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Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was referenced in an op-ed by Stephen Moore in the Washington Examiner on “Why not boost teen employment with a training wage?” This is the time of year when teenagers scramble to land a summer job, but many states […]

The Davidson County, NC,  Dispatch reports that Ohio University alum Matthew Rusnak ’03 has been named Vice President, Director of Compensation at the Bank of North Carolina. Rusnak minored in Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. In his role, he will have responsibility for leading the evaluation, design […]

Woodworking Network notes that a product produced by Ohio University alum Josh Morgan’s company has been nominated for a Challengers Award, with the winners to be announced in August. Morgan is co-founder and partner of Earth Anatomy, a global supplier of sustainable building products. Morgan, who earned B.A. in Economics from […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, appeared on PBS Newshour’s Washington Week with Gwen Ifill on Monday, June 9, the day of President Barack Obama’s executive order to allow more borrowers to tie student loan repayments to income levels. Vedder is also Director of the […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, was quoted in a CNN news story, picked up around the country, about the University of California system increasing its out-of-state and international enrollment and cutting back slots for California residents. “All of these schools have political pressure to […]

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, co-authored an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal with Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation on June 4. Their op-ed was on “The Blue-State Path to Inequality: States that emphasize redistribution above growth have a wider gap between […]

A Chicago Tribune editorial on June 8 references remarks made by Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University. The editorial is on “How to enhance Obama’s plan for the feds to rate U.S. colleges: The president has the right motives and a half-right solution.” You can […]