Hojoon Lee Hojoon Lee | 2024-25 Job Market Candidate
Hojoon Lee
Ph.D. Candidate | 2024-25 Job Market Candidate
I am currently interested in empirical asset pricing, risk premiums, and return predictability.
Home country: South Korea
Education
M.A., Mathematics of Finance, Columbia University
B.A., Business Administration and Financial Engineering, Korea University
Daniel Smith Daniel Smith | 2024-25 Job Market Candidate
Daniel Smith
Ph.D. Candidate | 2024-25 Job Market Candidate
Hometown: Waltham, Massachusetts
Education
M.Fin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Economics and Mathematics, Northeastern University
Shashwat Agrawal Shashwat Agrawal
Shashwat Agrawal
Ph.D. Candidate
I am interested in empirical corporate finance; my recent research work was in banking and corporate governance.
Hometown: Indore, India
Education
M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
J.P. Blardony J.P. Blardony
J.P. Blardony
Ph.D. Candidate
I'd like to research business cycle effects on cross-sectional asset pricing anomalies.
Hometown: Jackson, New Jersey
Education
M.A., International Relations & Economics, Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Finance, New York University
Email: jeanpaule.blardony@bc.edu
Zhuo Chen Zhuo Chen
Zhuo Chen
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Xi'an, China
Education
Bachelor of Economics in Finance, Peking University, China
Email: zhuo.chen@bc.edu
Jacob Dowell Jacob Dowell
Jacob Dowell
Ph.D. Candidate
I am interested in researching asset pricing and portfolio management with special attention to implications from business cycle theory.
Hometown: Bonne Terre, Missouri
Education
B.S., Economics, Saint Louis University
B.S., Finance (Financial Analysis), Saint Louis University
Email: jacob.dowell@bc.edu
Jessica Flagg Jessica Flagg
Jessica Flagg
Ph.D. Candidate
My research interests focus on the intersection of the environment, economy, and equity, with an emphasis on consumer finance. I enjoy exploring how factors such as credit type, lender type, U.S. banking structure, competition, and interest rates impact individuals’ economic status.
Hometown: Wayland, Massachusetts
Education
B.S., Economics, George Washington University
Matthew Hagerty Matthew Hagerty
Matthew Hagerty
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Rhinebeck, New York
Education:
M.A., Economics, Boston University
B.S., Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Trevor Haynes Trevor Haynes
Trevor Haynes
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Education
B.S., Finance and Mathematics, University of Maryland
B.A., Economics, University of Maryland
Email: trevor.haynes@bc.edu
Karan Sehgal Karan Sehgal
Karan Sehgal
Ph.D. Candidate
My research focuses on corporate finance, with a special interest in entrepreneurial finance, private capital, and governance.
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Education
M.Res., Business & Finance, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
B.B.S., Business, University of Delhi, India
Email: karan.sehgal@bc.edu
Domingos Seward Domingos Seward
Domingos Seward
Ph.D. Candidate
My current research interests include empirical banking, the conduct of monetary policy, and corporate finance.
Home country: Portugal
Education
M.Sc., Monetary and Financial Economics, University of Lisbon
B.Sc., Economics, University of Lisbon
Email: domingos.seward@bc.edu
Tommaso Tamburelli Tommaso Tamburelli
Tommaso Tamburelli
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Perugia, Italy
Education
B.S., Mathematics and Finance, Boston College
Email: tommaso.tamburelli@bc.edu
Jeffery (Yudong) Wang Jeffery (Yudong) Wang
Jeffery (Yudong) Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
My research interests lie in empirical corporate finance, corporate governance, and behavioral economics.
Hometown: Inner Mongolia, China
Education:
M.S., Finance, University of Southern California
B.S., Finance, University of International Business and Economics, China
Xixi Wang Xixi Wang
Xixi Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Wuxi, China
Education:
M.S., Finance, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Bachelor's in Accounting, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Email: xixi.wang@bc.edu
Caroline Weeks Caroline Weeks
Caroline Weeks
Ph.D. Candidate
I am interested in how finance impacts the lives of everyday people.
Education
B.S., Mathematical Finance and Information Technology Management, Seton Hall University
Email: caroline.weeks@bc.edu
Yifan Wu Yifan Wu
Yifan Wu
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Chengdu, China
Education
B.S., Quantitative Finance, The University of Hong Kong
Email: yifan.wu.3@bc.edu
Jasper Yang Jasper Yang
Jasper Yang
Ph.D. Candidate
My current research interests include financial intermediation, corporate finance, and household finance. In past projects, I have studied banking regulation and household access to mortgage credit.
Hometown: Canton, China
Education
M.A., Economics, Columbia University
B.S., Business, New York University
Email: jasper.yang@bc.edu
Tuo Yang Tuo Yang
Tuo Yang
Ph.D. Candidate
Home country: China
Education
M.A., Economics, Duke University
Jiaqi Zhang Jiaqi Zhang
Jiaqi Zhang
Ph.D. Candidate
I am interested in machine learning in asset pricing and return predictability.
Hometown: Wuhan, China
Education
B.A., Economics and Finance, Tsinghua University, China
Email: jiaqi.zhang.2@bc.edu