Official twitter account of the Department of Economics in
@SMU
. Located in
@SMUDedman
, the department is the oldest PhD-granting department in the university.
It's been an unprecedently productive week...
We have added 5 new faculty members:
🧠
@luiscanyamel
(UMinn, macro)
🧠Yichen Su (Stanford/Dallas Fed, urban/labor)
🧠Stepan Aleksenko (UCLA, micro)
🧠Shixuan (Kathy) Li (TAMU/SMU, lecturer)
🧠Ryan McGregor (UHouston, lecturer)
🌟 BREAKING NEWS 🌟
We are hiring an asst prof! We are particularly interested in an env'tal/dev/urban economist with experience using spatial data. The hire is part of a larger initiative in the area of earth hazards and nat'l security.
#EconTwitter
Congrats to PhD alum
@punarjitrc
! Punarjit has received the Prof. M.J. Manohar Rao Award by the Indian Econometric Society! The award award is given annually to an Indian economist under the age of 35 for outstanding contributions to quantitative economics while working in India.
#EconTwitter
The Department is pleased to be hiring *three* TT positions this year! We expect 1 macro, 1 micro theory, and 1 as part of a
@SMU
-wide cluster hire in urban (broadly defined). Please contact us for any questions! We are fun and productive!
#EconTwitter
We are hiring this year! We are seeking a new assistant professor in any of a number of fields. Apply, one and all, if you are on the market this year. Feel free to contact
@dlmillimet
or
@klausvanieper
with questions!
Please share widely!
Our second job market candidate spotlight is on Aastha Gupta (
@AasthaGuptaEcon
, ).
Aastha is an applied theorist with excellent modeling skills. Her research interests are in Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics, and Information Economics.
#EconTwitter
PhD application season is upon us! And, yes, while others are taking a pause due to the pandemic, our department is accepting applications and is eager to meet the next cohort of SMU-trained economists! Attached find a (hopefully legible) flyer with some highlights.
Today, there was a lizard in a faculty member's office. On a computer keyboard. The faculty member did not handle it well. Not least because the lizard was apparently not wearing a mask. 😷🦎
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Daniel Millimet (
@dlmillimet
) has been named the Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Trustee Professor of Economics. Prof. Millimet researches and teaches in the fields of labor economics and econometrics. He has been
@SMU
since 1999.
Congrats!
The Department is pleased to announce that Prof. Daniel Millimet (
@dlmillimet
) will serve as the next department chair beginning August 1, 2020. At that time, Prof. Santanu Roy will conclude 6 years at the helm. We owe him a great thanks for his exemplary leadership.
#PonyUp
Congrats to Prof.
@dlmillimet
for becoming a member of the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group (
@hceconomics
), a network of researchers, educators and policymakers focused on human capital and its impact on opportunity inequality!!
Our first job market candidate spotlight is on Ding Liu (
@DingLiu14
, ).
Ding is an applied econometrician with excellent data skills. His research focuses on how shocks – including technology, trade, and health – affect labor market outcomes.
Check out our Ph.D. candidates on the 2021-22 economics job market!
While we only have two candidates this year, they are both fantastic professionally and personally. We will spotlight each individually in the coming days.
Congratulations to Prof.
@SposiMichael
() on being awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor!
Mike's research bridges macro & int'l trade by incorporating dynamics into multi-country trade models. Mike teaches courses in both areas.
Congrats to our Prof. Michael Sposi
@SposiMichael
(PI) as well as Jing Zhang (Co-PI) on their recent research grant award funded by the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth research initiative, a consortium led by Centre for Economic Policy Research
@CEPR_org
.
As the new academic year begins, we will highlight our new cohort of Ph.D. students over the next few days.
Anubhav Thakur was born and raised in New Dehli. He was an UG
@SamHoustonState
(math major, econ minor). Fun fact: he attended an all-boys boarding school growing up.
At tonight's AEA awards ceremony, the
@SMU
@SMUDedman
econ dept will be awarded an inaugural
@AEACSMGEP
seed grant to fund departmental programming encouraging underrepresented minorities to pursue undergrad and graduate studies in economics!!
#ASSA2021
Poster session by our PhD student, Ding Liu, at the
@Stata
Texas Empirical Micro conference
@UHouston
. Discussing his paper entitled “Bounding the Joint Distribution of Disability and Employment with Contaminated Data.” 🔥
It's been official for a little while, but the department is very excited that two new professors will be joining us this fall:
Prasanthi Ramakrishnan
Alipio Ferreira
@AlipioF
Congrats to our chair, Prof.
@dlmillimet
, who was named the
@SMUDedman
2022 Dedman Family Distinguished Professor! The award recognizes his contributions over the past 2+ decades to
@SMU
in terms of research, teaching, and service.
