Malabika Koley

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I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I completed my BS and MS in Statistics from University of Calcutta and I also hold a MS in Economics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

I am on the 2023-2024 job market and will be available for interviews. 

Please feel free to reach out to me at mkoley2@illinois.edu ✉️.

Research Area

Primary Field: Econometrics, Spatial Econometrics

Secondary Field: Regional Science, Urban Economics, Statistics

Research Overview

My research interest lies in Econometrics, theory and applications. For my dissertation, I am working on developing specification tests for spatial econometric models with applications in regional and urban economics.

Apart from research I am very passionate about teaching.