Jun Hyun Ji

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
University of Pittsburgh
On the job market, 2026–27

CV junhyun.ji@pitt.edu

My name is Jun Hyun (how to pronounce), a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a microeconomic theorist with interests in decision theory and strategic communication, and in my work I aim to capture economic contexts in which nonconventional preferences influence our behavior, welfare, and social interactions.

Research.

• “A Representation of Preference over Preferences and Choices”
  Job Market Paper
  Presented at: Fall 2026 Midwest Economic Theory Conference (scheduled) · 2026 Durham Economic Theory Conference · 2026 Workshop on Choice & Welfare (QMUL) · 2025 BSE Summer Forum · 2024 Asian School in Economic Theory · 2024 PETCO poster session
• “Consistency and Strategic Disclosure in Model-based Persuasion” (draft)
  Presented at: 2026 Stony Brook International Conference on Game Theory · 2026 PETCO poster session
• “Preference over Indifference”

Teaching (instructor).

• Game Theory Principles (ECON 0200) Summer 2025
  Teaching evaluation score: 4.69/5
• Game Theory Principles (ECON 0200) Summer 2024
  Teaching evaluation score: 4.65/5

Teaching Assistant (delivered class).

• (Ph.D.) Microeconomic Theory I Fall 2025
  Teaching evaluation score: 5.00/5
• Introduction to Microeconomic Theory Spring 2024
  Teaching evaluation score: 4.34/5
• (Ph.D.) Mathematical Methods of Economic Analysis Fall 2023
  Teaching evaluation score: 4.84/5
• Introduction to Microeconomic Theory Spring 2023
  Teaching evaluation score: 4.40/5
• (Ph.D.) Microeconomic Theory I Fall 2022
  Teaching evaluation score: 4.68/5