18 faculty and 40 courses in Economics at Kenyon College.
- Jay Corrigan, Himmelright Professor of Economics h-index 16
Es on the value people place on new products. Corrigan has estimated the premium American shoppers are willing to pay for "Fair Trade Certified" products, the value Filipino consumers place on genetically modified "golden rice," and th
Notable: “Estimating the impact of pictorial health warnings and “plain” cigarette packaging: Evidence from experimental auctions among adult smokers in the United States” (2011) · 127 citations
- David Harrington, Professor Emeritus of Economics h-index 9
Es on the effects of state regulations on labor and consumer markets, especially funeral markets. He finds that stringent funeral regulations increase the cost of funerals discourage women from entering funeral directing and impede innovati
Notable: “Economic News on Television: The Determinants of Coverage” (1989) · 122 citations
- Galina An, Bruce L. Gensemer Professor of Economics h-index 8
Notable: “The export skill content, learning by exporting and economic growth” (2004) · 31 citations
- Daniel Kolliner, Wright Family Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 7
Notable: “Wired and Hired: Employment Effects of Subsidized Broadband Internet for Low-Income Americans” (2019) · 31 citations
- Kathy Krynski, Professor Emerita of Economics h-index 5
Applied microeconomics, labor economics Education 1987 — Doctor of Philosophy from Univ of Wisconsin-Madison 1980 — Master of Science from Univ of Wisconsin-Madison 1977 — Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College Courses Recen
Notable: “The Impact of State Licensing Regulations on Low-Skilled Immigrants: The Case of Vietnamese Manicurists” (2006) · 98 citations
- PJ Glandon, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 3
Macroeconomics, finance Education 2011 — Doctor of Philosophy from Vanderbilt University 2000 — Bachelor of Science from Miami University Oxford Courses Recently Taught Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 102 This course studies n
Notable: “Macroeconomic Research, Present and Past” (2023) · 11 citations
- Holden Diethorn, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 1
Labor, science and innovation, immigration Education 2020 — Doctor of Philosophy from SUNY Albany 2016 — Master of Arts from SUNY Albany 2013 — Bachelor of Science from Saint Vincent College Courses Recently Taught Princip
Notable: “STEM Employment Resiliency During Recessions: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2021) · 7 citations
- Max Ehrenfreund, Postdoctoral Fellow in CSAD / Visiting Assistant Professor in History h-index 1
Economic history, social history, modern Europe Education 2024 — Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University 2012 — Bachelor of Arts from Yale University Courses Recently Taught ST: Hist of Economic Thought ECON 191 History Fir
Notable: “Laws and Models at the League of Nations: Econometrics in Geneva, 1930–1939” (2022) · 6 citations
- Huachen Li, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 1
Macroeconomics, macroeconometrics Education 2019 — Doctor of Philosophy from North Carolina State Universit 2013 — Master of Arts from Wake Forest University 2012 — Bachelor of Arts from College of Wooster Courses Recently
Notable: “Inflationary Supply Chain Disruptions: Time-Varying and Cross-Country Evidence” (2025) · 1 citations
- Bruce Gensemer, Professor Emeritus of Economics
- Dick Trethewey, Professor Emeritus of Economics
- Jaret Treber, Professor of Economics
Es on how regulations in the funeral industry have shaped competition and impacted prices and the availability of services. He is also interested in the application of economic analysis to amateur and professional sports and has published a
- Jim Keeler, Professor Emeritus of Economics
- Karan Shakya, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Economics
Human-environment interactions, adaptation and resilience, development economics Education 2025 — Doctor of Philosophy from The Ohio State University 2020 — Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College Courses Recently Taught Environ
- Katie Black, Associate Professor of Economics
- Lea Rendell, Assistant Professor of Economics
Entrepreneurship, macroeconomics, labor, economics of education Education 2025 — Doctor of Philosophy from University of Maryland 2020 — Master of Arts from University of Maryland 2015 — Bachelor of Arts from Vassar Colleg
- Rob Alexander, Professor of Economics & Environmental Studies - Retired
Bioeconomic modeling and the economics of biodiversity conservation. His research explores how human behavior leads to species decline and the economic incentives that motivate that behavior. He taught water economics at the United Natio
- Will Melick, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Financial economics, monetary economics, econometrics Education 1987 — Doctor of Philosophy from The Ohio State University 1984 — Master of Arts from The Ohio State University 1982 — Bachelor of Science from Indiana Univ B
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.