Job market candidates
2025/26
Placement officer: Marco Manacorda
Our PhD graduates are consistently placed in leading academic, policy, and research institutions worldwide. Recent placements include assistant professorships, postdoctoral positions, and research roles at universities and research centres (e.g. Bocconi, CNRS/INRAE, IFS, Rockwool Foundation, University College Dublin), as well as positions at central banks and international organisations (e.g. Bank of Italy, OECD).
Hao Wu

Primary Research Focus:
Corporate Finance; Sustainable and Climate Finance
Secondary Research Focus:
Digital Innovation / Fintech; ESG Ratings; Environmental Economics
References:
Dr Ilaria Piatti, Dr Daniele Bianchi,
Dr Thomas Mosk, Professor Simone Varotto
Job Market Paper:
Digital Innovation and the Value of Corporate Sustainability
Email: hao.wu@qmul.ac.uk
Website: https://haowuqmul-cloud.github.io/haowu.github.io/
Juan-Andres Castro Cienfuegos

Primary Research Focus:
Development Economics, Organisational Economics, Public Economics
Secondary Research Focus:
Technology Adoption, Firm Dynamics, Digital Infrastructure
References:
Job Market Paper:
Less Paper, More Public Service: Communication Technology inside the State
Email: j.castrocienfuegos@qmul.ac.uk
Website: https://juanandrescastro.com