Job Placements

The ICES doctoral program is relatively small, and our students receive dedicated focus and assistance with placement in positions that match their skills and research. Our doctoral students have received offers in leading universities, research centers, government, and businesses around the world.

2020-2021 Placements

• Moumita Roy: Assistant Professor, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, India
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Jian Song: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Economic Science Institute, Chapman University
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Jianxin Wang: Associate Professor, Business School, Central South University, China
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2019-2020

• Elif Demiral: Tenure track assistant professor of economics, Austin Peay State University
  Advisor: Johanna Mollerstrom
• Lina Diaz: Behavioral Economics Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Arthur Dolgopolov: Postdoctoral Fellow, European University Institute
  Advisor: Cesar Martinelli
• Weiwei Zheng: Tenure track assistant professor, Center for Economic, Finance and Management Studies at Hunan University
  Advisor: Cesar Martinelli

2018-2019

• Weiwei Tasch: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Philosophy, Politics, & Economics University of Pennsylvania
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2017-2018

• Shuwen Li: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• David Powers: Economist, United States Census Bureau
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2016-2017

• Joy Buchanan: Assistant Professor, Brock School of Business, Samford University
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Mikhail Freer: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  Co-advisers: Marco Castillo and César Martinelli

2015-2016

• Seung (Ginny) Choi: Assistant Professor, McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government, Saint Vincent College
  Co-advisors: Daniel Houser and Virgil Storr
• Chenna Reddy Cotla: Research Associate, J.P. Morgan Chase Institute
  Co-advisors: Robert Axtell and Ragan Petrie
• Siyu Wang: Behavioral Economist, Global Data, Insights, and Analytics, Ford Motor Company
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2014-2015

• Ahrash Dianat: Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics, Social Science Experimental Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (2015 – 2017); Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Department of Economics, University of Essex, United Kingdom
  Advisor: Marco Castillo
• Peter Twieg: Data Scientist, Morning Consult
  Advisor: Kevin McCabe

2013-2014

• Luigi Butera: Dan Searle Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Chicago (2014-)
  Co-advisors: Daniel Houser and Marie Claire Villeval
• Jingnan Chen: Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Department of Economics, University of Exeter Business School, United Kingdom
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2012-2013

• Rong Rong: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Weber State University
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2011-2012

• Jared Barton: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, California State University, Channel Islands
  Co-advisors: Marco Castillo and Ragan Petrie
• Xiaofei Pan: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University (2012-2014); Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Sewanee: The University of the South
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Brian Hollar: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Marymount University
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2010-2011

• Li Hao: Assistant Professor, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Jason Aimone: Post-Doctoral Associate, Carilion Research Institute, Virginia Tech (2011-2013); Assistant Professor, Faculty, Department of Economics, Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Tianwen Chen: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory, Stanford University (2011-)
  Advisor: Daniel Houser

2009-2010

• David Chavanne: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Middlebury College
  Advisor: Kevin McCabe
• Angelina Christie: Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  Advisor: Vernon Smith
• Gavin Ekins: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Center for Neuropolicy, Emory University (2010-2012); Research Economist, Tax Foundation
  Advisor: Kevin McCabe
• Ali Hasanain: Assistant Professor, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
  Advisor: Daniel Houser
• Erik Kimbrough: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Maastricht University (2010-2011), Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University
  Advisor: Vernon Smith

2008-2009

• Shengle Lin: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Economic Science Institute, Chapman University (2009-2010); Assistant Professor, Finance Department, San Francisco State University, Advisor: Vernon Smith
• Dorina Tila: Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of New York Tirana, Albania

2006-2007

• Stephen Saletta: Senior Program Analyst, US Department of Defense, Advisor: Kevin McCabe

2005-2006

• Ryan Oprea: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Advisor: Vernon Smith
• Erte Xiao: PPE Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania (2006-2008); Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Decision Science, Carnegie Mellon University (2008-2014); Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University (2014-2018), Advisor: Daniel Houser