#PonyUp
Congrats to our Senior Lecturer, Dr. Elizabeth Wheaton, co-winner of the Kenneth G. Elzinga Teaching Award (along with Dr. G. Dirk Mateer of
@UTAustin
) at
#SEA2021
! Among others, Dr. Wheaton teaches an innovative course in Economics of Human Rights.
Congrats to Prof. Santanu Roy! His paper (with Ayça Kaya; )
"Repeated Trading: Transparency and Market Structure"
is now forthcoming in the AER (
@AEAjournals
). 👏👏
Welcome to the start of a new semester, Mustangs! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and productive time. Let's all be kind to and supportive of one another!
#PonyUp
Check out the latest research by Prof. Rocio Madera (
@elpuntoderocio
) in the most recent issue of AEJ:Macro (
@AEAjournals
) entitled
"Skewed Idiosyncratic Income Risk over the Business Cycle: Sources and Insurance"
A brief 🧵...
We would not be where we are today without the work of Tom Fomby.
For his contributions to the teaching, scholarship and service missions of the University, Fomby will be recognized by the SMU Board of Trustees this fall.
Congrats to our former PhD student, Dr. Ani Harutyunyan!
A chapter of her PhD dissertation that she wrote while at SMU has been awarded the Bergson Prize by the Association of Comparative Economic Studies.
Congrats to our PhD student, Ding, and his wife on the arrival of their first child! New child, new degree, and new job all in the span of a few months. 👏
As we countdown to the start of a new academic year on the Hilltop, Prof.
@dlmillimet
slides into the role of department chair, a position held by Prof. Santanu Roy for the past six years. Please take a moment to read his inaugural welcome letter.
Diwali celebration organized by
@AasthaGuptaEcon
@TravisWhitacre
and our other fantastic PhD students!
Be apart of the celebration next year … apply to our PhD program!!
Huge congratulations to our former Ph.D. student, Dr. Ian McDonough (
@ikmcdonough
), who was just promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
@unlv
!!
Please check him out at
and help congratulate him on his accomplishments!
#PonyUp
Today we introduce Euclides Coelho de Medeiros Correia
@EuclidesCoelho_
. Euclides is from Recife, Brazil. He has a BSc and MSc in econ from UFPE. He is excited to be
@SMU
not only for econ, but also because he is a country music fan, eager to see a George Strait concert.
Today's spotlight is on Javier Gonzalez
@jjgecon
. Javier was born in Guatemala, lived in Venezuela until he was 12, and then moved to Chile. He has a BA and MA in econ from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez. Oh yeah, don't mess with him. He has a black belt in karate!
In some good news, we are thrilled to congratulate our former Ph.D. student, Dr. Jingjing Ye, who was recently promoted with tenure at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in China. Congrats! Dr. Ye graduated from SMU in 2013 and was advised by Prof.
@dlmillimet
.
For just a moment, all was right in the world again as the department and PhD students came together to enjoy some sun, coffee, breakfast, and conversation.
Congrats to our senior lecturer, Dr. Beth Wheaton, who is serving as PI on a ~$1.2M grant from the DOJ in support of the
@SMU
Human Trafficking Project.
Dr. Wheaton will serve along with co-PIs in
@SMUDedman
Statistical Sciences department and
@smuguildhall
.
Congrats to current PhD student,
@June_Qi
, and
@SMU
post-doc,
@TravisWhitacre
, as they presented their joint work this week in St. Louis at the
@ashecon
conference. Their research examines the long-run effects of mental health, social networks, and counseling on adolescents.
Today we introduce Tiffany Cho
@tiffanyecon
. She was born in California and grew up in LA and Malibu. She relocated to Texas during high school and has an UG degree in econ from
@UTDEPPS
. Fun fact: she is classically trained in contemporary jazz dance and piano.
Today's spotlight is on Tahmeed Hossain
@tahmeedpial
. Tahmeed is originally from Kulna, Bangladesh. He studies econ previously at U Dhaka and
@AgEcon_Econ
. Despite the summer heat, Tahmeed is enjoying life in Dallas. Fun fact: He loves playing soccer and roots for FC Barcelona.
Check out our Ph.D. candidates on the 2021-22 economics job market!
While we only have two candidates this year, they are both fantastic professionally and personally. We will spotlight each individually in the coming days.
The dept is pleased to welcome
@EmilyNix100
from
@USCMarshall
tomorrow! Emily will be presenting
"Toxic Colleagues: Worker and Firm Effects"
in our seminar series from 3-4:20 in UL 303. Come join us!
For more info on Emily, see
2nd annual PhD alumni panel going on for the benefit of our current students! Always great to see familiar faces that continue to make our department proud:
@jjitroy
,
@ikmcdonough
, and Aditi Sengupta!
