Susan Helper, PhD
Professor of economics Susan Helper was interviewed on the new G.O.P. tax bill by CNN Money, saying if the cuts do create more jobs, employers will attract more workers by raising wages--something, she notes, many seem reluctant to do.
Scott Shane, PhD
Economics Professor and angel investor Scott Shane led a panel entitled "Pitching to Investors" at the Technion Drive Accelerator in Haifa, Israel, with Eyal Bino from ICONYC labs and Ron Moritz, MBA '94, of OurCrowd.
Robin Dubin, PhD
Weatherhead's Robin Dubin was interviewed by NPR affiliate WCPN on the rise of rental property prices in Cleveland, noting that the data may not reflect the full picture.
Mark Votruba, PhD
Mark Votruba discusses the steps democrats and republicans in congress should take to repair the Affordable Care Act in an op-ed in Crain's Cleveland Business
Mark Votruba, PhD
Weatherhead's Mark Votruba weighs in on the Cleveland Clinic's move to global markets in an in an interview with Crain's Cleveland Business
Justin Gallagher
A new study from assistant professor of economics Justin Gallagher found flood victims used insurance to pay off mortgages of damaged homes, possibly harming the city’s long-term recovery.
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Our faculty combine insights from modern economic theory with a close study of institutional detail, including novel sources of data such as administrative records and cooperative experiments with firms or governments. Several members of the faculty have been cited in scholarly work more than 1,500 times. In addition, faculty have designed experiments with local governments and non-governmental organizations to improve service delivery in health and education in South Asia, Latin America, the U.S., and Europe. The department cultivates a stimulating intellectual environment for students and faculty, and each semester, top scholars from around the country are invited to present research in our Markets, Organizations, and Public Policy Seminar Series. This series provides a glimpse of the frontiers of economic research to invigorate our core studies—ranked #5 (undergraduate microeconomics) and #7 (undergraduate macroeconomics) in the nation in 2012 by Businessweek. Meanwhile, faculty contribute to the public conversation on economics and are frequently quoted in important media sources such as National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and The New Republic.
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Mark Votruba is the recipient of the 20th Annual Arrow Award from the International Health Economics Association in 2013
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