The latest additions to the department's roster of Ph.D.s are Chuanqui Zhu, a native of China, Lucrezio Figurelli, a native of Italy, John O'Trakoun, a native of USA, and Chuanliang Jiang, a native of China, who defended on 3, 8 13 and 15 May, respectively. Zhu wrote "Essays on Macroeconometrics," advised by Prof. Zhijie Xiao. He has accepted a position at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Figurelli wrote "Essays on Pricing and Consumer Demand in the Retail Sector," advised by Prof. Julie Mortimer. He has accepted a position with The Brattle Group. O'Trakoun wrote "Essays on Conflict, Corruption, and International Trade Politics," advised by Prof. Fabio Ghironi. He has accepted a position with US Government Accountability Office, International Affairs and Trade Group. Jiang wrote "Three Essays in Finance Economics," advised by Prof. Zhijie Xiao. He has accepted a position with Citizens Financial Group in Boston. Our congratulations to Dr. Zhu, Dr. Figurelli, Dr. O'Trakoun and Dr. Jiang.
15 May 2013