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
Megan Hyland
PhD Candidate in Public Policy
Hyland CV | Hyland Personal Webpage | mfh76@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “Can Information Affect Healthcare Outcomes? Evidence from Hospital Observation Services”
Research Interests: Health Economics, Health Policy
References: Sean Nicholson (chair), Colleen Carey, Douglas Miller
Elmer Zongyang Li
PhD Candidate in Economics
Li CV | Li Personal Webpage | zl685@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “Optimal Skill Mixing Under Technological Advancements“
Research Interests: Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Trade and Spatial Economics
References: Philipp Kircher (co-chair),Michael Lovenheim (co-chair), Julieta Caunedo, Mathieu Taschereau-Dumouchel
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 Hall, Eleonora Patacchini, Seth Sanders
Revathy Suryanarayana
PhD Candidate in Public Policy
Suryanarayana CV | Suryanarayana Personal Webpage | rs2452@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “Opioids, Trade Liberalization Shocks, and Infant Health”
Research Interests: Health Economics, Health Policy, Labor Economics, Economics of Crime
References: Seth Sanders (chair), Nicolas Bottan, Michael Lovenheim