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Former Ohio State Faculty Won Nobel Prize in Economics

Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics along with Joel Mokyr and Phillippe Aghion, his longtime collaborator.  The department extends its warmest congratulations to Professor…

Bruce Weinberg

Congratulations to Bruce Weinberg: upgraded to endowed chair!

Bruce's existing chair position has been upgraded to an endowed chair. Keith Monda donated an additional $1M and the university will match with $0.5M. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled on 11/…

Congratulations to our 2025 Teaching Award Winners!

Congratulations to our 2025 winners!

 

Ethan Doetsch - Winner of the Undergraduate teaching award 

Meta Brown - Winner of the Undergraduate teaching award 

Brian Foltz

Alumni Speaker Series 2025

The department's first annual Alumni Speaker Series was a success! OSU Econ alum and Advisory Board member, Brian Foltz, shared his best tips and tricks for achieving success after graduation.…

John Kagel

Professor John Kagel featured on WalletHub!

Professor John Kagel was featured in WalletHub's recent article Cheap Car Insurance in Ohio. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/cheap-car-insurance/ohio#experts=John_Kagel

Bricker Hall update

The Department of Economics is Moving to Bricker Hall in 2026!

The Department of Economics will be relocating from Arps Hall to Bricker Hall in 2026. Attached are pictures of the building progress from a recent tour with the Economics Advisory Board!

Lucia Dunn

Emeritus Professor Lucia Dunn featured in WalletHub

Emeritus Professor, Lucia Dunn, was featured in a WalletHub piece about the Best Credit Cards. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/best-credit-cards#expert=Lucia_Dunn

 

Josh Higbee

Welcome, new Empirical IO Assistant Professor, Joshua Higbee!

The Department of Economics welcomes new Empirical IO Assistant Professor, Joshua Higbee! Josh will start in August of 2025. 

Josh comes from the University of Chicago. His research…

Nikki Skunza

Welcome, new Business Manager, Nikki Skunza!

Nikki has over 15 years of experience in business operations and finance with companies in both private and public sector. She has been at OSU for ten years. Before joining The College of Arts and…