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We would like to thank our alumni guest speakers:
Ryan Mark - Senior Consultant, Data Analytics at Avaap
Cornelius Johnson - Policy Analyst at the…
Paul J. Healy - Winner of the Graduate Teaching/Advising award
Gabriel Mihalache - Winner of the Undergraduate Teaching award (not pictured)
Ryan Ruddy - Winner of the…
The department held their annual welcome reception to kick off the new school year on August 24th, 2026 at The Faculty Club. Students were able to connect with peers, faculty, and staff!
The Department of Economics welcomes new Assistant Professor, Chenping Yang!
Chenping received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in May 2026. She also received her M.Sc.,…
The Department of Economics welcomes new Assistant Professor, Carolyn Tsao!
Carolyn Tsao is a new Assistant Professor with the Department of Economics! Carolyn is a labor…
The Department of Economics welcomes new Associate Professor, Lorenzo Magnolfi!
Lorenzo Magnolfi is an industrial organization (IO) economist developing empirical tools to analyze…
The Department of Economics welcomes new Associate Professor, John Conlon!
John Conlon is a behavioral economist who uses experiments to explore how people form and act on their expectations…
The Department of Economics welcomes new Associate Professor, Bradley Setzler!
Bradley Setzler received his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Chicago. He is a labor economist whose…
The Department of Economics welcomes new Assistant Professor, Hoang Nguyen!
Hoang received his Ph.D. in Economics at Georgetown University. His research interests are Econometrics, Machine…
Alex Hollingsworth, associate professor in both Economics and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, has been nominated to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s …
Patrick Arp, a third-year biomedical science and economics major, is The Ohio State University’s 10th Truman Scholar.
Arp is one of 55 exceptional college students from 48 U.S. colleges and…
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend, Richard "Rick" Steckel. Rick joined the Ohio State faculty in 1974 and served the university…
The Department of Economics has moved from Arps Hall to Bricker Hall. Our new building address is 190 N Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210.
You can learn more about Bricker Hall…
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of our dear colleague, John Kagel's passing. John joined the department in late 90s as a University Chair Professor and has been extremely valuable…
Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics along with Joel Mokyr and Phillippe Aghion, his longtime collaborator. The department extends its warmest congratulations to…