2026-2027 Job Market Candidates

Prof. Toshihiko Mukoyama, tm1309@georgetown.edu
Placement Director

Mr. Thomas Lewis, lewistd@georgetown.edu
Placement Coordinator

Welcome to the Placement website of the Department of Economics. I am pleased to provide information describing the Georgetown University Department of Economics Ph.D. candidates who are on the job market this year. Each candidate’s website includes a CV, research description, and links to papers. All are available for interviews.

Sincerely,
Toshihiko Mukoyama, Placement Director


Mike Cheng, PhD-ECON, 2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Zhengrui Cheng
zc156@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Paper: Going Overseas: FDI Decisions and Supply Chain Integration [Link forthcoming]
Fields: International Trade, Industrial Organization
References: Nathan Miller, Xiang Ding and Nuno Limão


Minah Kim, PhD-ECON, AY2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Minah Kim
mk2102@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Paper: Do Green Immigrants Foster Green Communities? Origin Countries’ Comparative Advantage, Green Innovation, and Renewable Energy in the United States
Fields: Labor Economics, Migration Economics, Environmental Economics, Applied Microeconomics
References: Anna Maria Mayda (advisor), Caue Dobbin, Charly Porcher


Jeremy Rosen, PhD-ECON, 2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Jeremy Rosen
jar361@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Paper: Optimal Dynamic Selection Under Costly Evaluation: Evidence from Graduate Admissions
Primary Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Structural Econometrics.
Secondary Fields: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Sports Economics
References: John Rust (advisor), Axel Anderson, Caue Dobbin, Nathan Miller, Alexandre Olbrecht


Jinxin Wu, PhD-ECON, 2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Jinxin Wu
jw2035@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Title: Optimal Defense Spending and Taxation in a Dynamic Economy 
Fields: Macroeconomics, Public Economics
Reference: Toshihiko Mukoyama (co-advisor), Axel Anderson (co-advisor), Joshua Teitelbaum


Mingao Xie, PhD-ECON, 2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Mingao Xie
mx104@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Paper: The Dealer’s Problem: Two-Sided Pricing and Inventory Management in Second-Hand Markets
Fields: Industrial Organization, Online Marketplace, Applied Microeconomics
References: Nathan Miller, Axel Anderson, John Rust


Siming Ye, PhD-ECON, AY2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Siming Ye
sy677@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Paper: Aspiration-Weighted Influence
Field: Microeconomic Theory
References: Christopher P. Chambers (advisor), Garance Genicot, Daniel Rappoport, Roger Lagunoff


Mihyun You, PhD-ECON, AY2026-27 Job Market Candidate

Mihyun You
my555@georgetown.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Job Market Paper: Family Structure and Youth Employment Instability: Evidence on Job Quality and Match Stability
Fields: Macroeconomics, Quantitative Macro, Macro-labor
References: Toshihiko Mukoyama (advisor), Mark Huggett, Ami Ko, Juhee Bae