(download PDF version, updated 06/2018)
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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Purdue University, Department of Economics | West Lafayette, IN |
Assistant Professor | 2015-present |
Duke University, Department of Economics | Durham, NC |
Research Assistant, Professors James Roberts and Andrew Sweeting | 2010-present |
Research Assistant, Professor Daniel Xu | 2012-2013 |
Research Assistant, Professor Wesley Cohen | Summer 2010 |
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 |
EDUCATION |
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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 |
PRIMARY FIELDS |
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Industrial Organization; Applied Microeconomics; Law & Economics | |
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 | |
RESEARCH |
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“Can Stricter Bankruptcy Laws Discipline Capital Investment? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry” | |
Download PDF (New version coming soon! This draft: 12/2017) | |
“Endogenous and Selective Service Choices after Airline Mergers” | |
Download PDF (This draft: 01/2018) | |
(with Sophia Ying Li, Yongjoon Park, James Roberts, Andrew Sweeting, and Jun Zhang) | |
Winner of the Lanzillotti Prize for Best Paper in Antitrust Economics, 2018 International I.O. Conference | |
“Price Distribution Effects of Airline Mergers” | |
(with James Roberts and Andrew Sweeting) | |
“Sensitivity Analysis in Merger Simulation” | |
“R&D vs. Physical Capital Investment under Collateral Constraints” | |
(with Daniel Xu) | |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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Purdue University, Department of Economics | West Lafayette, IN |
Assistant Professor | Spring 2017-2018 |
Topics in Industrial Organization: Estimating Games (Ph.D. Program) | |
Assistant Professor | Spring 2016-2018 |
Industrial Organization (Undergraduate Program) | |
Assistant Professor | Fall 2015-2017 |
Topics in Economics: I.O. Seminar Series (Ph.D. Program) | |
Duke University, Department of Economics | Durham, NC |
Instructor | Summer 2013 |
Special Topics in Economics: MATLAB (Ph.D./M.A. Program) | |
Evaluations – Syllabus | |
Instructor | Summer 2013 |
Special Topics in Economics: Stata (Ph.D./M.A. Program) | |
Evaluations – Syllabus | |
Teaching Assistant to Professor Haluk Ergin | Spring 2011 |
Microeconomic Analysis II: Game Theory (M.A. Program) | |
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business | Durham, NC |
Teaching Assistant to Professor Brendan Daley | Spring 2012-2013 |
Managerial Economics (Global Executive MBA Program) | |
Evaluations | |
Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Lewis | Fall 2010-2012 |
Co-Designer and Guest Lecturer, Multi-Sided Platforms Module | Fall 2012 |
Fundamentals of Business Economics (Master of Management Studies Program) | |
Evaluations | |
Indiana University, Student Academic Center | Bloomington, IN |
Undergraduate Teaching Intern | Fall 2005-2006 |
Learning Strategies for Finite Mathematics (Undergraduate Program) | |
HONORS AND AWARDS |
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National Science Foundation Research Grant SES-1658613 (with Andrew Sweeting) | 2017-2020 |
Krannert School of Management Distinguished Teacher, Purdue University | 2016, 2017 |
Graduate School Tuition Scholarship, Duke University | 2009-present |
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 |
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 |