2009 Herb Kay Lecture
Join the department on May 13, 2009 for the 12th Herbert C. Kay Undergraduate Lecture, featuring Paul Sams, UCSB alumnus and COO of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
updated Apr 30, 2009

Job Market Candidates

Below is a listing of current job market candidates. Click their names for their CV and their dissertation title for an abstract.

Placement Officer:
Prof. Javier Birchenall

(805) 893-5275

Candidate Name Dissertation/Title Advisor &
Co-Advisor		 Fields
(bold indicates primary)
Belinda Acuņa
(homepage)		The Effect of U.S. Agricultural Subsidies on Farm Expenses and the Agriculture Labor MarketJavier Birchenall
(805) 893-5275
Jati K. Sengupta
(805) 893-3797		 Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics
Agricultural Economics
Elizabeth Ashley
(homepage)		Temporary Closures of Environmental and Recreational SitesCharles D. Kolstad
(805) 893-2108		 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Public Finance
Agricultural Economics
Kang Hua Cao
(homepage)		Agriculture, Chinese Development, and the MacroeconomyJavier Birchenall
(805) 893-5275		 Macroeconomics
Economic Development
Benjamin Hansen
(homepage)		The Monday Effect in Workers' Compensation: Evidence from the California ReformsDouglas G. Steigerwald
(805) 893-3151
Peter Kuhn
(805) 893-3666		 Labor Economics and Econometrics
Public Economics
Economics of Education
Rosemarie Lavaty
(homepage)		Motherhood and the Pill: Work, Leisure, and Quality Time With ChildrenPeter Kuhn
(805) 893-3666		 Labor and Demographic Economics
Public Economics
Nellie Lew
(homepage)		The Impact of Changing Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in MexicoPeter Kuhn
(805) 893-3666		 Labor and Demographic Economics
Economics of Education
Public Economics
Armando Lopez-VelascoImmigration and Demographics: Can High Immigrant Fertility Explain Voter Support for Immigration?Henning Bohn
(805) 893-4532		 Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Finance
Industrial Organization
Hani Mansour
(homepage)		Does Employer Learning Vary by Occupation?Peter Kuhn
(805) 893-3666		 Labor Economics
Applied Econometrics
Darius MartinSBTC and the Minimum Wage: A Macroeconomic Analysis of InequalityMarek Kapicka
(805) 893-2530		 Macroeconomics
Finance
Labor
Dominic Parker
(homepage)		Case Studies on the Economic Causes and Effects of Institutional ChangeRobert T. Deacon
(805) 893-3679		 Applied Microeconomics
Environmental and Resource Economics