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Jonathan Wolff

Associate Professor and Department of Economics Graduate Director

Economics


Profile

Academic Background

  • PhD, Economics, University of Notre Dame, 2014.
  • MS, Economics, University of Notre Dame, 2011.
  • BS, Economics, Quinnipiac University, 2009.

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor - Miami University, Department of Economics: 2021-Present.
  • Assistant Professor - Miami University, Department of Economics: 2014-2021.
  • Director of Graduate Studies - 2022 - Present
  • Honors Program Coordinator - 2022 - Present
  • Fed Challenge Faculty Advisor - 2020 - 2021

Recent Publications

  • “Fiscal Policy and Uncertainty,” with Samuel Jerow, Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, December 2022, 145: 104559.
  • "Without Looking Closer, it May Seem Cheap: Low Interest Rates and Government Borrowing" with Julio Garin, Robert Lester, and Eric Sims, July 2019, Economics Letters 180, 28-32.
  • "The State-Dependent Effects of Tax Shocks" with Eric Sims, August 2018, European Economic Review 107, 57-85.
  • "The Output and Welfare Effects of Government Spending Shocks over the Business Cycle" with Eric Sims, August 2018, International Economic Review 59 (3), 1403-1435.
  • "State-Dependent Fiscal Multipliers: Calvo vs. Rotemberg" with Eric Sims, Economics Letters, October 2017, 159: 190-194.
  • "The Empirical Relevance of the Mises-Hayek Theory of the Trade Cycle" with Robert Lester, Review of Austrian Economics, December 2013, 26(4): 433-461.

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Professor Award, 2022 Miami University
  • Student Recognition of Teaching Excellence Award, 2020 Miami University
  • Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award - Nominee, 2019 & 2020 FSB, Outstanding Junior Instructor
  • FSB Summer Research Grant, Summer 2020 FSB, Miami University
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, 2013 Kaneb Learning Center, University of Notre Dame
  • Distinguished Teaching Award, 2013 Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame
  • Economics Award, Class of 2009 Quinnipiac University
  • Charter Oak Scholar of the Year, 2008 LSB, Quinnipiac University

Biography

As a macroeconomist, my research interests lie in the fields of business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, and credit frictions. My work employs both theoretical and empirical methods.

Courses

  • SPRING 2023
  • ECO 202H A MW 10:05-11:25, FSB 0026
  • ECO 202H B MW 11:40-1:00, FSB 0026
Jonathan Wolff

Contact Information

Office Hours

  • MW 2:00-3:30

Links

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