2013

Welcome from David Blau

The Department of Economics is pleased to provide news and updates on department activities in this newsletter. This edition highlights accomplishments and research of faculty and students,…

Alumni

Gledhill Prize in Applied Economics: Made possible by a donation from OSU Econ alumnus Robert "Scott" Gledhill. The award will be made annually for the best paper in applied economics by an OSU…

Department News

Faculty Retirements and Departures J. Huston McCulloch retired from the faculty in December, 2012. After receiving his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1973, he was on the Boston College…

New Faculty Hires for 2013-2014

Ian Krajbich After earning his PhD from Caltech in 2010, Dr. Ian Krajbich held a postdoctoral position at the University of Zurich. He has been appointed jointly in the OSU Departments of…

Faculty Profile: Lucas Coffman

Assistant Professor Lucas Coffman 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 paradigm – a…

Faculty Awards & Grants

Hassan Y Aly Elected president of Middle East Economic Association. Javier Donna Awarded the Young Economists' Essay Award (YEEA) at the conference of the European Association for Research in…

Faculty Appointments

Lung-fei Lee Named Co-chair of The China Meeting Committee of the Econometric Society beginning June, 2013, and continuing for three years. Co-chair of the Asian Meeting of the Econometric…

Graduate Student Profile, Nancy Haskell

Nancy L. Haskell, PhD Candidate Nancy Haskell, PhD candidate in economics came by her interest in the field quite by accident. She started out as a biology major at Davidson College in North…

Graduate Student Placements 2012-2013

Yan Bao, Moody's Analytics Chung Gu Chee, Bank of Korea Caleb Cox, Durham University Chih-Sheng Hsieh, Chinese University of Hong Kong Fei Jin, Shanghai University of Finance…

Graduate Student Awards

(Xiaoyi Han, Ross Brater, Prof. Trevon Logan, Yang Chen) (Dimitry Mezhvinsky, Alexander Gotthard Real) (Xin Yu) 2013 G.S. Maddala Student Prize (for Useful Contributions to Theoretical and…

Undergraduate Learning Grant

In May 2014, the department will offer Econ 3900, a study abroad program that includes a service-learning component. This will be the first study abroad program offered by the Department of…

Undergraduate Scholarship Recognition 2013

Benjamin David Cahn $250.00 Brian Walker Dressel $250.00 Aaron G. Englander $1,000.00 Meredith Licata Grogan $250.00 Chad V. Henry $500.00 Jennifer Ramya Ravi $1,000.00…

Monda Award Recipients 2013-14

Terry Lynn Pack, Jr. $5,000 renewal Jonathan David Parrish, $2,000

Undergraduate Advising News

The undergraduate advising system in the College of Arts and Sciences is changing. Most advisors will now be located in departments rather than in a central college facility. The department has two…

Undergraduate Economic Society and Omicron Delta Epsilon

Last year, the Undergraduate Economics Society (UES) made great strides in becoming the main destination for Ohio State Economics students looking for a place outside of the classroom to engage with…

The Economics Learning Center

The Economics Learning Center (ELC) provides free peer tutoring for students who need help with their Economics classes. During the academic year the ELC is open from 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through…

Give A Gift to the Economics Department

Dear Alumni and Friends, Please consider a gift or donation to the Department of Economics. Each and every gift makes a tangible difference in the lives of our students and faculty. All gifts are…