Professor EJ Ume recently discussed monetary policy on Scripps News. www.scrippsnews.com/politics/eco...

Professor Jing Li recently presented his paper, "Estimating NAIRU for Subgroups of Civilian Population With Flexible Fourier Form" at the RCEA Time Series Econometrics Conference held at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid.

One of our HNH winners is Matthew Wittlich. He is a Bio, Eco, Pre-Med, Neuroscience major from St. Louis, MO. He is attending medical school at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School after graduation. One place he enjoys at Miami is Steinkellers.

One of our HNH winners is Nolan Boyea. He is a QUANT ECO (ECO MA) major from Columbus. One place he enjoys at Miami is Ohana Island Grill - Chicken Katsu Curry with a Hawaiian Sun

Our Hall-Noble-Hall award winners: Matthew Wittlich and Nolan Boyea

Chair and Professor Jenny Minier (@jennyminier.bsky.social) recently went on a study abroad to Ecuador. Be sure to check out and learn more about her great trip! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Congratulation to Chance St John on his MA defense, "Labor Market Effects of Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition."

Congratulations to Luke Koulouris on his MA defense, "To Bet or Not to Bet? How Legalized Sports Gambling Affects the Household." After graduation, he'll be going to the United States Military Academy (West Point).

One of our Flueckiger winners is Joe White. He is a BUS ECO/MTH major from Worthington, OH. He'll be interning with Nationwide Insurance in Columbus as a portfolio management intern then joining the Eco MA program after graduation.

One of our Flueckiger winners is Spencer Gassere. He is a Quant Eco major from Oshkosh, WI. He graduated in December and is now a U.S Naval Officer. Some hobbies he enjoys are reading, running, and working out.

Our Flueckiger award winners: Spencer Gassere and Joe White.

Congratulations to all our Miami graduates this past weekend especially our Eco grads both undergrads and MA!

Congratulations to all our graduates today! Best of luck in your future endeavors and we wish you all the best! #LoveandHonor

One of our Vail winners is Carter Pratt. He is a BUS ECO (ECO MA) major from Strasburg, OH. He'll be becoming a Property Pricing Analyst at Progressive Insurance after graduation. One place he enjoys at Miami is Mimian: General Tso's Chicken.

One of our Vail winners is Teeghan McGann. She is a BUS ECO (ECO MA) major from Lakewood, OH. She'll be becoming a Business Strategy Analyst at Deloitte in Cincinnati after graduation. One place she enjoys at Miami is Bodega -sandwiches, her go-to is the Dinah!

Our Vail award winners: Teeghan McGann and Carter Pratt.

One of our Snider winners is Lillian Towles. She graduated in Dec. She was a ECO/INTL STUD major from Lewis Center, OH. She's at AlphaSights in NYC as a Client Services Associate on their Capital Markets Team. Her favorite place to eat at Miami is Ramen Hachi.

Congratulations to Professor John Bowblis on his grant on "Understanding the Role of Nursing Home Enforcement and Oversight in Post-Acute and Long-Stay Resident Quality of Care." miamioh.edu/news/2026/04...

One of our Snider winners is Ava Hunt. She is a ECO/POLY SCI major from Fishers, IN. She'll be working as a Capital Markets Associate at ARI in Indianapolis, facilitated by the Orr Fellowship after graduation. Her favorite place to eat at Miami is Mac and Joes.

Happy Finals Week to all. Best of luck this week. Study hard and finish strong!

Our Snider award winners: Ava Hunt and Lillian Towles

One of our McKinstry winners is Mary Dettmer. She is a BUS ECO/ ENG LIT major from Cleveland, OH. She'll be becoming a Financial Planner at Abercrombie and Fitch, then law school after graduation. One place she enjoys at Miami is Bodega - any soup/sandwich, an underrated fav!

Let's welcome our last seminar speaker of the year: Paul Jackson. He'll be presenting, "Uncertainty, Learning, and the Unemployment-Education Gap Over the Life Cycle."

One of our McKinstry winners is Owen Burgess. He is a BUS ECO major from Twinsburg, Ohio. He'll be becoming a Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland after graduation. One place he enjoys at Miami is Mac & Joe's - Thai Sweet Chili Wings.

Our McKinstry award winners: Owen Burgess and Marry Dettmer.

