Official page of the Economics Department at Emory University
05/22/2026
Our Ph.D. program by the numbers! 📊 From 1990 to today, we have been incredibly proud to mentor 106 doctoral graduates who have gone on to shape the field of economics across 26 countries.
Check out the graphic below for a quick look at our alumni data and demographics. Proof that a passion for rigorous analytical research knows no borders! 🌍💡
🔗 https://economics.emory.edu/doctoral/index.html
05/17/2026
Our department continues producing top-quality research published in the best journals in Economics, Finance, Business, Social Sciences, and Statistics. Collectively, our faculty and doctoral students have published 56 articles in international peer-reviewed journals last academic year 2025 - 2026.
These acceptances and in-press publications include: Advances in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, AEJ: Macroeconomics (3), AEJ: Microeconomics, American Economic Review, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Cliometrica (2), Econ Journal Watch, Economic Inquiry, Econometrica (2), Economics Letters, Exploration in Economic History (2), Health Affairs, Health Economics (3), Industrial Relations, International Economic Review (2), International Journal of Finance and Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Business and Economics Statistics (2), Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Economic Literature (2), Journal of Economic Theory (4), Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Human Resource (2), Journal of International Economics (2), Journal of Monetary Economics (2), Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Sociological Methods, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Management Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Quantitative Economics, Review of Economic Studies (3), Review of Financial Studies (2), Stata Journal, and World Development.
05/13/2026
Another example of the interesting research being done in our department 💙 Rachel Clohan 26G
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This Opioid Researcher Asks: ‘Who Are We Forgetting?’ | Emory University | Atlanta GA For Rachel Clohan, the path to a career in economics began on her very first day in an Economics class.
Hear what 2025 Nobel Laureate, Peter Howitt, had to say after sitting down with our PhD, 4+1, and Undergraduate Emory University Economics students for a meal and discussion about the future of Artificial Intelligence during his special visit for our 2026 Kafoglis Economics Nobel Laureate Lecture. 🖥💡⚡
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Emory Laney Graduate School
05/06/2026
It's the most wonderful time of the year - Graduation!🎓📜💫
Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026 🎊
✨ Purvi Aiyer
Major: Economics
✨ Alexcia Boothe
Double Major: Economics & Linguistics
✨ Madyson Ferrer
Double Major: Economics & Psychology
✨ Lucy Liu
Double Major: Economics, Applied Mathematics & Stats
✨ Kiley Malmberg
BBA in Finance & Marketing, Economics Minor
✨ Thien Thanh Nguyen
Double Major: Economics & Sociology
✨ Parth Sharaff
Double Major: Economics, BBA in Organization & Management
✨ Emma Ugarcovici
Economics & Human Health Joint Major
✨ Jialu (Sylvia) Xing
Double Major: Data Science, Economics & Math Joint Major
We are grateful to a part of this incredible chapter. Congratulations and wishing you all the best on your next journey! 💫
Emory University
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
We are proud to highlight three outstanding Emory University students who led the Economics Student Thesis Symposium on Intergenerational Mobility (IGM):
🔷 4+1 Student, Gabriela Coada presenting her Master’s thesis to cap off her BA/MS degree
🔷 Fifth Year Ph.D Student, Ka Yan Cheng sharing her RA work on one of the only existing sources on bivariate distribution regressions with newly developed code
🔷 Undergraduate Econ/Math Double Major Student, Samuel (Nan) Jiang presenting his directed research regarding concordance dominance examination and tests
📊 With the mentorship of Professor Esfandiar Maasoumi, Coada, Yan, and Jiang are pushing the frontier of IGM research leading roundtable discussions regarding:
🟡 High-level synthesis of IGM literature across top 5 journals and leading scholars
🟡 Moving beyond regressions to uncover deeper insights with advanced methods
🟡 Shapley decomposition
🟡 Re-centered Influence Function (RIF) decomposition & analysis
🟡 Counterfactual analysis of racial & gender gaps using distributional extensions of Oaxaca–Blinder (rare, frontier work)
🟡 New bivariate Distribution Regressions (code by Ka Yan) + emerging entropy-based IGM measures
🟡 Copula-based approaches vs. traditional rank-rank regressions (challenging long-standing assumptions)
🟡 Concordance dominance tests (code by Samuel) — only the second application, first in IGM
🟡 Probability transition matrices & advanced mobility measures (including transition curves/functions)
🟡 Full replication on PSID panels to validate data and code robustness
“These three presenters along with stunning widespread participation and inquiries by the student body were remarkable and deeply rewarding. The ability profiles and potential for high level absorption by these three scholars is another level!” - Professor Maasoumi
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Emory Laney Graduate School
05/01/2026
Huge congratulations to Sophia Barthel on receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! 🎊
We’re so proud to have this chemistry and economics alum representing the Emory University Economics community at the University of Michigan. Bravo on this achievement and many more ahead!
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Emory Alumni Association
04/24/2026
More Awards...🏆 Jack and Lewis Greenhut Graduate Student Teaching Award
Our 2026 award recipient is Jafet Baca
Jafet Baca, a fourth-year doctoral candidate, served two consecutive fall semesters as the teaching assistant for Dr. Daniel Levy's Quantitative Methods 1 and 2, rigorous courses offered to first-year PhD students across Economics, the Business School, and the School of Public Health. Jafet has been exceptional in his role, functioning more as a co-teacher by diligently preparing and delivering new material during recitation meetings. In his nomination, Dr. Levy wrote, "He showed remarkable care for the students, which was very important given the pressure the students faced. The students valued his efforts and his teaching style very much, giving him high marks in teaching evaluations." Learn more about Jafet here: 🔗 https://www.jbacaob.com/
This award showcases our department's commitment to those who not only have the skills to become excellent researchers, but also care about students and their learning experience.
04/23/2026
More Awards...🏆 Economics Graduate Student Research Award of Excellence
Our 2026 award recipient is Marcelo Ortiz Villavicencio
Marcelo Ortiz-Villavicencio, a fourth-year doctoral candidate, is making his mark in the field of Econometrics. His dedication and hard work have resulted in a co-authored paper receiving a Revise and Resubmit at a leading peer-reviewed journal. The work is co-authored with his advisor, but Marcelo played a pivotal role, driving the theoretical results, authoring the complex proofs, and ensuring the computational simulations were empirically relevant, reflecting the magnitude of his contribution. Learn more about Marcelo here: 🔗 https://marcelortiz.com/
This award showcases our graduate program's commitment to proven academic excellence and rigor.
04/22/2026
Coming up tomorrow...5PM 🗓
Economics Student Research Fair and Emory Economics Review Publication Celebration!
From innovative undergraduate research to cutting-edge PhD work, the Economics Student Research Fair brings together some of the brightest minds in Economics at Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Emory University. 📊 Join us to celebrate the release of the Emory Economics Review publication and celebrate our incredible graduating seniors! 🥂
📍Emory Student Center - Rooms 1, 2, 3
🗓 Thursday, April 23rd
⏰ Starting at 5 PM
🍕 Refreshments will be served!
https://economics.emory.edu/research-fair.html
04/22/2026
Congratulations to our 2026 Emory University Department of Economics Undergraduate Award recipients 🎊
Read more about these outstanding students here: 🔗 https://economics.emory.edu/undergraduate/honors-and-awards/undergrad-awards.html
✨ Sushmita Rajan - The W. Tate Whitman Prize in Economics
✨ Yifeng Jin - The Jack and Lewis Greenhut Prize in Research
✨ Katherine Kennedy - The Jack and Lewis Greenhut Prize in Research
✨ Madeleine Smith - The Jack and Lewis Greenhut Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award