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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…

Major Award for Professor Richard Steckel

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University leads the country in the number of faculty just elected to the prestigious role of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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2011 Economics Department Newsletter Now Available Online

2011 Economics Department Newsletter Now Available Online Here