PhD Students on the Job Market
The Department of Economics is committed to preparing our graduates for successful research and teaching careers. For more information on our talented alumni or to request a candidate’s CV, please reach out to our faculty or placement administrators listed below. If you are an alumna or alumnus of the program, please visit the Alumni Outcomes page to learn more about how to stay involved, and please see the list of PhD Alumni Job Placements.
Current PhD Students on the Job Market
Please check back to see the PhD students who will be on the Job Market for the 2025 - 2026 year! For questions regarding job placement data, please contact our placement administrators and faculty listed below.
Our 2025 PhD Job Placements:
Faculty director names are indicated in parentheses.
Kathryn Blanchard (Elira Kuka & Stephanie Cellini)
- Strada Education Foundation; Full-Time Senior Researcher
Anastasia Chondrogianni (Michael Bradley)
- Council of Economic Advisors at Ministry of Finance, Hellenic Republic; Scientific Advisor
Prerna Dokania (Stephanie Cellini & Stephen Smith)
- World Bank; Consultant Economist
Maheen Javaid (Remi Jedwab & Alessandra Fenizia)
- International Finance Corporation; Consultant Economist
Ziwei Li (Tomas Williams)
- Xi'an International University; Full-Time (Tenure Track)
Zhoudan Xie (Tara Sinclair)
- PCAOB; Full-Time Financial Economist
Shizhe Zhong (Tomas Williams)
- George Washington University; Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Contact Us Regarding a Candidate
Placement Administrators
Grace Lee
202-994-6150
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Leilani Djaouga
202-994-3481
econgradgwu [dot] edu (econgrad[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Placement Faculty
Chao Wei
cdweigwu [dot] edu (cdwei[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Associate Professor of Economics
Paul Carrillo
pcarrillgwu [dot] edu (pcarrill[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Alessandra Fenizia
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Assistant Professor of Economics