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On the Job Market

PhD Training in Policy at Cornell University

At Cornell, students conducting policy-relevant research are trained in many departments, schools and colleges, and as a part of multiple graduate fields. Below, we list students on the job market who receive their PhD in Public Policy or who are funded by Brooks.

PhD job candidates with training in economics can also be found in the Field of Economics and Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. PhD job candidates with training in Sociology are also in the Field of Sociology

Placement Coordinator and Director of Graduate Studies: Nick Sanders

 

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Giulia Olivero
PhD Candidate in Public Policy

Olivero CV | Olivero Personal Webpage | go94@cornell.edu

Job Market Paper: “Gender Wage Gap and the Child Penalty

Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics, Economics of the Family, Gender Economics, Economics of Migration

References: Douglas Miller (chair), Matthew HallEleonora PatacchiniSeth Sanders

Katharine Sadowski

Katharine Sadowski
PhD Candidate in Public Policy

Sadowski CV | Sadowski Personal Webpage | ks2373@cornell.edu

Job Market Paper: “The Effect of the Minimum Wage on Childcare Firms

Research Interests: Economics of Education, Policy Analysis, Labor Economics, Public Economics

References: Maria Fitzpatrick (chair), Douglas MillerRene Kizilcec

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Jenna Shelton
PhD Candidate in Public Policy

Shelton CV | Shelton Personal Webpage | jls699@cornell.edu

Job Market Paper: “What About My Brothers and Sisters?: Trends and Impacts of Kinship Care on Maltreatment Substantiation for Foster Care-Involved Youth and Their Siblings

Research Interests: Public Policy, Child Welfare, Poverty and Inequality

References: Laura Tach (chair), Maria FitzpatrickMaureen Waller

Meredith Welch

Meredith Welch
PhD Candidate in Public Policy

Welch CV | Welch Personal Webpage | msw274@cornell.edu

Job Market Paper: “Financial Consequences of Student Loan Delinquency, Default, and Servicer Quality

Research Interests: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Consumer Finance, Gender

References: Michael Lovenheim (chair), Francine BlauSeth SandersEvan Riehl