Job Market Candidates
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Spring 2024
Welcome from the Head
Ivan Flores
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Spring 2024)
Field: Agricultural Economics, Market Supply Chain, Conservation
ivanaf2@illinois.edu+1 773-971-6612
Dissertation Information
Intersecting Dimensions of Agricultural Economics: Market Dynamics, Land Valuation, and Conservation Strategies in US Farming
References
Dr. Jared Hutchins - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, jhtchns2@illinois.edu
Dr. Bruce J. Sherrick - The Fruin Professor in Land Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sherrick@illinois.edu
Dr. Joseph Janzen - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, jjanzen@illinois.edu
Pablo J. Ordonez
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (2021)
Field: Environmental, Development
pabloj.ordonezm@gmail.com217-419-4787
References
Kathy Baylis - Professor, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, baylis@ucsb.edu
Erica Myers, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary, ecmyers@illinois.edu
Leonardo Corral, Principal Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, leonardoc@iadb.org
Allen Blackman, Principal Economic Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank, allenb@iadb.org
Victor Funes
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (2024)
Field: Production Economics; Applied Econometrics; Development Economics
victorf2@illinois.edu(217) 721-4202
Dissertation Information
"Three essays on the economics of livestock genetics"
References
Mary Arends-Kuenning - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, marends@illinois.edu
Jared Hutchins - Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, jhtchns2@illinois.edu
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Economics in Croatia
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Paavani Sachdeva
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (August 2024)
Field: Environmental Economics, Health Economics, Development Economics
paavani2@illinois.edu+1 217-904-4625
Dissertation Information
Three Essays on Climate Change and Welfare
References
Amy Ando - Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University, ando.21@osu.edu
Katherine R Baylis - Professor and Director, People and Poverty program, emLab, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, baylis@ucsb.edu
Yilan Xu - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, yilanxu@illinois.edu
Tansel Yilmazer - Associate Professor, Department of Human Sciences, Ohio State University, yilmazer.2@osu.edu
Mayra Sáenz
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Summer 2024)
Field: Household Economics, Demographic Economics, Poverty and Inequality, and Nutrition
mayraas2@illinois.edu(217) 333-1810
Dissertation Information
Three Essays on Applied Microeconomics
References
Mary Arends-Kuenning - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, marends@illinois.edu
Hope Michelson - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, hopecm@illinois.edu
Melissa Pflugh Prescott - Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, melissa.prescott@case.edu
Brenna Ellison - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, bdelliso@purdue.edu
Guilherme Fonseca Travassos
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (April 2018)
Field: Developing economics, Consumer economics, Environmental economics
travgf@illinois.edu217-418-4773
Dissertation Information
Two essays on consumer demand and population aging in Brazil
References
Dr. Mary Paula Arends-Kuenning, marends@illinois.edu
Dr. Sarah Low, salow2@illinois.edu
Dr. Alexandre Bragança Coelho, acoelho@ufv.br
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