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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
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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.…

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

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!
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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

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…

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…

Welcome, new JMCB Coordinator, Skye-Yves Stevens!
Skye has joined the department of economics as the JMCB Coordinator. Skye worked in the College of Arts and Sciences, in the Office of the Deans for 2 years where she worked with numerous leaders…
Welcome, new Assistant Professor, Myles Wagner!
Myles Wagner is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on topics in health care, public finance, and industrial…