Economics Graduate Student Placement

Job Candidates and Placement Information

University of Utah
Department of Economics
1645 Campus Center Drive, Rm 308
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Phone 801-581-7481
Fax 801-585-5649

Placement Advisor

Minqi Li

801-581-7481

minqi.li@economics.utah.edu

University of Utah Job Candidates

Listed below are University of Utah Economics Ph.D. students who are seeking jobs this year (2008-2009). Unless otherwise indicated, the candidates can be reached by mail through the University of Utah Department of Economics, at the address given above. The committee chairs listed can also be reached through the department.

Rojhat Berdan Avsar

Phone: 801-979-8879 / e-mail: rojhatb.avsar@utah.dot.edu / CV

Fields: History of Economic Thought, Industrial Organization

Dissertation: Rhetoric of economic policy-making: A comparative study / Abstract

Committee:

Hans Ehrbar (Chair): ehrbar@economics.utah.edu
E.K. Hunt: hunt@economics.utah.edu
Al Campbell: al@economics.utah.edu
Cihan Bilginsoy: bilginso@economics.utah.edu
Danielle Endres, University of Utah, Department of Communication: danielle.endres@utah.edu

Ozge Ozay

Phone: 801-359-4790 / e-mail: ozay@economics.utah.edu and ozgeozay@yahoo.com / CV

Fields: Labor Economics, Feminist Economics

Dissertation: Gender Inequality, Capital Deepening, and Trade: the Manufacturing Sector in Turkey, 1990-2001

Committee:

Gunseli Berik (Chair): berik@economics.utah.edu
Cihan Bilginsoy: bilginsoy@economics.utah.edu
Korkut Erturk: erturk@economics.utah.edu
James Gander: gander@economics.utah.edu
Tom Maloney: maloney@economics.utah.edu

Wade C. Roberts

Phone: 801-721-2121 / e-mail: kosal96@yahoo.com / CV

Fields: Labor Economics, Public Economics, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics, Gender Economics

Dissertation: Poverty, Economic Need, and Landmine-Related Incidents in Cambodia / Abstract

Committee:

Cihan Bilginsoy: bilginsoy@economics.utah.edu
Richard Fowles: richard.fowles@economics.utah.edu
Norman Waitzman: waitzman@economics.utah.edu
Tom Maloney: maloney@economics.utah.edu
Zachary Zimmer, University of Utah, Department of Sociology: zachary.zimmer@soc.utah.edu

Job Market Information

NEW RESOURCE: In recent years, we carried out an informal survey of recent University of Utah Economics Ph.D. graduates regarding their experiences on the job market. The (very small number of) responses that we received are compiled in the University of Utah Econ PhD Job Market Guide.

Below are links to job postings and other information relevant to the job market.

The American Economic Association: Check here for information on the AEA/ASSA meetings and the placement service offered at the meetings.
Job Openings for Economists: Note that there are several articles with information about the job market listed at the bottom of the page. The Cawley article may be particularly helpful and is updated annually.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Economic Research Network (follow the links from the Social Science Research Network to the Economic Research Network and to "Job Openings")
Holmes and Colander, "The Hiring of and Economist: A Case Study," The American Economist Spring 2007. This is a nice description of how the conference interview/flyout/job offer process works on the "labor demand" end.

September 2008