PhD Job Market Placement

The market for PhD economists is strong, with ample job opportunities at universities, international organizations, government agencies, and the private sector.

PhD Job Market Candidates
The Vancouver School of Economics is pleased to introduce its job market candidates for your consideration.

At the Vancouver School of Economics, we dedicate ourselves to ensuring our students’ success in the job market. The following are recent job market candidates and their initial placement:

2024 graduates
InstitutionPositionCountry
2024-25 Ohio State University
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2025 UQAM		Postdoc
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Assistant Professor		United States
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Canada
Charles River AssociatesSenior AssociateCanada
Connor, Clark & LunnQuantitative ResearcherCanada
Global Talent Lab PostdocUnited States
Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc)AssociateUnited States
MorningstarDirector of Research, Investment Advice and PlanningCanada
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Antai College of Economics and ManagementAssistant ProfessorChina
Universidad de PiuraAssistant ProfessorPeru
University of Connecticut, Dept. of EconomicsAssistant ProfessorUnited States
University of Hawai'i at ManoaAssistant Professor, Department of EconomicsUnited States
University of New South WalesPostdoctoral Fellow
(Obtained off-market)		Australia
University of StellenboschPost-doctoral FellowSouth Africa
University of WashingtonAssistant Teaching ProfessorUnited States

2023 graduates
InstitutionCountryPosition
Bowdoin CollegeUSAAssistant Professor
Department of Politics, Princeton UniversityUSAPostdoctoral Associate
GiveWellUSASenior Research Associate
University of EssexUKLecturer (Assistant Professor)
University of Liverpool Management SchoolUKLecturer (Assistant Professor)
University of ManitobaCanadaAssistant Professor
University of PeruPeruAssistant Professor
University of WaterlooCanadaAssistant Professor

2022 graduates
InstitutionCountryPosition
Ashoka University, Dept. of EconomicsIndiaAssistant Professor
Institute on Behavior and Inequality (2022-2023) / Duke University, Department of Economics (2023 onwards)Bonn, Germany / USAPostdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023) / Assistant Professor (2023 onwards)
Moody's AnalyticsUSAAssistant Director
Reserve Bank of IndiaIndiaManager
Stanford University, King Center on Global Development (2022-2023) / Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2023 onwards)USAPostdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023) / Assistant Professor (2023 onwards)
Veeva Systems Inc.CanadaEconomist

2021 graduates
InstitutionCountryPosition
Aalto UniversityFinlandPostdoctoral Fellow
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, School of Management and EconomicsChinaAssistant Professor
IIT Kanpur, Dept. of Economic SciencesIndiaAssistant Professor
Université de Montréal, Dept. of EconomicsCanadaAssistant Professor
University of Hong Kong, Business SchoolAssistant Professor
University of VictoriaCanadaVisiting Assistant Professor
University of Warwick, Dept. of EconomicsEnglandTeaching Fellow

2020 graduates
InstitutionCountryPosition
East China University of Science & Technology, The Oliver Hart Research Center of Contracts and GovernanceChinaPostdoctoral Researcher
European University Institute, Postdoc (2020-21),
University of Manchester, Dept. of Economics (2021-onwards)		Italy (2020-21),
UK (2021-onwards)		Postdoc (2020-21),
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) (2021-onwards)
NovantasCanadaSenior Machine Learning Engineer
University of Alberta, Dept. of EconomicsCanadaAssistant Professor
University of International Business and Economics, Finance Dept.China Assistant Professor

2019 graduates
InstitutionCountryPosition
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
HEC MontrealCanadaAssistant Professor
HEC Montreal, Retirement and Savings InstituteCanadaPostdoctoral Fellow
Insper Institute of Education and ResearchBrazilAssistant Professor
Tilburg UniversityNetherlandsAssistant Professor
Western University, Ivey Business SchoolCanadaAssistant Professor
2018 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
Central Bank of ColombiaColombiaEconomist
LinkedInUSAData Scientist
Universite de MontrealCanadaAssistant Professor
University of HaifaIsraelAssistant Professor
University of HoustonUSAAssistant Professor
University of SydneyAustraliaAssistant Professor
Western UniversityCanadaAssistant Professor
2017 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
Fundação Getulio VargasBrazilAssistant Professor
University of British ColumbiaCanadaInstructor (tenure track)
University of California, DavisUSAAssistant Professor
2016 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
Federal Reserve BoardUSAEconomist
National University of SingaporeSingaporeAssistant Professor
Osaka UniversityJapanResearch Fellow
Purdue UniversityUSAAssistant Professor
Statistics CanadaCanadaEconomist
Universidad de los AndesColombiaAssistant Professor
University of RochesterUSAAssistant Professor
University of SaskatchewanCanadaAssistant Professor
Xiamen UniversityChinaAssistant Professor
2015 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Academia SinicaTaiwanAssistant Professor
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
Carleton UniversityCanadaAssistant Professor
Federal Reserve BoardUSAEconomist
Indian Statistical InstituteIndiaLecturer cum Post-Doctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSAAssistant Professor
Queen’s UniversityCanadaAssistant Professor
Renmin UniversityChinaAssistant Professor
Shiv Nadar UniversityIndiaLecturer
Syracuse UniversityUSAAssistant Professor
Tsukuba UniversityJapanAssistant Professor
University of International Business and EconomicsChinaAssistant Professor
2014 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Analysis GroupCanadaEconomist
Concordia UniversityCanadaLecturer
Laval UniversityCanadaAssistant Professor
MathematicaUSAEconomist
Renmin University of ChinaChinaAssistant Professor
University of International Business and EconomicsChinaAssistant Professor
University of Southern CaliforniaUSAAssistant Professor
2013 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Dalhousie UniversityCanadaAssistant Professor
National University of SingaporeSingaporeAssistant Professor
Simon Fraser UniversityCanadaAssistant Professor
Universidad Diego PortalesChileAssistant Professor
University College LondonUKAssistant Professor
University of South CarolinaUSAAssistant Professor
University of VictoriaCanadaAssistant Professor
2012 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Bank of CanadaCanadaEconomist
Fudan UniversityChinaAssistant Professor
Shiv Nadar UniversityIndiaAssistant Professor
University of International Business and EconomicsChinaAssistant Professor
University of ManchesterUKAssistant Professor
2011 graduates

InstitutionCountryPosition
Fundação Getulio VargasBrazilAssistant Professor
Princeton UniversityUSAAssistant Professor
Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChinaAssistant Professor
Universidad de PiuraPeruAssistant Professor
Université de SherbrookeCanadaAssistant Professor
University of TorontoCanadaAssistant Professor
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