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2020
2020
In this issue
Welcome from James Peck
These are uncertain times and COVID-19 has impacted all of our daily lives. The virus has drastically reshaped the Department of Economics. Faculty members…
Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses on Labor Markets
The Department of Economics along with the College of Arts and Sciences held the webinar, Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses on Labor…
Breakfast of Science Champions
Ohio State welcomed several hundred middle school students from nine Columbus City Schools on November 6, 2019, for the Breakfast of Science Champions. The students took part in hands-on science…
Young Alumni Spotlight: John Conlon
My name is John Conlon, and I graduated from Ohio State in 2016 with a bachelor of science in economics and philosophy as well as a minor in mathematics. I…
Undergraduate Student Profile: Alexander Williams
Alexander Williams is a fourth-year undergraduate student seeking a dual B.S. in economics and mathematics.Alexander is the lead tutor in the department's…
Graduate Student Spotlight: Yaming Cao
Yaming Cao is a third-year graduate student in the Department of Economics at Ohio State. She joined the economics PhD program in 2017 after receiving her…
Faculty Spotlight: Meta Brown
My fields of specialization are labor economics and consumer finance. I am primarily an empirical researcher, and my projects explore the dynamic,…
Department of Economics Career Services
Stephanie Petrov joined the Department of Economics in fall of 2019 as the department’s career services coordinator. Since her arrival on campus, Petrov has helped numerous students start their…
Economics Alumnus Cameron Conrad awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Economics Alumnus Cameron Conrad awarded NSF Graduate Research FellowshipThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the 2020 recipients for its…
2019 Department of Economics Undergraduate Poster Forum
Our Annual Department of Economics Undergraduate Poster Forum was held on November 4th, 2020. Undergraduate students were encouraged to create a poster to illustrate their original research in…