Job Market Candidates in the Neubauer Family Program in Economics and Public Policy

The Department of Economics and The Fletcher School at Tufts University feature job market candidates in the Joint PhD Neubauer Family Program in Economics and Public Policy, who are available for employment.

For questions about a candidate's experience or other academic items specific to the Tufts program, please contact the NFEPP Placement Chair: Adam Storeygard. For other questions, please contact the NFEPP Placement Assistant: Debra Knox.

Candidates for 2024-2025

Leticia Donoso Peña

Leticia Donoso

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Gender 
Education: MA International Economic Relations, American University, BA International Business, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María   
Job Market Paper: “The Impact of Teenage Childbearing on Educational Attainment and Labor Force Participation in Ecuador” 
References: Dr. Jenny Aker, Dr. Eoin McGuirk, Dr. Margaret McMillan  
CV | Email | Website

Anne Krahn

Anne Krahn

Area(s) of Study: Economic Development, Applied Microeconomics, Migration, Agricultural Economics   
Education: MA Economics, New York University; BSC Economics, Santa Clara University   
Job Market Paper: “Internal Displacement and Conflict in Ethiopia”   
References: Dr. Jenny Aker, Dr. Kyle Emerick, Dr. Margaret McMillan  
CV | Email | Website

Carolyn Pelnik

Carolyn Pelnik

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Urban Economics, Environmental Economics
Education: BS Engineering Science, University of Virginia
Job Market Paper: “Moving to Profitability? Alleviating Constraints on Microentrepreneur Location”
References: Dr. Cynthia Kinnan, Dr. Kyle Emerick, Dr. Joe Kaboski, Dr. Douglas Gollin, Dr. Adam Storeygard
CV | Email | Website

Sarah Shaukat

Sarah Shaukat

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Labor Economics, Gender Economics
Education: MSc Economics, London School of Economics; BSc Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Job Market Paper: “Do Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan”
References: Dr. Cynthia Kinnan, Dr. Kyle Emerick, Dr. Eoin McGuirk, Dr. Margaret McMillan 
CV | Email | Website

Manali Sovani

Manali Sovani

Area(s) of Study: Microeconomics, Development, Gender, Labor, Transportation Economics
Education: MA in Economics, BTech in Electrical Engineering 
Job Market Paper: “Women on the Move: Effect of Transportation Access on Women’s College Education in Delhi” 
References: Dr. Cynthia Kinnan, Dr. Kyle Emerick, Dr. Douglas Gollin
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  • Climate Policy Lab at the Fletcher School, Tufts University (postdoc)
    Morgan Stanley, New York (Vice President)
    J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (MENA) (postdoctoral research fellow)
    Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley, (postdoctoral scholar)

  • US Federal Communications Commission
    ISO New England
    YP Program; World Bank
    Graduate School of Economics, (Assistant Professor) Hitotsubashi University

  • Brattle Group, San Francisco, California USA
    Japanese Ministry of Economy, Tokyo, Japan
    University of California-Anderson (postdoc), Los Angeles, California USA
    Vivid Economics, London, UK
    Tufts University-Fletcher (postdoc), Medford, Massachusetts USA
    Amazon, San Francisco, California USA