2021

Welcome from James Peck

It has been quite a year! I am grateful for the work of faculty and staff as they continued to rise to the challenges of the past year. With the successful vaccine rollout…

Professor Trevon Logan Named Director of AEA’s Mentoring Program

Trevon Logan has been appointed director of the American Economic Association (AEA) Mentoring Program. As director, Logan isn’t necessarily looking to push the field of…

Professor Bruce Weinberg COVID-19 Economic Research

State actions played lesser role in COVID-19 economic damage Hispanics, younger workers, less educated lost more jobs Jeff Grabmeier Ohio State News grabmeier.1@osu.edu Actions by state…

Faculty Spotlight: Tamar Oostrom

My areas of specialization are health economics and public economics. In general, my research focuses on the role of public policy and innovation in health care markets. …

Young Alumni Spotlight: Olamide Bola

Olamide Bola graduated from Ohio State in 2019 with a Bachelor of Art in Economics. She is currently a Research Assistant at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. in…

Graduate Student Spotlight: Vanessa Ordoñez

Vanessa Ordoñez a sixth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at Ohio State. She joined the Economics PhD program in 2016 shortly after completing her Bachelor…

Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Juliette Kokernot

My name is Juliette Kokernot. I am a graduating senior earning a B.A. with a double major in Economics and History along with a minor in French. I am one of the 2020…

Economics Alum Keith Key Wins Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 210,000 living alumni. Their accomplishments are tangible evidence of the…

Professor Healy Selected As Huber Faculty Fellow

Joan M. Huber Faculty Fellows, 2021 In recognition of his excellence in scholarship, Paul J. Healy, professor of economics, has been selected as a Joan N. Huber faculty…

Economics student Margaret Seikel wins at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Margaret Seikel placed first in the Business and Economy category of the 26th Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum with her research titled “Death and Taxes: the…

Scholarships and Awards

Thanks to our generous donors the Department of Economics is able to give out several scholarships and awards each year to deserving undergraduate and graduate students. Here is a list of our 2020-…