Curriculum Vitae

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Purdue University, Department of Management West Lafayette, IN
Visiting Assistant Professor 2024-present
Purdue University, Department of Economics West Lafayette, IN
Assistant Professor 2015-2024
Duke University, Department of Economics Durham, NC
Research Assistant, Professors James Roberts and Andrew Sweeting 2010-2015
Research Assistant, Professor Daniel Xu 2012-2013
Research Assistant, Professor Wesley Cohen Summer 2012
Research Assistant, Professor Curtis Taylor Summer 2010
Houlihan Lokey Chicago, IL
Financial Analyst, Industrials M&A Group 2007-2008
Summer Financial Analyst, Financial Advisory/Corporate Finance Summer 2006
Rathbone Investment Management Cambridge, England
Finance Intern Summer 2005

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Industrial Organization; Corporate Finance; Law & Economics

EDUCATION

Duke University Durham, NC
Ph.D. in Economics May 2015
M.A. in Economics September 2010
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
B.A. in Economics, with honors and highest distinction August 2007
B.S. in Business, with honors and highest distinction August 2007

DISSERTATION

Title:           Essays in Industrial Organization
Committee: James Roberts (co-chair), Andrew Sweeting (co-chair), Peter Arcidiacono, Tracy Lewis, Yi (Daniel) Xu

PUBLICATIONS AND WORKING PAPERS

“The Dual Effects of Mergers on Peripheral Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry”
      (with Myongjin Kim, Yongjoon Park, and Jangsu Yoon)
“How Chapter 11 Changes the Game: Investment and Bankruptcy in the U.S. Airline Industry”
“Repositioning and Market Power after Airline Mergers”
      (with Sophia Ying Li, Yongjoon Park, James Roberts, Andrew Sweeting, and Jun Zhang)
      2022, RAND Journal of Economics, 53(1), 166-199.
      Winner of the Lanzillotti Prize for Best Paper in Antitrust Economics, 2018 International I.O. Conference
“Controlling for Entry Threat Effects in Merger Analysis”
      (with Myongjin Kim and Yongjoon Park)
“Spillover Impacts of Airline Bankruptcy: Evidence from Housing Markets in Smaller Cities”
      (with Qi Ge, Donggeun Kim, Myongjin Kim, and Sean O’Connor)
“Can Product Market Competition Exacerbate Welfare Inequality? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry”
      (with Mouli Modak and Brian Roberson)

WORK IN PROGRESS

“Subcontracting and Tacit Collusion in the Airline Industry”
      (with Silke Forbes, Donggeun Kim, and Myongjin Kim)
“Price Dispersion and the Threat of Entry: Incumbent Responses to U.S. Airline Mergers”
      (with Qi Ge and Myongjin Kim)
“Optimal Capital Structure in Oligopolistic Equilibrium”
      (with Peter Hansen)
“A Comparison of Airline Quality Metrics”
      (with Myongjin Kim)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Purdue University, Department of Management West Lafayette, IN
Visiting Assistant Professor 2024-2025
Economic Analysis of Technology Markets (MBT Program)
Visiting Assistant Professor 2024-2025
Management Information Systems (Undergraduate Program)
Purdue University, Department of Economics West Lafayette, IN
Assistant Professor 2017-2023
Topics in IO: Estimating Games (PhD Program)
Assistant Professor 2016-2023
Industrial Organization (Undergraduate Program)
Duke University, Department of Economics Durham, NC
Instructor 2013
Special Topics in Economics: MATLAB (PhD/MA Program)
Instructor 2013
Special Topics in Economics: Stata (PhD/MA Program)
Teaching Assistant to Professor Haluk Ergin 2011
Microeconomic Analysis II: Game Theory (MA Program)
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC
Teaching Assistant to Professor Brendan Daley 2012-2013
Managerial Economics (Global Executive MBA Program)
Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Lewis 2010-2012
Co-Designer and Guest Lecturer, Multi-Sided Platforms Module 2012
Fundamentals of Business Economics (MMS Program)
Indiana University, Student Academic Center Bloomington, IN
Undergraduate Teaching Intern 2005-2006
Learning Strategies for Finite Mathematics (Undergraduate Program)

GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

National Science Foundation Research Grant SES-1658613 (with Andrew Sweeting) 2017-2022
Krannert Research Data Initiative, Data Purchase Grant, Purdue University 2018, 2021
Daniels School of Business Outstanding/Distinguished Teacher, Purdue University 2022-2023
Daniels School of Business Outstanding/Distinguished Teacher, Purdue University 2016-2020
Graduate School Tuition Scholarship, Duke University 2009-2015
Allen and Joyce Temple Graduate Fellowship, Duke University Summer 2014
Economics Department Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Duke University 2009-2013
Stuart Irwin Harris Fellowship, Duke University Summer 2012
Economics Department First-Year Ph.D. Fellowship, Duke University 2009
Herman B Wells Scholarship (full-ride merit scholarship), Indiana University 2003-2007
James E. Moffat Scholarship Recognition Award, Indiana University 2006-2007
Omicron Delta Epsilon Undergraduate Paper Award, Indiana University 2007
Beta Gamma Sigma Scholastic Award, Indiana University 2007
Phi Beta Kappa, Indiana University 2007
Samuel G. Alpert Memorial Scholarship, Indiana University 2006
National Merit Scholarship 2003

INVITED SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS

American Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting Spring 2024
Oklahoma University (virtual), October Fall 2022
University of Kentucky, November Fall 2022
Southern Economic Association Conference (virtual), November Fall 2022
International Industrial Organization Conference, May Spring 2022
International Industrial Organization Conference (virtual), May Spring 2021
PURCE Economic Policy Luncheon, March Spring 2020
PURCE Economic Ideas Forum, April Spring 2019
International Industrial Organization Conference, April Spring 2018
University of Maryland, March Spring 2016
U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, March Spring 2016
Cyrus Capital, May Spring 2015
International Industrial Organization Conference, April Spring 2015
University of Rochester (Simon School of Business), February Spring 2015
University of Iowa, February Spring 2015
Cornerstone Research, January Spring 2015
Compass Lexecon, January Spring 2015
Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), January Spring 2015
Indiana University (Economics Dept. and Kelley School of Business), January Spring 2015
Purdue University, January Spring 2015
Williams College, January Spring 2015
University of Louisville, January Spring 2015

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Mouli Modak (committee co-chair) – Postdoctoral Researcher, Chapman University, 2022
Mason Reasner (committee member) – Associate, Cornerstone Research, 2022
Somnath Das (committee member) – Senior Model Validation Specialist, Discover Financial Services, 2019
Tingmingke Lu (committee member) – Postdoctoral Researcher, SLU – Swedish Univ. of Ag. Sciences, 2019
Hajime Shimao (committee member) – Postdoctoral Researcher, Santa Fe Institute, 2018

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE

Faculty Advisor, Kappa Omega Chapter, Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity 2020-present
Confidential Expert Reviewer, NSF Economics Program 2017-present
Discussant, Southern Economic Association Conference 2022
Discussant, International Industrial Organization Conference 2018, 2021, 2022
Chair, Session on Entry, American Economic Association, ASSA Annual Meeting 2017
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Member, American Economic Association
Member, American Finance Association
Member, American Law and Economics Association
Member, Econometric Society
Member, Industrial Organization Society
Referee for Journal of Political Economy; American Economic Journal: Microeconomics; American Economic Journal: Policy; RAND Journal of Economics; Journal of Industrial Economics; Economic Inquiry; Economics Letters; Transportation Research; Case Studies in Transport Policy

OTHER INFORMATION

Computer Skills: MATLAB, Stata, Mathematica, Python, LaTeX, MS Office, HTML/CSS, Flash, Photoshop
Languages: English (native), Spanish (proficient)
Interests: Jesus Christ, Family, Piano, Songwriting
Citizenship: United States
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