The latest additions to the department's roster of Ph.D.s are Madhavi Pundit, a native of India, and Alessandro Barattieri, a native of Italy. Both defenses were held on 10 June.
Pundit wrote "Essays on Business Cycle Models," advised by Profs. Susanto Basu and Fabio Ghironi. She has accepted a position at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.
Barattieri wrote "Essays in International Economics and Macroeconomics," advised by Profs. James Anderson, Susanto Basu and Fabio Ghironi. He has accepted a position at the University of Quebec.
Our congratulations to Drs. Pundit and Barattieri.