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 Three College of Arts & Sciences faculty are featured as Ohio University hosts its first Ask the Experts livestream on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook at 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 1. These faculty will discuss coronavirus and the economic and human impacts of this global pandemic: Dr. Winfried Just, Professor […]

By Florenz Plassmann Dean of Arts & Sciences Professor of Economics and Political Science It’s surely been a roller coaster, but we have made it successfully to the end of the semester. Navigating a situation that none of us have encountered before is no small achievement. Congratulations! Take some time […]

 Scripps National News did a video interview with Dr. Glenn Dutcher for a news story headlined “Telecommuting during COVID-19.” “More employees are being asked to work from home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We get some tips for those who may be telecommuting for the first time,” […]

CNBC did an extensive interview with Glenn Dutcher for a story headlined “Working from home actually makes you better at some tasks and worse at others—here’s what you need to know.’ Dutcher is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University. And the truth is, it’s much more complicated than just laptops […]

National Review summarizes a recent talk by Dr. Richard Vedder at the Martin Center in an article headlined “Our Higher Education Problem: Serious but Not Hopeless.” Vedder is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. First, there’s the cost issue. While prices of other services have been falling, the […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “Are University Policy Experts Good For Society?” … All this reminds me of a personal involvement in the policy realm. In December 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, I testified before […]

The George Washington University Hatchet quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Officials reduce number of housing price options for 2020-21 academic year.” Richard Vedder, an emeritus professor of economics at Ohio University, said housing and dining costs have generally been rising […]