Purdue Ag Econ PhD and MS Job Market Candidates

Welcome to the Department of Agricultural Economics Job Market Candidates page. Our diverse and talented graduate students are a critical component to the success of our research and engagement missions. Below you will find a list of our PhD and MS job market candidates. If you would like to view recent graduate student's career placements, please visit our placement's site. For questions about placements or our job candidates, contact our placement coordinator Dr. Jacob Ricker-Gilbert.

PhD Job Market Candidates:

Name: Francisco Albert Scott
Expected Graduation: May 2021
Research Areas: Industrial Organization, Agribusiness, Experimental Economics
CV/Resume: CV
Job Market Paper: Market and welfare effects of quality misperception in food labels: an experimental analysis
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Name: Jixuan Yao
Expected Graduation: May 2021
Research Areas: Labor economics and environmental economics
CV/Resume: CV
Job Market Paper: Peer effects in Fertility and Son Preference of China
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Name: Emiliano Lopez Barrera
Expected Graduation: Spring 2021
Research Areas: International Trade and Development, Climate Change, CGE/PE modeling, Diets-Health-Environment Trilemma
CV/Resume: CV

Job Market Paper: "Global food waste across the income spectrum: Implications for food prices, production and resource use"

Name: Ashraf Noumir
Expected Graduation: December 2020
Research Areas: Asset Pricing, Risk - Return Analysis, Portfolio Selection, Farmland Economics
CV/Resume: CV
Job Market Paper: Is Farmland a Common Risk Factor in Asset Pricing Models?

Name: Alma Cortes Selva
Expected Graduation: Spring 2021
Research Areas: CGE, Climate Change, Energy/Taxation and Incentives, Fiscal Policy
Resume/CV: Resume
Job Market Paper: Nicaragua’s Climate Mitigation Policy: Sectoral and Inter-Household Effects

Name: Chinonso Etumnu
Expected Graduation: Summer 2021
Research Areas: Food and Agricultural Marketing, Agribusiness Management, Behavioral and Experimental Economics
CV/Resume: CV
Job Market Paper: "Does the Distribution of Ratings Affect Online Grocery Sales? Evidence from Amazon"

Name: Travis Atkinson
Expected Graduation: Summer 2020
Research Areas: Industrial Organization, Energy and the Environment, Decision Analysis in Electricity Markets
CV/Resume: CV

Job Market Paper: "Long-term Investment Planning for the Electricity Sector in Small Island Developing States: Case Study for Jamaica"

MS Job Market Candidates:

Name: Patrick Maier
Expected Graduation: Spring 2020
Research Area: Aquaculture and Agribusiness Management, Risk Analysis, Financial Modeling
CV/Resume: Resume
Job Market Paper: "Economic Feasibility and Risk Analysis of Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) Production in Low-Cost Salt Mixtures"

MS/PhD Job Placement Coordinator: Dr. Jacob Ricker-Gilbert

If you are a Purdue Ag Econ graduate student and would like to be listed on this page, please email Kami Goodwin at kami@purdue.edu and provide your name, expected graduation, research area, a CV or resume (PDF), and a recent job market paper (PDF).