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Students interested in careers in investment and portfolio management can learn more at information sessions for Ohio University’s Master of Financial Economics program. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m., Bentley Annex 302 Thursday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m., Bentley Annex 302 Registration is encouraged but not required; register at econmfe@ohio.edu. At the […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Cortney Rodet on “Poor Institutions as a Comparative Advantage” on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Bentley Annex 302 Conference Room. Rodet is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University. Abstract: Classic theories of comparative advantage point to factor productivity and factor abundance […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Gregory DeAngelo on Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. in the Bentley Annex 302 Conference Room. They will discuss “Private Security, Maritime Piracy and the Provision of International Public Safety.” DeAngelo is Assistant Professor of Economics at West Virginia University. Abstract: Private solutions to personal […]

College of Arts & Sciences graduate students and their friends and families are invited to a reception immediately following Graduate Commencement on Friday, April 29, from noon to 2 p.m. in the new Walter Field House adjacent to the football stadium. All master’s and Ph.D. students graduating in the College […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Professor José Galdo (Carleton University) on Friday, March 25, at 2 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. The paper is titled “Fairtrade Labeling and Child Labor ­in the Birthplace of Arabica Coffee: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia.” Please let me know if you want to have an […]

Sustainability Studies theme brings Frances and Anna Lappé, a mother-daughter team internationally renowned for their work on sustainable food systems, food justice and grassroots democracy, to Ohio University in March to discuss “The Sustainable Food Movement Rising.” The founders of the Small Planet Institute will discuss sustainable food systems in […]

Vernon Smith, the 2002 Nobel prize recipient in Economics for his work in experimental economics, gives the 32nd annual Milton Friedman Lecture at Marietta College on Monday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in the McDonough Auditorium. Dr. Glenn Dutcher, who recently joined the Ohio University Economics Department, is attending the lecture. […]