Ph.D. Expected in 2026
Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2026
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fields of Interest
Commodity Markets, Electronic Trading, Risk Management
Job Market Paper
(Tentative) Inside the “Meat Casino”: How Traders Participate in Livestock Futures Markets
Dissertation Title
(Tentative) Market Liquidity, Electronic Trading, and Risk Management in Agricultural Futures Markets
References
Teresa Serra - Professor & Director of OFOR, Thomas A. Hieronymus Distinguished Chair in Futures Markets; Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tserra@illinois.edu | (217) 265-0365
Scott H. Irwin - Professor, Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing; Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sirwin@illinois.edu | (217) 333-6087
Brian G. Peterson - Braverock Investments, Clinical Professor; Department of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: bgpeters@illinois.edu | (773) 459-4973
Contact Information
ruchuan2@illinois.edu | (217) 991-2193