Mike Abito
I am an applied microeconomist with research interests in industrial organization, regulation and environmental economics. My research spans a variety of topics such as evaluating incentives in regulated industries, understanding consumer misinformation and its welfare consequences, and developing theoretical and empirical methodologies to study questions in antitrust and regulation. Industries and markets I have studied include the electricity industry, the extended warranty market, and the infant formula industry.
Prior to joining OSU, I was an Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. I received my PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.
At OSU I will be teaching an undergraduate course in Government and Business and a PhD course in Empirical Methods in Industrial Organization. I am also looking forward to advising PhD students at the Department.
Gabriel Mihalache
My research to date falls largely with in the field of International Macroeconomics. I studied the risk of sovereign debt crises and its implications for monetary-fiscal interactions, the maturity structure of public debt, and sectoral reallocation patterns. More recently, I explored the impact of tight fiscal space for countries' ability to mitigate epidemic outbreaks and to deploy timely vaccination campaigns. I am currently studying the consequences of the Fed's latest tightening cycle for emerging markets' fiscal conditions and risk of recession.
Prior to joining Ohio State, I was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Stony Brook University (SUNY). I received my PhD in Economics in 2016, from the University of Rochester. I am Romanian.
I am very excited to join the excellent group at The Ohio State University and to teach International Economics at both the undergraduate and graduate level!
Rui Wang
My research interest lies in Econometrics, with a focus on identification across various models. My recent paper provides a semiparametric approach to test and identify substitution relationship between goods. Additionally, I am interested in causal inference and have been studying new techniques to identify treatment effects with imperfect instruments. Another aspect of my research involves proposing different methods to deal with measurement errors in data.
Prior to joining Ohio State, I earned my PhD in Economics from the Penn State University in 2022.
I am thrilled to work with the fantastic group at OSU and to continue delving into interesting research topics. I also very much look forward to teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in Econometrics this fall.