#PonyUp
#EconTwitter
We are holding a virtual information session on Wednesday, Nov 8, for those interested in applying to our Ph.D. program! Scan the QR code to register. We have done the (real) analysis and the conclusion is: you want to be part of our productive and fun department!
The dept is thrilled to (virtually) host its first PhD alumni conference this week!! We are hopeful that this can become a tradition in the dept and that future years will be in person! We are so excited to welcome the return of many familiar faces!
#PonyUp
The awards keep rolling in ... Congrats to long-time Prof. Tom Fomby () for receiving the 2021 Faculty Career Achievement Award
@SMU
. This is high praise for a career that has seen Tom make many contributions in research, teaching, mentoring, and service.
After receiving an acceptance, Prof.
@SposiMichael
finally got the proof for his latest project! Mike will have Lil' William solving quantitative models in no time. Happy that mom and dad are doing well!
Congrats to two our fantastic faculty who have been nominated for the HOPE (Honoring Our Professors' Excellence) Award! This teaching award is based solely on student nominations. We (well, mostly our students) are so fortunate to have two such dedicated instructors!
#PonyUp
While no one would've chosen to celebrate this way, the Department wishes to congratulate all of our 2020 graduates. We hope you at least are tuning in to watch commencement live this morning if you are not attending person. Congratulations to all of you! We are so proud of you!
Students, did you know your undergraduate economics adviser is awesome? Of course you did! But, now so does everyone else. Congrats to Maira Meki for being recognized nationally for excellence in advising!
We are so fortunate to have her
@SMU
!
Prof. Klaus Desmet (
@klausvanieper
) recently discussed two strands of his research. First, his work on climate change is featured in the NBER (
@nberpubs
) Digest.
Join us this Friday for a seminar by Pedro Sant'Anna (
@pedrohcgs
) entitled, "Doubly Robust Difference-in-Differences Estimators."
Umphrey Lee, rm 303, 2-3:20
Check out the latest news on our Prof.
@OmerOzakEcon
! He was recently featured in a news article in Colombia's main media outlet
@RevistaSemana
as part of a feature on the new generation of Colombian scientists.
#PonyUp
Congrats to Prof.
@elpuntoderocio
on her latest publication
"Does Self-Employment Pay? The Role of Unemployment and Earnings Risk"
now forthcoming in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics!
👏👏👏
Congrats to our AP Woo Kim on his first (of many) publications!
"Optimal Lockdown in a Commuting Network"
is now out in AER:Insights (
@AEAjournals
) and available at
#PonyUp
Today's spotlight is on Tahmeed Hossain
@tahmeedpial
. Tahmeed is originally from Kulna, Bangladesh. He studies econ previously at U Dhaka and
@AgEcon_Econ
. Despite the summer heat, Tahmeed is enjoying life in Dallas. Fun fact: He loves playing soccer and roots for FC Barcelona.
Today we introduce Euclides Coelho de Medeiros Correia
@EuclidesCoelho_
. Euclides is from Recife, Brazil. He has a BSc and MSc in econ from UFPE. He is excited to be
@SMU
not only for econ, but also because he is a country music fan, eager to see a George Strait concert.
Re-tweeting this as prospective students enter into winter break and may be completing PhD applications and contemplating additional programs.
We especially want to make URM students aware of the extremely generous Mustang Fellowships that
@SMU
offers!
Come join us!
#PonyUp
CALLING ALL STUDENTS ASPIRING TO A PH.D. IN ECONOMICS!
As the season to apply to Ph.D. programs is upon us, please check out all the wonderful opportunities that
@SMU
and
@SMUDedman
offers! Big things are happening in Dallas!
#EconTwitter
PhD application season is upon us! Come join a vibrant and welcoming department, ready to help you succeed! Our department is eager to meet the next cohort of SMU-trained economists! Attached find a flyer with some highlights.
#PonyUp
The Texas Econometrics Camp finally held its 26th in person conference, where the 25th was in February 2020 (nothing noteworthy occurred in between 😬). Profs.
@elpuntoderocio
and
@donghaoecon
, and PhD student
@June_Qi
, shared their work. And when we say camp, we are roughing it!
Our former PhD student, Hao Li, giving a seminar at U Birmingham on her joint work with our own Prof. MIllimet (
@dlmillimet
). She continues to make us proud!
Check out the latest research by Prof.
@SposiMichael
now appearing as the lead article in the current issue of J Monetary Economics. Paper is entitled:
"Demographics and the evolution of global imbalances"
A brief🧵...
