DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

2026 Job Market Candidates

Placement Directors:

Economics Department:  Ben Golub (benjamin.golub@northwestern.edu) & Walker Hanlon (whanlon@northwestern.edu)

Kellogg School of Management:  Yuval Salant (y-salant@kellogg.northwestern.edu) for MECS  and Nicolas Crouzet (n-crouzet@kellogg.northwestern.edu) for Finance.

Name	Department	Contact	Subfield
References: Gaston Illanes (Committee Chair), Igal Hendel, William Rogerson Atkins,  James	Economics	EmailJames Atkins James AtkinsWebpage	Industrial Organization
References: Molly Schnell (Committee Chair), Elisa Jácome, Diane Schanzenbach Bonomo,  Therese	Economics	EmailTherese Bonomo Therese BonomoWebpage	Public Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics
References: David Dranove (Committee Chair), Gaston Illanes, Molly Schnell, Shengmao Cao Cao,  Lydia	Kellogg School of Management	EmailLydia Cao Lydia CaoWebpage	Industrial Organization, Health Economics, Labor Economics.
References: Alessandro Pavan (Committee Co-Chair), Jeffrey Ely (Committee Co-Chair), Piotr Dworczak Di Giovan Paolo,  Andrea	Economics	EmailAndrea Di Giovan Paolo Andrea Di Giovan PaoloWebpage	Microeconomic Theory
References: Robert Porter (Committee Co-Chair), Vivek Bhattacharya (Committee Co-Chair), Gaston Illanes, Eddie Dekel Kreps,  Avner	Economics	EmailAvner Kreps Avner KrepsWebpage	Industrial Organization
References: Efraim Benmelech (Committee Chair), Michael J. Fishman, Filippo Mezzanotti, Jacopo Ponticelli Lenzi,  Federico	Kellogg School of Management	EmailFederico Lenzi Federico LenziWebpage	Finance, Innovation
References: Walker Hanlon (Committee Co-Chair), Joel Mokyr (Committee Co-Chair), Nancy Qian, Elisa Jacome Lopez Araiza,  Sergio	Kellogg School of Management	EmailSergio Lopez Araiza Sergio Lopez AraizaWebpage	Labor Economics, Economic History, Applied Microeconomics, Development Economics
References: Abi Adams (Committee Chair), Nicola Bianchi, Elisa Jácome, Silvia Vannutelli Marcolin,  Giacomo	Economics	EmailGiacomo Marcolin Giacomo MarcolinWebpage	Labor, Public, Applied Microeconomics
References: Gregor Matvos (Committee Chair), Efraim Benmelech, Nicolas Crouzet, Andrew Metrick Oguri,  Junko	Kellogg School of Management	EmailJunko Oguri Junko OguriWebpage	Finance
References: Molly Schnell (Committee Chair), Igal Hendel, Hannes Schwandt, Gaston Illanes Pienkny,  Max	Economics	EmailMax Pienkny Max PienknyWebpage	Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Health Economics
References: Robert Porter (Committee Co-Chair), Gaston Illanes (Committee Co-Chair), Vivek Bhattacharya, Abi Adams Poblete Coddou,  Sebastian	Economics	EmailSebastian Poblete Coddou Sebastian Poblete CoddouWebpage	Industrial Organization/Industrial Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics
References: Asher Wolinsky (Committee Co-Chair), Bruno Strulovici (Committee Co-Chair), Wojciech Olszewski (Committee Co-Chair), Christopher Snyder Qiu,  Xiaoyun	Economics (Postdoc)	EmailXiaoyun Qiu Xiaoyun QiuWebpage	Microeconomic Theory, Innovation, Industrial Economics
References: Joel Mokyr (Committee Co-Chair), Walker Hanlon (Committee Co-Chair), Abi Adams, Leah Boustan Rashid,  Myera	Economics	EmailMyera Rashid Myera RashidWebpage	Economic History, Labor Economics, Gender, Innovation, Applied Microeconomics
References: Lawrence J. Christiano (Committee Chair), Matthew Rognlie, Diego Känzig  Sagawa,  Takaaki	Economics	EmailTakaaki Sagawa Takaaki SagawaWebpage	Macroeconomics, International Macro
References: Martin Eichenbaum (Committee Chair), Giorgio Primiceri, Matthew Rognlie  Sánchez,  Pablo	Economics	EmailPablo Sánchez Pablo SánchezWebpage	Macroeconomics, Finance
References: Lori Beaman (Committee Co-Chair), Christopher Udry (Committee Co-Chair), Garima Sharma  Saxena,  Mansa	Economics	EmailMansa Saxena Mansa SaxenaWebpage	Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics
References: Gregor Matvos (Committee Co-Chair), Dimitris Papanikolaou (Committee Co-Chair), Igal Hendel, Gaston Illanes, Mitchell Petersen Seida,  Tim	Kellogg School of Management	EmailTim Seida Tim SeidaWebpage	Finance
References: Efraim Benmelech (Committee Co-Chair), Carola Frydman (Committee Co-Chair), Diego Känzig, Joel Mokyr Shabtai,  Lior	Kellogg School of Management	EmailLior Shabtai Lior ShabtaiWebpage	Corporate Finance, Innovation, Climate Finance, Labor
References: Ivan Canay (Committee Chair), Joel Horowitz, Federico Bugni, Eric Auerbach  Xie,  Zhen	Economics	EmailZhen Xie Zhen XieWebpage	Econometrics
References: Nicolas Crouzet (Committee Chair), Dimitris Papanikolaou, Zhengyang Jiang Ying,  Yudan	Kellogg School of Management	EmailYudan Ying Yudan YingWebpage	International Finance, Macroeconomics
References: George-Marios Angeletos (Committee Chair), Martin Eichenbaum, Matthew Rognlie Zhang,  Dalton Rongxuan	Economics	EmailDalton Rongxuan Zhang Dalton Rongxuan ZhangWebpage	Macroeconomics, Finance, Industrial Organization
References: Eddie Dekel (Committee Co-Chair), Asher Wolinsky (Committee Co-Chair), Wojciech Olszewski Zhang,  Yutong	Economics	EmailYutong Zhang Yutong ZhangWebpage	Microeconomic Theory
References: Niko Matouschek (Committee Chair), Michael Powell, Daniel Vincent Barron, Nemanja Antic Zhao,  Alison	Kellogg School of Management	EmailAlison Zhao Alison ZhaoWebpage	Microeconomic Theory, Organizational Economics, Labor/Personnel Economics, Information Economics