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2017
2017
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Welcome from the Chair
Welcome The Department of Economics is pleased to provide news and updates on department activities in this newsletter. This edition highlights…
The Economics Advisory Board
Department Advisory Board As part of an effort to re-engage Ohio State alumni and other friends with the Department of Economics, a Department Advisory Board was created in 2015. Board members serve…
The Sports and Society Initiative
The Sports and Society Initiative In 2003, Professor of Economics Lucia Dunn introduced The Economics of Sports into the curriculum at Ohio State. Trevon…
Students
Alec Admonious NO BUCKEYE GOES HUNGRY: ECONOMICS STUDENT OPENS FOOD PANTRY When he was 11 years old, Alec Admonius’ parents took him along as they…
The Aging of the Scientific Workforce
Department News Economics Professors David Blau and Bruce Weinberg are authors of a new study finding that the US science and engineering workforce has…
Faculty Profile: Javier Donna
Faculty Profile: Assistant Professor Javier Donna Javier Donna arrived to Ohio State in 2012 after completing his PhD from Northwestern University. In 2016…
Alumnus Profile: Walt King
Alumnus Looks at the Economics of Baseball with the LA Angels In his final year as an undergraduate majoring in economics, Walter King (BA, economics, 2016…
Department News
Economics Earns Stellar Rankings U.S. News & World Report 2018 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, ranked Ohio State’s Economics Graduate program as 29th in the country. The department is…