Joe Suek is one of our Thatcher award winners. He's a MTH/STATS/Quant ECO major from Dallas, TX. He'll be going to Bates White as a Consultant I after graduation. One of his favorite activities at Miami was bothering the Eco faculty in their offices (not a bother at all!).

Will Kehres is one of our Thatcher award winners. He's a Eco major from Cleveland, OH. He'll be going to Bates Whites Economic Consulting in Washington, DC after graduation. Some hobbies he enjoys are hockey, soccer, golf, fishing, and hiking.

Stay tuned over the next few weeks to learn more about our Departmental Seniors Awards. Starting off we have our Thatcher award winners: Joe Suek and Will Kehres.

Needing to attend a Eco graduation ceremony? CAS will be May 16 at 4:00 and FSB will be May 17 at 2:00. Both will be at Millet . miamioh.edu/commencement...

Congratulations to one of our MA groups who worked with Nucor on their project and completed their presentation.

We had a great time celebrating our senior award winners last night - congratulations to all, and thank you to our advisory board for sponsoring the reception! (And no, we didn't ask people to coordinate colors! The invisible hand at work.)

Women in Econ will be hosting their meeting tonight. It's a general discussion over anything related to Econ.

Congratulations to all of our senior award winners, and thank you to our Alumni Advisory Board and other donors who sponsor these awards! We'll be sharing more information about the award winners over the next few weeks, so watch for more about these outstanding eco majors.

Congratulations to one of our MA groups who worked with Vera Bradley on their project and completed their presentation. *Notice anything special about what their holding???** Vera Bradley Miami Red!

Welcome our next seminar speaker, Claudia Persico (@claudiapersico.bsky.social). She'll be presenting, "The Effects of Daily Air Pollution on Students, Teachers and School Violence."

Congratulations to Will Kehres for his MA defense, "Forward Guidance Effectiveness Under Aggregate Uncertainty." After graduation, he'll be going to Bates White in Washington DC doing economic consulting.

We had a wonderful Spring EAB (Economics Advisory Board) virtual meeting. There was some great discussion and some great things to come. miamioh.edu/profiles/fsb...

Happy Student Employee Recognition Week to our departmental student worker, Liam Sheeran!

Congratulations to Drake Peavy on his MA defense, "How NIL and the Transfer Portal Changed Competitive Balance in College Basketball." After graduation, he'll be going to EY in Chicago as a Transfer Pricing Consultant.

Our Brown Bag speaker for today is our own, Jun Nie, presenting "International Trade, Technology Diffusion, and Cross-Country Income Differences."

Congratulations to Caden Hibbs on his MA defense, "How much does addiction actually play a role in alcohol consumption." After graduation, he'd like to enter into the field of data science either through an initial internship, predictive modeler, or data science position.

Michael Calkin, ('06 Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs) recently spoke to Professor Chuck Moul's Eco 409 class. He is currently at Alvarez & Marsal Private Wealth Partners.

Be sure to check out some new work by our own Professor Peter Nencka @peternka.bsky.social

Let's welcome our next Brown Bag speaker, Jacob Pieniazek ('22 MA). He'll be presenting, "Causal Machine Learning in Practice: Estimating Average and Heterogeneous Effects for Personalized Treatment."

Our next dept Honors student is Grace Howard. She is a Bus Eco major. Her defense,"Community College Finances Over The Business Cycle" was with Prof Riley Acton. She is from Horsham, PA. She's still confirming post grad plans but going for a data analytics role.

Next Dept Honors will be Joe White. His thesis was,"Labor Input Responses to Ownership Changes: Evidence from U.S. Nursing Homes," with Prof John Bowblis. He's a Bus Eco major from Worthington, OH. He'll be doing an internship with Nationwide Insurance then Miami Eco MA program.

Tonight is the night to learn more about getting your bachelors and masters in 4 years!! There is an info session tonight with Professor Jonathan Wolff, grad director. Stop in to learn more about the program! programs.miamioh.edu/programs/eco...

Congratulations to Joe Suek on his MA defense, “Puff puff pass-through: Competitive Conduct in Cannabis Dispensaries." After graduation, he'll be going to Bates White as an economic consultant.

Our seminar series continues this week with Daniel Karney, presenting his paper, "General Equilibrium Effects of Carbon Offsets."

Interested in learning more about the Eco MA 3+1 Combined Program? Be sure to stop in for the Info Session April 6th.