Nursena Aksunger is a third-year PhD candidate in Economics at Vrije University Amsterdam, having completed her PhD training at the Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam. Her research focuses on the impact of environmental factors, such as financial fluctuations, health shocks, and migration, on mental health. She is also working on the role of genes & environment interplay in shaping mental disorders. She holds a BSc. in Economics from Istanbul Technical University and an MSc. in Economics from the University of Amsterdam.

I am a graduate of Economics and Development Studies from Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. In addition, I possess proficiency in management from the prestigious Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered). I always long to work for an organization that recognizes diligence and dedication in achieving its objectives without neglecting that of its employees in the 21st century and sustaining it. Reading, cycling, listening to music and travelling interest me. I have had professional experiences in teaching, procurement, customer service and public service. While occupying these roles, I displayed diverse skills in communication, analytics, time management, management and leadership.

Anshika is currently a Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Economics at the Shiv Nadar University.

Her research interest is in developmental economics with a special focus on issues related to health, labor and education. Her work focuses on evaluating the long term impact of cash transfer programs and addressing the targeting issues related to them. Currently she is working on impact evaluation on policies adopted by government in health and education sector. She is also interested in the trends in labor outcomes of women and how they evolve with childcare needs.

I am a Kenyan citizen. I am an Economist by profession, currently pursuing PhD in the area of Health Economics. My topic is: Technical Efficiency of Healthcare Service Delivery in Kenya. I have finished course work. I did the following units: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics, Health Economics, Maths for Economists and Development Economics. I am currently writing thesis at the University of Nairobi. I also lecture Economics at The Technical University of Kenya. My Thesis is in form of three essays, each drawn from the three study objectives. The essays are independent but inter-linked. Your mentorship program would help me greatly

SongYi Paik is a PhD student in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Her research interest is primarily agricultural labor market, primarily focusing on labor shortages, immigration policy, and minimum wage. SongYi is also interested in environmental policies. Her recent work looks at the effect of the 2018 Chinese import ban on the global waste trade. Before pursuing her PhD, she received a Master’s in Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech where she analyzed the determinants that influence adoption decisions of salt-tolerant rice varieties in saline-prone areas in Vietnam.

Fatima Najeeb is a Ph.D. student in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research interests are at the intersection of development and environmental economics, with a focus on how vulnerable households cope with environmental shocks, how these upheavals affect their well-being, and what makes them more resilient to these effects. Fatima holds an M.A. in International and Development Economics from Yale University and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences

I am a PhD student in the Economics department at National University of Singapore. My research interests involve topics in monetary policy and fiscal policy, macro finance, behavioural finance, FinTech and digital economy. My current work looks at how policy works in the environment that Central Bank rates are close to zero and expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. If
you have similar research interests, feel free to contact me: chunbing.cai@u.nus.edu

Louise de Gaudemaris is a third-year PhD student at the Paris School of Economics and at the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED). In her current research, Louise studies the impact of poverty on psychological distress in Ghana and the mediating role played by gender and age. She holds a MA in Gender Studies and a MSc in Economics. Louise's research interests include development economics, mental and reproductive health, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary research.

Ruth Morales is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at UC Santa Barbara. Her research fields are labor economics and public economics. She is interested in investigating outcomes at the intersection of education, crime, and immigration. Ruth’s current lines of research focus on the labor market and demographic effects of managed migration and the impact of college-level remedial education reform in the community college system. She is a former Sally Casanova Predoctoral Scholar and is currently a Graduate Student Fellow at the UCSB Broom Center for Demography.

Raghav Rakesh is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics, Michigan State University. He received a BA (Hons.) in Economics from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, and an MA in Economics from Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi. His primary research interests include labor economics and economics of education. His current research focuses on the economic spillovers and peer effects of international students in US postsecondary education. He is also interested in topics related to skilling and entrepreneurship, particularly in the Indian context