2023

Designing Incentives In Experiments: An Overview

At the heart of almost every economic theory are preferences. Preferences identify what we want. What choices we’d make if given the chance. As economists,…

Economics Department Welcomed Three New Faculty Members This Year

Mike Abito I am an applied microeconomist with research interests in industrial organization, regulation and environmental economics. My research…

Lecturer Spotlight: Ryan Ruddy

I teach Econometrics courses and sports related courses. I also teach a first-year seminar, Baseball Economics. I am the faculty advisor for the Sports…

Bruce Weinberg Awarded the 2022’s Faculty Mentor of the Year

Bruce Weinberg Awarded the 2022’s Faculty Mentor of the Year The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs announced that Bruce Weinberg is the winner of 2022’s Faculty Mentor of the Year Award! He…

Undergraduate Spotlight: Greta Warmbier

Greta Warmbier, Class of 2023 Major: Economics Minors: Spanish, Management & Human Resources Greta Warmbier discovered her passion for…

Graduate Spotlight: Sungmin Park

Sungmin Park is a fourth-year graduate student in the Department of Economics at the Ohio State University. He joined the economics PhD program in 2019…

Young Alumni Spotlight: Alana Hodges

Analyst 1 in the Analyst Reporting Center at Westfield Insurance Company Class of 2016 B.A. Majors: Economics and Political Science Minor:…

Economics Graduate Students Lin and Moon Received the Graduate Associate Teaching Award

Economics Graduate Students Lin and Moon Received the Graduate Associate Teaching Award Yanli Lin and Jeyoung Moon were recipients of the 2023 Graduate Associate Teaching Award. The recipients of…

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 2022-…

Department News and Notes

Jeffrey Buser, Lecturer in the Department of Economics, was featured on an episode of Fisher Link where they discussed topics ranging from economic theories and applications to how to navigate the…

In Memoriam – Sanjay K. Chugh

Professor Sanjay K. Chugh passed away on December 13, 2022. It is with great sadness that the Department of Economics bids farewell to our esteemed…

In Memoriam – David Schmeidler

David Schmeidler was a faculty member of the Economics Department from 1986 until 2011, after which he received emeritus status. He passed away on March…