Yesterday was a great day as the
@SMU
community came together to celebrate the careers of
@SMUEconDept
's Tom Fomby and Caroline Brettel of Anthropology. Tom was awarded the 2021 career achievement award. Caroline received last year's award but no in-person reception was possible.
I successfully passed my defense today 😃 I would be starting as an Assistant Professor at Western Illinois University from Fall 2022. I am so grateful to have the world’s best advisor, committee and parents without whom this would not have been possible! 😊
#EconTwitter
Congratulations to the 2019 Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize winners, Klaus Desmet, Dávid Krisztián Nagy, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg for "The Geography of Development" (Journal of Political Economy 126 [3]: 903‒83).
Estimates can be biased if data used is from crosswalk, an aspect not given much attention to . My takeaway from
@dlmillimet
’s (
@SMUEconDept
) talk. Crosswalk is when data units overlap, say one variable is measured for counties and other is measured for congressional districts.
Next up is Fangzhou Sha. Fangzhou grew up in Beijing and was an UG at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and earned an MS
@WIeconomics
after falling love with econ. Fun fact: she loves to fish and welcomes anyone who wishes to join her!
As the new academic year begins, we will highlight our new cohort of Ph.D. students over the next few days.
Anubhav Thakur was born and raised in New Dehli. He was an UG
@SamHoustonState
(math major, econ minor). Fun fact: he attended an all-boys boarding school growing up.
ICYMI, we are pleased to announce that our Prof.
@tsalmon_econ
(now on Twitter!) is new editor of
@InquiryWEAI
. Congrats to Tim!
I'm sure he also asks that y'all send your papers to EI. Let's make him work!
#PonyUp
Last week was a busy week for the department! To start, several PhD students participated in the
@SMU
Moody Graduate School Graduate Research Day.
@TravisWhitacre
&
@June_Qi
won best poster in the dept!
Today's spotlight is on Javier Gonzalez
@jjgecon
. Javier was born in Guatemala, lived in Venezuela until he was 12, and then moved to Chile. He has a BA and MA in econ from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez. Oh yeah, don't mess with him. He has a black belt in karate!
Next up is Fangzhou Sha. Fangzhou grew up in Beijing and was an UG at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and earned an MS
@WIeconomics
after falling love with econ. Fun fact: she loves to fish and welcomes anyone who wishes to join her!
Check out the latest paper by Prof
@dlmillimet
along with
@SMU
PhD alums
@punarjitrc
and Hao Li. Now in print, the paper is entitled
"Measuring economic mobility in India using noisy data: a partial identification approach"
A 🧵
Congrats to PhD student
@June_Qi
who will receive the Cobb Fellowship this coming academic year as a reward for winning the best third year paper! Her research is on estimating causal effects in networks when the network is not perfectly observed.
Check out the latest publication by our Prof.
@NatePattison
on "Who Benefits from Bans on Employers’ Credit Checks?", now available in The Journal of Law & Economics.
Congrats to PhD alum, Dr. Ozkan Eren, who was recently promoted to full professor in the Dept of Economics
@UCRiverside
!! Dr. Eren, a labor and crime economist, was advised by
@dlmillimet
and Essie Maasoumi.
Check him out!
Our 🌟🌟🌟 are multiplying! Yellow for faculty, blue for PhD students. As much as the summer is relaxing, we are excited for a return to in person
@SMU
this fall!
🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨
Congrats to PhD alum, Dr. Manini Ojha (
@ininam_o
), on her first publication! Her paper, "Spousal beliefs and intimate partner violence: Are we conditioned to internalize patriarchal norms?" is forthcoming in Economics Letters.
Congrats to PhD alum Dr.
@ininam_o
() on her most recent publication, "Gender gap in schooling: Is there a role for health insurance?" in J Int'l Development!
Way to go, Manini!
#PonyUp
CALLING ALL STUDENTS ASPIRING TO A PH.D. IN ECONOMICS!
As the season to apply to Ph.D. programs is upon us, please check out all the wonderful opportunities that
@SMU
and
@SMUDedman
offers! Big things are happening in Dallas!
Congrats to our Prof. Tim Salmon! Tim has taken over as the new lead editor of
@InquiryWEAI
. Economic Inquiry is about to celebrate its 60th anniversary, having published its fist volume in 1962.
Journal information may be found here:
Congratulations to our departmental undergraduate advisor, Maira Meki, for receiving the
@SMUDedman
award for Outstanding Staff Contribution to Research and Academic Success.
Maira does an incredible job ensuring the academic success of our undergraduate students. Well deserved!
Congrats to our own Prof.
@SposiMichael
! His paper, "Capital Goods Trade, Relative Prices, and Economic Development," with B. Ravikumar and Piyusha Mutreja, made the Rev of Eco Dynamics list of most-cited papers since 2017.
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