PhD Job Market Candidates

The Columbia Doctoral Program in Sustainable Development is housed at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). The first year of the doctoral program is taken with the first year PhD students in Department of Economics at Columbia University, along with a course in environmental science. Coursework in the later years is tailored to the student's research area, typically advanced graduate courses from departments in social and natural sciences, and engineering. Students also benefit from being part of the Climate School's research and practice programs that focus on sustainable development.

Placement Administrators

Placement Director: Robert Metcalfe
[email protected]

Program Director: John C Mutter
[email protected]
212-854-0716

Economics Adviser: Suresh Naidu
[email protected]

Placement Administrator: Tomara Aldrich
[email protected]

2026-27 Job Market Candidates:

Clara Berestycki
CV | Contact
Job Market Paper: The Gravity of Wildfire Smoke: Avoidance Costs Revealed by Mobility Data
Primary Field: Environmental Economics
Secondary Fields: Urban and Spatial Economics
Letter Writers: Robert Metcalfe, Jonathan Dingel, Jeffrey Shrader, Keith Chen 

Maya Norman
CV | Contact
Job Market Paper: Economic Tradeoffs and Institutional Guidance in Public Resource Allocation: Evidence from U.S. Public Lands
Primary Field: Environmental Economics
Secondary Fields: Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization
Letter Writers: Bernard Salanié, Wolfram Schlenker, Jeffrey Shrader, Pietro Tebaldi

View Alumni Placements

Economics Job Market Candidates