On Monday, April 21st, students and faculty from the Economics Department visited the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland to participate in the 2025 Economics Scholars Program. This annual program brings together students to present, discuss, and review undergraduate research in … [Read more...] about Students Present at the 2025 Economics Scholars Program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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Students Present Research at the Eastern Economics Conference
The college has a 20+ year track record of students presenting at the Eastern Economics Conference in the International Political Economy sessions. This year, in February, three students accompanied by their faculty mentors, travelled to New York City to present their findings at … [Read more...] about Students Present Research at the Eastern Economics Conference
Graduate Programs
Many of our students choose to enroll in graduate programs. The Economics department has a partnership with the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester to provide scholarships to qualified Wooster students who go on to get their MS programs. They offer Master’s … [Read more...] about Graduate Programs
Professor Jancy Ling Liu’s Research Highlights Economic Impact of State Abortion Bans on Migration
Professor Jancy Ling Liu, recently had a paper titled Do State Abortion Bans Impact People’s Location Decisions? published as a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper. The NBER is a cutting edge, reputable, and non-partisan economic research organization. Dr … [Read more...] about Professor Jancy Ling Liu’s Research Highlights Economic Impact of State Abortion Bans on Migration
Sheldon Essel ’26
For Business Economics major Sheldon Essel, economics quickly proved to be the perfect fit. At first, he was unsure about following his family footsteps, who all work in economics, but he soon realized that understanding economic concepts came naturally to him. The ability to … [Read more...] about Sheldon Essel ’26