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Economics Alumnus Selected Sports Arbitrator at 2014 Winter Olympics
Economics alumnus Matthew Mitten (BA, 1981), professor of law and director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School, served on the Court of Arbitration for…
Parental involvement overrated? Don't buy it
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Should you be involved with your children's schooling?
Several recent articles have questioned the common…
Study Documents Economic Impact of Federal Research Spending
The scientific research conducted at Ohio State and other universities isn't often viewed as a short-term economic stimulus program — but it does fulfill that role along with its many long-term…
Household wealth still down 14 percent since recession
Household wealth for Americans still has not recovered from the recession, despite last summer’s optimistic report from the U.S. Federal Reserve, a new study suggests. Study co-authors Randy Olsen…
Economist Finds Cohabitation Affects the Number of Long-Term Relationships
Professor of Economics Audrey Light is co-author of a new study finding that cohabitation, in the long run, plays "a major role" in the overall number of couples that stay together for eight-plus…
Gay Population – and Homophobia – May be Underestimated
Katie Coffman and Lucas Coffman, assistant professors, economics, and Boston University School of Management Professor Keith Marzilli Ericson, are authors of a new study showing that anti-gay…
Unlocking the Puzzle of School Drop Out Rates in Developing Countries
Lucas Coffman, assistant professor, economics, researches and teaches at the intersection of economics and psychology. “There’s a misconception of economics that it is a science; it’s really a…
Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR) Receives NSF Big Data Award
The Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR) received a grant for $499,615 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead an interdisciplinary team of researchers on a data project to expand…
Economic Growth Linked with Poor Health
Richard Steckel, distinguished university professor of economics, anthropology and history, is author of a new study finding that the American surge in the prevalence of Type 2…