Meet our PhD job market candidates

Farrokh Darvishi

MBA, Sharif University of Technology
MA Economics, University of Waterloo
PhD Economics, Concordia University

Thesis title: The Effects of tuition hikes on the Choices of College Majors 
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Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Paul Gomme
Field of Specialization: Macroeconomics, Economics of Education
Email: fdarvishi2020@gmail.com
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Dana Ghandour

BA Economics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
MBA, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
PhD Economics, Concordia University

Thesis title: Essays on Environmental Cooperation and Trade
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Effrosyni Diamantoudi Field of Specialization: Environmental Economics
Email: danaghandour13@gmail.com
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Fadi Harb

BA Economics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
MA Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
PhD Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Thesis title: Essays on International Environmental Agreements
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Effrosyni Diamantoudi
Field of Specialization: Game Theory, Environmental Economics
Email: fadi.harb@concordia.ca; fadi.harb21@live.com

Saba Ranjbar

BSc Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
MSc Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
MA Economics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
PhD Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Thesis title: Three Essays on the Economics of Education and Human Capital
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Jorgen Hansen
Field of Specialization: Economics of Education, Microeconometrics
Email: saba.ranjbar@gmail.com
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Siming Xie

BA Finance, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
BSc Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
MA Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
PhD Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (expected December 2024)

Thesis title: Social Interaction and Cultural Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Friendship Networks
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Ming Li
Field of Specialization: Network Economics, Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics
Email: siming.xie@concordia.ca
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Job market paper: Social Interaction and Cultural Activities within Friendship Networks