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Unlocking the Puzzle of School Drop Out Rates in Developing Countries

Economics Professor Lucas Coffman travels to Brazil, India, and the Dominican Republic to explore the process by which poor families decide to send their children to work or to school.

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 expand access for researchers to the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive.

Economic Growth Linked with Poor Health

Economics Professor Richard Steckel is author of a new study finding that the American surge in Type 2 diabetes in the South can be partially traced to the area’s rapid economic growth between 1950 and 1980.

Major Award for Professor Richard Steckel

Richard Steckel, professor of economics, of anthropology and of history: for distinguished contributions to the history of human wellbeing through analysis of heights and skeletal remains, and promoting collaboration between economic historians and physical anthropologists.

2011 Economics Department Newsletter Now Available Online

2011 Economics Department Newsletter Now Available Online

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