomes. This approach leverages an exposure monotonicity assumption to bound spillover effects, accounting for network dependence, and incorporates high-dimensional covariates through machine learning to tighten the bounds. For more details, visit his webpage ?? https://lnkd.in/eAAx4rUN?

Please meet Katie Leinenbach, one of our Emory University Laney Graduate School, Emory University Ph.D. candidates on the job market this year. Katie’s research explores the impact of marijuana legalization on the health and labor market outcomes of older adults. Her findings indicate that legalization generally leads to improved health and employment outcomes for this demographic, enhancing their healthcare autonomy and control over employment. Learn more about Katie and her work on her webpage ?? https://lnkd.in/eMiWT5KJ?

We are happy to introduce you to Hanna Glenn, one of our Emory University Laney Graduate School, Emory University Ph.D. candidates on the job market this year. Her research explores the impact of hospital leadership on quality improvement in response to incentive changes. Her research reveals that hospitals led by non-clinically trained executives show greater improvements in quality compared to those led by clinically trained executives in this setting. Learn more about Hanna and her work on her webpage ?? https://lnkd.in/eUWVfZ-i?

Our amazing Emory University Laney Graduate School doctoral students finished their third-year paper presentations last week! Great work, we learnt a lot! Congratulations to them on completing another Emory University milestone? Jafet Baca | Shirley Cai | Emerson Hamer | Marcelo Ortiz Villavicencio | Michaela Philip | Hannah Pitzer | Guido Anthony Romero | Qianqian Tang | Michelle Tao | Jin Zhang

?? "50 under 50" I'm happy to share that although I'm yet to turn 50 years old, my 50th peer-reviewed article with my current and former doctoral advisees Pablo Estrada and Juan Estrada respectively, and long-term co-authors Kim Huynh and Leonardo Sánchez-Aragón is forthcoming in The Stata Journal. It utilizes Stata's Python integration to estimate peer effects generated by endogenous connections utilizing knowledge of exogenous ones. Check it out ?? https://lnkd.in/eFkgs9xe.