Tom Hyclak
Professor, Economics
Lehigh University

Justin Wang '09
Assistant Professor of Economics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
"Lehigh's PhD program in Business and Economics has trained me thoroughly to become a researcher as well as an educator. The small, close working relationship that the students have with the faculty first attracted me to Lehigh. Faculty from across disciplines are available to collaborate with the students and allowed me to pursue a variety of interests."

David van der Goes '10
PORPP-Pfizer Postdoc in Pharmacoeconomics
University of Washington
David van der Goes was chosen as the Stout Dissertation Award winner from the CBE.

Suhui Li '12
Current Graduate Student
Lehigh University

Suhui Li’s research interests focus on health economics and industrial organization, recently co-authored a study on college admissions decisions that discovered that the way students went about contacting the prospective school of their choice (such as calling the admissions office or making a visit) helps the university maximize their matriculation outcomes. Read more on the study here.

Suhui Li on Cracking the Admissions Code

Edward Timmons '07
Assistant Professor of Economics
Saint Francis University
"The Ph.D. program provided me with teaching experience that proved valuable. In today's academic job market, the importance of publishing refereed journal articles requires an increasing level of emphasis. The new third-year paper requirement provides students with extra motivation to start thinking about the academic publication process as early as possible. Several faculty members take a genuine interest in graduates of the program becoming successful."

Shin-Yi Chou
Associate Professor, Economics
Lehigh University

Shin-Yi Chou recently co-authored the largest study of its kind linking fast-food ads during children's shows to our nation's childhood obesity epidemic. Chou found that a ban on fast-food television advertisements during children's programming would reduce the number of overweight children ages 3-11 by 18 percent, while also lowering the number of overweight adolescents ages 12-18 by 14 percent.

The authors also question whether such a high degree of government involvement-and the costs of implementing such policies-is a practical option. Currently, Sweden, Norway and Finland are the only countries to have banned commercial sponsorship of children's programs.

Lea Gimenez-Duarte '12
Current Graduate Student
Lehigh University

Jason Hockenberry '08
Assistant Professor, Health, Management and Policy
University of Iowa
"As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Management and Policy at the University of Iowa, I am actively engaged in research, both economic and interdisciplinary. My primary decision to choose Lehigh was driven by wanting to stay in the PA-NY-NJ area. Beyond that the close interaction with the faculty and the ability to pursue a variety of business related research fields was an appealing aspect of Lehigh's program. The program is on the rise, particularly for those interested in Health Economics and other applied micro fields. The opportunity for close interaction with productive faculty is invaluable, but ultimately it does require effort and drive on the part of the student if they are to be successful in the program."