PhD Thesis and Job Placements

2021

Chen, Zongjia

Thesis: The Relative Performance of International Students and Their Academic Program Choices

Supervisor: Mikal Skuterud

Placement: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture

E-mail: zj5chen@uwaterloo.ca

Mascella, Allison

Thesis: The Time-Use of Canadian Immigrant Families: Differences in Time Inputs on Child Raising

Supervisor: Ana Ferrer

Placement: To Be Determined

E-mail: amascella@uwaterloo.ca

Pan, Zehua

Thesis: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation into the Economic Relationship Between Forested Watersheds and Water Treatment Costs

Supervisor: Roy Brouwer

Placement: Manager, Fraud Research and Analytics, RBC

E-mail: z64pan@uwaterloo.ca

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2020

Arcila-Vasquez, Andres

Thesis: Three Essays In Policy Evaluation

Supervisor: Ana Ferrer

Placement: TD Bank, Quantitative Associate, Risk Management Department

Huang, Yichun

Thesis: The Economics of Water Conservation Regulations in Mining: An Application to Alberta's Lower Athabasca River Region

Supervisor: Margaret Insley

Placement: Post-doctoral fellowship - The Water Institute, University of Waterloo

Email: y247huan@uwaterloo.ca

Pan, Yazhuo

Thesis: Essays in Wealth Effect, Family Structure, and Female Labour Supply

Supervisors: Ana Ferrer & Stephanie Lluis

Placement: University of Toronto, Research Officer

Tian, Renfang

Thesis: On Functional Data Analysis: Methodologies and Applications

Supervisor: Tao Chen

Placement: Assistant Professor, King's University College, Western University

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2018

Aghakazemjourabbaf, Sara

Thesis: The Economics of Waste Clean-Up from Resource Extraction Projects: Environmental Bonds versus Strict Liability

Supervisor: Margaret Insley

Placement: Senior Associate, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC Canada

McLeod, Shernette

Thesis: Commodity prices, stock prices and economic activity in a small open economy

Supervisor: Jean-Paul Lam

Placement: TD Bank, Economist

Memartoluie, Ghazal

Thesis: Empirical essays in water and electricity use

Supervisor: Anindya Sen

Placement:

2017

Chen, Yu

Thesis: Skill mismatch in the labour market

Supervisor: Francisco Gonzalez

Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary

Gao, Hang

Thesis: Essays in Earnings, Academic Productivity,and School Competition

Supervisor: Anindya Sen

Placement: Post-doctoral position, Chinese Institute of Engineering Development Strategies (CIEDS), School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM), Tsinghua University, China.

Ghaziaskar, Mohamad

Thesis: Essays in Consumer Debt, Personal Saving Rate, and Household Insolvency in Canada

Supervisors: Thomas Parker and Anindya Sen

Placement: Definite Term Lecturer, King's - Western University

Li, Hongxiu

Thesis: Three essays on the economics of innovation as adaptation to climate change

Supervisor: Horatiu Rus

Placement: Data Scientist, Sun Life Financial

Zhang, Jue

Thesis: The labour market integration of immigrants and their role on innovation

Supervisor: Mikal Skuterud

Placement: Research Analyst, Immigration, Refugee, and Canadian Citizenship (IRCC)

2016

Amery, Behnoush

Thesis title: Three Empirical Essays on Job Training, Income Support Programs, and Household Debt

Supervisor: Anindya Sen

Placement: Senior Economist, Labour Market Information Council

Oystrakh, Mykhaylo

Thesis Title: The Effect of Technological Innovations on Economic Activity

Supervisor: Jean-Paul Lam

Placement: Senior Model Validation Analyst, Assistant Vice-President, Bank of the West

2015

Lin, Xiao Yan

Thesis title: Three Essays on Financial Modelling with Price Limits

Supervisor: Dinghai Xu

Placement: Ernst and Young

Legree, Scott

Thesis Title:Three Essays in Labour Economics and Public Finance.

Supervisor: Mikal Skuterud

Placement: Analyst, Statistics Canada

2014

Niu, Shilei

Thesis title: Economics of Ramping Rate Restrictions At Hydro Power Plants: Balancing Profitability And Environmental Concerns

Supervisors: Margaret Insley and Tony Wirjanto

Placement: Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

Zelaya, Mauricio

Thesis title: The Role of Institutions on R&D, FDI, and Economic Growth

Supervisors: Joel Blit & Anindya Sen

Placement: Associate Partner, Economic Advisor, Ernst and Young

2013

Choi, Wai Hong

Thesis title: Three Papers on the Effects of Competition in Energy Markets

Supervisor: Anindya Sen

Placement: Senior Program Advisor, Programs Branch, Canada Border Services Agency

Franceschi, Francesco

Thesis title: Female Labour Supply

Supervisor: John Burbidge

Placement: Economist, Research Department, Bank of Italy

2012

Al Mansour, Abdullah

Thesis title: Essays in risk management for crude oil markets

Supervisors: Margaret Insley and Tony Wirjanto

Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Finance & Economics
College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia