Miami Economics

Everyone have a fun and safe Spring Break!

We had a great Departmental Honors Conference this past weekend. Students did a great job presenting some very interesting research. Great job to all! @FarmerSchoolMU @CASMiamiOH

Miami University is proud to announce that John Harbaugh ’84, head coach of the New York Giants and member of the Cradle of Coaches, will serve as the 187th Spring Commencement speaker on May 16. We can’t wait to welcome him back to campus! #MiamiOH 🔗: bit.ly/4rzVgRq

Interested in joining the Eco MA program as a 3+1 student and getting your undergraduate and MA in 4 years? There will be an Info Session on Monday, April 6th with the Grad Director, Prof Jonathan Wolff at 5:00. Be sure to stop in to learn more! @FarmerSchoolMU @CASMiamiOH

Happy Pi Day!!! Do you use PI in your job? If so, let's hear how it's used!

Best of luck to all our Departmental Honors students this weekend presenting their work at our Departmental Honors Conference! @FarmerSchoolMu @CASMiamiOH

Let's welcome our next departmental seminar speaker, Elizabeth Ananat. She will be presenting, "Schedule Volatility in Hourly Service Work: Evidence and Implications for Federal Family Income-Support Policies."

Professor Chuck Moul recenently had Ben Mirtes ('05 FIN) speak to his Eco 409 courses on Competitive Positioning. Ben is the CEO of Ingenovis. @FarmerSchoolMU

Congratulations to all of our recently promoted colleagues, especially our Economics colleague Riley Acton! Riley was one of the faculty members up for promotion whose work was highlighted at the Board of Trustees meeting. miamioh.edu/news/2026/02/p…

Let's welcome our first seminar speaker of the spring: Rob Lester. He'll be presenting, "Crate or Crib: (Some) Economics of Pet Ownership."

Professor Josh Ederington and Chair and Professor Jenny Minier share evidence that business cycles and economic shocks have become more globalized over the past couple of decades. @FarmerSchoolMu buff.ly/Pez7xi5

Professor Peter Nencka (@peternka) will be having a brown bag seminar today at 11:30. He'll be presenting his paper, "Democratizing Opportunity? The Effects of the U.S. High School Movement."

Be sure to check out the work from our own Professor Greg Niemesh and Eco alum, Jackie Craig ('17). @FarmerSchoolMU

Women in Economics will be having a Resume Refresh on February 17 at 6:00 in FSB. This meeting will be centered around professional development, and there will be a chance for everyone to get a professional headshot and have their resume looked at.

Some of our Eco MA students recently went to a site visit of DJJ Company to work on their client project of forecasting the demand of their steel projects. @FarmerSchoolMU

Women in Economics will be hosting their Welcome Back night on Tuesday, February 10th at 6:00. Be sure to stop in and check it out.

Be sure to check out recent work from our Eco alum Dan Hungerman ('00) and former Economics Advisory Board member. @FarmerSchoolMU

Congratulations to all for their years of service, but special congratulations goes to Professor Steve Elliott for 25 years of being at Miami! @FarmerSchoolMU @CASMiamiOH miamioh.edu/news/2026/02/m…