economics
January 09, 2020
Studies show that delaying criminal background checks in the hiring process can boost the job prospects of a worker pool with particularly stubborn rate of unemployment: ex-convicts looking to re-enter the labor market. Now, a newly passed U.S. law—based on research and advocacy by a Case Western…
November 01, 2019
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to the next event in the Edmonds E-Talk Series Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Frank N. and Jocelyne K. Linsalata Alumni Center’s Foster-Castele Great Hall. This event will largely focus on corporate venture…
September 24, 2019
The Department of Economics at the Weatherhead School of
Management will host Hal Varian, chief economist at Google Inc. and professor
emeritus at the University of California–Berkeley, for the 2019 Howard T.
McMyler Lecture Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale
University…
May 10, 2019
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…
May 08, 2019
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…
April 29, 2019
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…
April 29, 2019
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…
April 05, 2019
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…
March 25, 2019
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…
November 13, 2018
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…