economics

Weatherhead School of Management is excited to recognize the following faculty who have been selected as exemplars in each of the areas of the profession: researching, teaching and service. The WSOM Enduring Impact Award  This award recognizes the scholarly contributions of one who has had an…

As a professor, receiving one faculty award is a proud achievement during the span of a career. But taking home two prestigious faculty awards in the same semester? That requires an entire different mix of dedication, passion and technique. A mix that one Weatherhead School of Management professor…

Poets & Quants recognizes Assistant Professor of Economics for “prolific research and classroom prowess” Since 2013, Roman Sheremeta, PhD has been a transformative addition to the Weatherhead School of Management. From consistently high marks on his teaching evaluations to his frequently…

The Weatherhead School of Management community gathered on Friday, April 26 to celebrate the school’s philanthropic supporters and recognize the impact and importance of scholarship support for Weatherhead students. Hosted at the The Frank N. and Jocelyne K. Linsalata Alumni Center, the annual…

Susan Helper Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, criticized General Motors’ closure of a plant in Lordstown in an op-ed for cleveland.com. The piece, titled “Closure of General Motors’ Lordstown plant was not inevitable. It resulted from GM’s own mismanagement and…

Efforts to ban such questions show promise to ease re-entry into workforce for increasing number of Americans with criminal histories Former prisoners have a better chance of getting hired if a job application doesn’t include questions about criminal history, according to new employment…

The university community is invited to the 45th annual David A. Bowers Economic Forecast Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist and a managing director at Morgan Stanley. The David A. Bowers Economic Forecast Luncheon gives a near-term economic outlook of emerging…

Join the Weatherhead Economic Society for “Trumponomics 2.0” today (Nov. 6) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern. During "Trumponomics 2.0," Weatherhead School of Management faculty members will present on various economic effects of President Donald Trump's presidency and…

Case Western Reserve University alumnus Richard H. Thaler (ADL ’67, HON ’03) today received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for pioneering work in behavioral economics. Thaler, a professor of economics and behavioral science at the University of Chicago since 1995, is known for…

Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid to exercise did little to make their commitment stick, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University. Mariana Carrera The rewards also had no lasting effect: Gym visits stabilized after the…