Empirical Economics with Lucia Dunn

Lucia Dunn, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics, studies a wide range of topics in the realm of empirical economics. She talks about her vast body of research, which covers topics from baseball cards and credit cards to wages in the U.S. Army. Dunn discusses her research emphasis on labor market economics, where she’s employed many unconventional methodologies like in-person interviews to provide more comprehensive data and conclusions. She also talks about the value of survey data generated by the OSU Center for Human Resource Research, which allowed herself and her fellow researchers unique access to valuable, more specific data.