Welcome! My name is Kanat Isakov and I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park.  I am on the job market in this academic year, 2025-26. 

My research interests lie in the intersection of Macroeconomics and Labor Economics. In my research, I use linked employee-employer data guided by theory to study wage adjustment and inequality dynamics. Part of my dissertation was written while being a PhD Visiting Fellow at the Central Bank of Colombia. 

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Personal Website
https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/kisakov

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    MA
    Degree Details
    Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, 2023

Awards

  • 2025-04-01
    CIBE International Research Award, Smith School of Business, Center for Global Business
  • 2025-06-01
    BSOS Dean’s Research Initiative: Doctoral Dissertation Research

Conferences

  • Midwest Macro Fall
  • SDNE 2025, HSE Moscow, EGSC (WUSTL), Midwest Macro Fall 2025

Research

  • Macroeconomics
  • Labor Economics
  • International Finance
Research Topics
Macroeconomics and International Economics
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4119 Tydings Hall
Department of Economics
Phone
+1(240)467-7400
Email
kisakov [at] umd.edu