economics

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 m...

Join the Weatherhead Economics Society to discuss the economic effects of the Trump Administration's policies with Case Western Reserve University faculty members. This event, titled “Trumponomics,” will be held Wednesday, March 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Peter B. Lewis Building, Room 203. The follow...

Roman Sheremeta, assistant professor of economics, wrote an article for Vox Ukraine titled “Tax Cuts on Imported Used Cars will Benefit Ukrainian Economy.” In his article, Sheremeta explained traditional benefits of free trade and broke down arguments against it for cars in Ukraine. He described th...

Roman Sheremeta doesn’t get anxious often. But when he was watching the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals just a few weeks ago, he recognized a feeling he hadn’t had in quite some time. “I teach hundreds of students every year. Several times I spoke to thousands of people in large auditoriums. ...

Served key roles with White House Council of Economic Advisers and Department of Commerce As they interact with Susan Helper in the classroom and on research, students at Case Western Reserve University are getting a chance to learn first-hand what goes into national economic policy-making at the hi...

CWRU Weatherhead School of Management Economics Professor Susan Helper has key role in collaborative national research Weatherhead School of Management Economics Professor Susan Helper will play a lead role on a team that began developing the research the past two years, while Helper was on leave ...

Roman Sheremeta, assistant professor of economics, shares the first and second place ranking of Forbes' 2015 list of Top Economic Thinkers of Ukrainian descent. Forbes uses three categories to assess each candidate: citations, number of publications and popular vote. Sheremeta placed first in numbe...

How health care is obtained, provided and paid for in America is increasingly vital to the national economy. In the face of health care reform, urgent and practical responses on behalf of providers are essential. Panelists from Northeast Ohio leading medical centers and DHG Healthcare will discuss ...

Mariana Carrera and Justin Gallagher, assistant professors of economics in the Weatherhead School of Management, recently published an op-ed in The Plain Dealer on the economic benefits of vaccinating children. Carrera and Gallagher’s approach examined why people opt out of vaccinating children, at...

U.S. Department of Commerce Chief Economist Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at Weatherhead School of Management, will present “Re-investing in America’s Supply Chain Innovation,” building on President Barack Obama’s remarks in Cleveland this week. Her talk is Monday, Mar...