Matthew Hagerty Matthew Hagerty | 2025-2026 Job Market Candidate
Matthew Hagerty
Ph.D. Candidate | 2025-2026 Job Market Candidate
Hometown: Rhinebeck, New York
Education:
B.S., Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
M.A., Economics, Boston University
Jeffery (Yudong) Wang Jeffery (Yudong) Wang | 2025-2026 Job Market Candidate
Jeffery (Yudong) Wang
Ph.D. Candidate | 2025-2026 Job Market Candidate
My research interests are corporate finance, corporate governance, and political economy.
Hometown: Inner Mongolia, China
Education:
B.S., Finance, University of International Business and Economics, China
M.S., Finance, University of Southern California
Jiaqi Zhang Jiaqi Zhang | 2025-2026 Job Market Candidate
Jiaqi Zhang
Ph.D. Candidate | 2025-2026 Job Market 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
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
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
M.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
B.S., Finance, New York University
M.A., International Relations & Economics, Johns Hopkins 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
Donglin Gao Donglin Gao
Donglin Gao
Ph.D. Candidate
My research interests lie in corporate finance, with a particular focus on corporate governance and financial history.
Hometown: Anshan, China
Education:
B.Eng., Industrial Design, Tianjin University, China
M.S., Finance, Peking University, China
Email: donglin.gao@bc.edu
Shawn Kimble Shawn Kimble
Shawn Kimble
Ph.D. Candidate
My research interests lie in the intersection of financial intermediation and corporate finance. I am interested in the linkages between banks and non-bank financial intermediaries across markets, and how the structure of financial intermediation impacts non-financial corporations. I am also curious how innovation, risk management practices, and regulation, interact and shape the systemic risk landscape.
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Education:
B.S., Finance, University of Indianapolis
M.A., Economics, Ohio University
Daniel Mata Daniel Mata
Daniel Mata
Ph.D. Candidate
My research interests lie in the process of information discovery in the interlinkage between equity and option markets, and I would like to explore the role of financial institutions and central banking in addressing systemic risk, economic growth, poverty and inequality.
Hometown: Setúbal, Portugal
Education:
B.S., Economics, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal
International M.S., Finance, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal
Email: daniel.mata@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
B.B.S., Business, University of Delhi, India
M.Res., Business & Finance, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
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
B.Sc., Economics, University of Lisbon, Portugal
M.Sc., Monetary and Financial Economics, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Email: domingos.seward@bc.edu
Riley (Seunghye) Shin Riley (Seunghye) Shin
Riley (Seunghye) Shin
Ph.D. Candidate
My current research interests include empirical asset pricing, investment management, and investor behavior.
Home country: South Korea
Education:
B.A., Economics and Business Administration, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Master of Public Policy, Seoul National University, South Korea
M.A., Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods, University of Chicago
Email: riley.shin@bc.edu
Xixi Wang Xixi Wang
Xixi Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Wuxi, China
Education:
Bachelor's in Accounting, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
M.S., Finance, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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
B.S., Business, New York University
M.A., Economics, Columbia University
Email: jasper.yang@bc.edu
Tuo Yang Tuo Yang
Tuo Yang
Ph.D. Candidate
Home country: China
Education
M.A., Economics, Duke University