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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…
Bruce's existing chair position has been upgraded to an endowed chair. Keith Monda donated an additional $1M and the university will match with $0.5M. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled on 11…
Congratulations to our 2025 winners!
Ethan Doetsch - Winner of the Undergraduate teaching award
Meta Brown - Winner of the Undergraduate…
The department's first annual Alumni Speaker Series was a success! OSU Econ alum and Advisory Board member, Brian Foltz, shared his best tips and tricks for achieving success after graduation.
Professor John Kagel was featured in WalletHub's recent article Cheap Car Insurance in Ohio. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/cheap-car-insurance/ohio#experts=John_Kagel
The Department of Economics will be relocating from Arps Hall to Bricker Hall in 2026. Attached are pictures of the building progress from a recent tour with the Economics Advisory Board!
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Emeritus Professor, Lucia Dunn, was featured in a WalletHub piece about the Best Credit Cards. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/best-credit-cards#expert=Lucia_Dunn
The Department of Economics welcomes new Empirical IO Assistant Professor, Joshua Higbee! Josh will start in August of 2025.
Josh comes from the University of Chicago. His research…
Nikki has over 15 years of experience in business operations and finance with companies in both private and public sector. She has been at OSU for ten years. Before joining The College of Arts and…
Skye has joined the department of economics as the JMCB Coordinator. Skye worked in the College of Arts and Sciences, in the Office of the Deans for 2 years where she worked with numerous leaders…
Myles Wagner is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on topics in health care, public finance, and industrial…
Teresa Zhang received her Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University in 2024, with research interests in international trade, development, and applied econometrics. Prior to entering academia,…
Aldo Lucia is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio State University, where he joined the department in the fall of 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Social Science from the California Institute…
Professor Trevon Logan and alumni Benton Wishart's research has been featured in The Economist!
Emeritus Professor, Lucia Dunn, was featured in a WalletHub piece about the Best Personal Loans. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/best-personal-loans#expert=Lucia_Dunn
Rod Essig spent over 30 years with Carr Supply, a midwestern HVAC and Plumbing wholesale distributor. Mr. Essig worked his way up through the organization to become partner and COO. During his…
Congratulations to Professor Lucia Dunn, who was featured in WalletHub's recent article about the New Year's Facts: What are some tips to celebrate New Year’s Eve on a budget?
My research interests are in econometric theory and empirical industrial organization, with a focus on exploring challenges in the identification of auction models, mixture models, and discrete…
I am a macroeconomist with research interests in labor markets, firm dynamics, sovereign debt, and computational methods.
My research explores topics such as what is the role of firm…
Edward “Ed” J. Kane, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics, passed away recently.
Dr. Kane received his BS (1957) in economics from Georgetown University and a PhD (1960) in…
The Department of Economics was delighted to welcome Prof. Rui Wang this past year
My research interest lies in Econometrics, with a focus on identification across various models. My recent…
The Sports Analytics Association at the Ohio State University is hosting its 3rd Annual Ohio State Sports Analytic Conference on March 31st and April 1st , in conjunction with the Ohio State…
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs announced that Bruce Weinberg is the winner of 2022’s Faculty Mentor of the Year Award! He was nominated by a current postdoctoral scholar in his lab.
Dr…
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 17th, 2022. David has made many important…
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 colleague.
Sanjay joined Ohio State in…
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…
Is a Dose of Economics the Best Medicine for our Health?
Understanding the value of medicines is critical to decision-making about drug development, pricing, formulary…
Courtesy: Scientists hit their creative peak early in their careers (osu.edu) (https://news.osu.edu)
A new study provides the best evidence to date that scientists overall are most…