Job Market Candidates

Candidates for the 2021–22 academic year

Placement Officer:
Ted Loch-Temzelides
George and Cynthia Mitchell Professor in Sustainable Development
(713) 348-2129
tedt@rice.edu

Placement Coordinator:
Marcie Carlson
PhD Placement Coordinator
Marcie.M.Carlson@rice.edu

Rajarshi Bhowal

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
rajarshi.Bhowal@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Reallocating Bonus Payments Through Competition to Improve Medicare Advantage Plan Quality: A Dynamic Games Approach
Educational Background:
- Ph.D., Economics, Rice University, Expected 2022
- M.A., Economics, Delhi School of Economics, 2015
- B.Sc., Economics, RKMR College, Calcutta University, 2013
Dissertation Title:
Dissertation Summary
Fields of Concentration:
- Empirical Industrial Organization
- Applied Microeconomics
- Health Economics
References:
Kirill Evdokimov

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
kirill.evdokimov@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Agreement Rules and Communication in Policy Bargaining
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Rice University Anticipated (2022)
- Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Rice University Anticipated (2022)
- M.A. in Economics, New Economic School 2012
- B.A. in International Economics, Moscow State Technical University (MADI) 2010
Dissertation Title:
Essays in Multilateral and Legislative Bargaining
Fields of Concentration:
- Microeconomic Theory
- Political Economics
References:
Igor Hernandez

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
igor.hernandez@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Regulation Changes and Auction Performance: The Case of Brazilian Oil Leases
Educational Background:
- Ph.D., Economics, Rice University, 2022 (Expected)
- M.A., Economics, Duke University, 2013
- B.A, Economics (Cum Laude), Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela), 2007
Dissertation Title:
Have a cake and eat it too? Effects of regulation and auction design in the energy sector
Fields of Concentration:
- Energy Economics
- Empirical Industrial Organization
References:
Robert Idel

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
robert.m.idel@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Searching for Efficiency - Electricity Market Design without Marginal Operating Costs
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Rice University, (Expected) 2022
- M.Sc. in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Rice University, (Expected) 2022
- M.Sc. in Mathematics in Business and Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2014
- B.Sc. in Mathematics in Business and Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2012
Dissertation Title:
Efficiency in a New World - Electricity Markets with Renewables and Storage
Fields of Concentration:
- Energy Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
- Market Design
References:
Ajinkya Keskar

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
ajinkya.keskar@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Matching on Height in India
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Rice University, (Expected) 2022
- M.S. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016
- B.E. in Electronics and Communication (Distinction), PES University, India, 2013
Dissertation Title:
Essays in Marriage Markets and Gender Inequality in India
Fields of Concentration:
- Development Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
References:
Kelly Neill

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
kelly.j.neill@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Gas Games with Electricity
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Rice University, (Expected) 2022
- M.A. in Economics, University of Western Australia, 2016
- B.A. in Economics (Honors) and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2008
Dissertation Title:
Competition in Australia's Natural Gas Market
Fields of Concentration:
- Energy Economics
- Empirical Industrial Organization
References:
Andrea Salvati

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
andrea.salvati@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Tailoring Instruction to Students’ Knowledge: Teacher Rewards, Peer Spillovers, and The Impact of Ability Tracking on Student Achievement
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Rice University (Expected) 2022
- M.Sc in Economics, University of Bologna, 2014
- B.Sc. Economics and Finance, University of Cagliari, 2011
Dissertation Title:
Essays in Economics of Education
Fields of Concentration:
- Economics of Education
- Labor Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
- Public Economics
References:
Xunjie Zheng

Rice University
Department of Economics
Kraft Hall, Room 444
6100 Main St.
Houston, TX 77005
zhengxunjie@rice.edu
Website
CV
Job Market Paper:
Do Pharmaceutical Research Alliances Promote Drug Innovation?
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Rice University, (Expected) May 2022
- M.A. in Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
- B.A. in Finance, Renmin University of China, 2014
Dissertation Title:
Essays in Empirical Matching Model
Fields of Concentration:
- Empirical Industrial Organization
- Applied Microeconometrics
- Innovation
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