Faculty research activity is associated with three broadly defined areas of concentration.
- Development and Behavioral Economics
- Energy and Environmental Economics
- Financial Economics
- International Economics
Development and Behavioral Economics
Faculty are active researchers in development economics, which is a study area complementary to that of International Studies faculty. Other research is squarely in the field of behavioral economics and has many ties with psychology. Student interest in behavioral economics is strong, especially among Honors Tutorial College students, and joint faculty-undergraduate student manuscripts are common. Faculty also are concerned with design and implementation of effective development-oriented policies, for example using randomized field experiments of policy interventions. Other faculty have written books on social policy such as crime and punishment and addiction. These topics are of interest not only to economic majors, but also to students majoring in sociology, criminology, political science, health administration and psychology.
Julia Paxton
Development Economics, Poverty, Microfinance, Altruism, Service-learning
Patricia Toledo
Development Economics, Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Experimental Methods, Statistics
Harold M. Winter
Law and Economics, Health Economics, Public Policy Economics
Energy and Environmental Economics
Energy and environmental economics is a faculty research area that is vigorously pursued and regularly brought into the classroom. Research has focused on resource economics and its overlap with environmental issues. Faculty have worked with coauthors at Ohio University, including sponsored research for the George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service. Other research is specialized in environmental economics with a focus on environment and development, including tropical deforestation and valuation of energy independent housing (NSF). Faculty are affiliated core faculty for Environmental Studies, CE3 (Consortium for Economics, Energy and the Environment), the Center for Latin American Studies and International Development Studies.
Daniel Karney
Energy Economics
Financial Economics
Bolong Cao
Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Money and Banking, Advanced Macro Theory, Portfolio Management, Financial Econometrics, Corporate Finance
Shamila A. Jayasuriya
Financial Economics, Emerging Markets, Time Series Econometrics
International Economics
Many faculty are active in research areas across the spectrum of international economics. These topics can be of interest to researchers in the areas of politics, development and macroeconomics. Faculty use both empirical and theoretical research to investigate governance structures. Research into capital markets and transparency in markets can inform others examining emerging markets studies such as Asian economies as well as U.S. markets. Faculty also are investigating puzzles of destabilizing macroeconomic policy-making in emerging and developing countries.
Bolong Cao
Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Money and Banking, Advanced Macro Theory, Portfolio Management, Financial Econometrics, Corporate Finance
Khosrow Doroodian
International Economics
Roberto Duncan
International Finance, Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Development Economics
Shamila A. Jayasuriya
Financial Economics, Emerging Markets, Time Series Econometrics
Chulho Jung
Econometrics, Statistics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Economics of Japan and Korea, Managerial Economics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Financial Markets, International Finance, Advertising