Ellie Cothren

I am an Economics PhD candidate at Indiana University. I expect to complete my degree in June 2026 and I am currently on the job market. 

I am originally from Fayetteville, AR and earned a BA in Economics and a BS in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas before beginning my PhD at IU. 

My research focuses on the macroeconomic impacts of climate change. Currently, I am studying how private investment decisions in renewable energy markets are affected by different public policies, including carbon taxes, renewable energy subsidies, and public infrastructure investments. 

I am well trained in macroeconomic modeling, computational methods for solving large-scale dynamic models, and using U.S. data to estimate model parameters or answer empirical questions using time series analysis methods.