ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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| Purdue University, Department of Management |
West Lafayette, IN |
| Visiting Assistant Professor |
2024-present |
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| Purdue University, Department of Economics |
West Lafayette, IN |
| Assistant Professor |
2015-2024 |
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| 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 |
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| Houlihan Lokey |
Chicago, IL |
| Financial Analyst, Industrials M&A Group |
2007-2008 |
| Summer Financial Analyst, Financial Advisory/Corporate Finance |
Summer 2006 |
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| Rathbone Investment Management |
Cambridge, England |
| Finance Intern |
Summer 2005 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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| Industrial Organization; Corporate Finance; Law & Economics |
EDUCATION
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| Duke University |
Durham, NC |
| Ph.D. in Economics |
May 2015 |
| M.A. in Economics |
September 2010 |
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| 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
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| 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
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| “The Dual Effects of Mergers on Peripheral Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry” |
| (with Myongjin Kim, Yongjoon Park, and Jangsu Yoon) |
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| “How Chapter 11 Changes the Game: Investment and Bankruptcy in the U.S. Airline Industry” |
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| “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 |
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| “Controlling for Entry Threat Effects in Merger Analysis” |
| (with Myongjin Kim and Yongjoon Park) |
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| “Spillover Impacts of Airline Bankruptcy: Evidence from Housing Markets in Smaller Cities” |
| (with Qi Ge, Donggeun Kim, Myongjin Kim, and Sean O’Connor) |
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| “Can Product Market Competition Exacerbate Welfare Inequality? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry” |
| (with Mouli Modak and Brian Roberson) |
WORK IN PROGRESS
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| “Subcontracting and Tacit Collusion in the Airline Industry” |
| (with Silke Forbes, Donggeun Kim, and Myongjin Kim) |
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| “Price Dispersion and the Threat of Entry: Incumbent Responses to U.S. Airline Mergers” |
| (with Qi Ge and Myongjin Kim) |
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| “Optimal Capital Structure in Oligopolistic Equilibrium” |
| (with Peter Hansen) |
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| “A Comparison of Airline Quality Metrics” |
| (with Myongjin Kim) |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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| Purdue University, Department of Management |
West Lafayette, IN |
| Visiting Assistant Professor |
2024-2025 |
| Economic Analysis of Technology Markets (MBT Program) |
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| Visiting Assistant Professor |
2024-2025 |
| Management Information Systems (Undergraduate Program) |
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| Purdue University, Department of Economics |
West Lafayette, IN |
| Assistant Professor |
2017-2023 |
| Topics in IO: Estimating Games (PhD Program) |
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| Assistant Professor |
2016-2023 |
| Industrial Organization (Undergraduate Program) |
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| Duke University, Department of Economics |
Durham, NC |
| Instructor |
2013 |
| Special Topics in Economics: MATLAB (PhD/MA Program) |
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| Instructor |
2013 |
| Special Topics in Economics: Stata (PhD/MA Program) |
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| Teaching Assistant to Professor Haluk Ergin |
2011 |
| Microeconomic Analysis II: Game Theory (MA Program) |
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| Duke University, Fuqua School of Business |
Durham, NC |
| Teaching Assistant to Professor Brendan Daley |
2012-2013 |
| Managerial Economics (Global Executive MBA Program) |
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| Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Lewis |
2010-2012 |
| Co-Designer and Guest Lecturer, Multi-Sided Platforms Module |
2012 |
| Fundamentals of Business Economics (MMS Program) |
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| Indiana University, Student Academic Center |
Bloomington, IN |
| Undergraduate Teaching Intern |
2005-2006 |
| Learning Strategies for Finite Mathematics (Undergraduate Program) |
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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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