Jenny HawkinsView profile
Associate Professor
Jenny Hawkins serves as Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Integrated Studies at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, appointed in 2014. She teaches core courses including Economic Analysis of Business Strategy, Law and Economics, and Principles of Microeconomics while advising the Women in Economics club and Honors Economics theses. Education PhD in Economics, University of Arizona (2011) Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics, Idaho State University Her research program bridges microeconomic theory and legal frameworks through dual-methodological approaches. Specializing in industrial organization and antitrust enforcement, she investigates historical regulatory patterns during economic crises and develops Bayesian models for securities litigation analysis. Recent work examines art market investments and advertising preference misalignments, published in journals like the Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics and Eastern Economic Journal . Publication trends reveal consistent focus on antitrust law evolution since 2011, with methodological expansion into Bayesian statistics after 2015. Her 2020 event studies research represents a significant technical advancement in litigation analysis, while ongoing historical investigations of Depression-era enforcement demonstrate longitudinal scholarly commitment. Scientific Recognition Carl E. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2019) J. Bruce Jackson, M.D. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring (2019) Weatherhead Undergraduate Teaching Award (2019) Learning Fellows 2.0 Fellowship (2019) As Associate Dean, she directs undergraduate and specialty masters programs while facilitating employer connections for student consulting projects. Her administrative leadership complements active thesis supervision and club mentorship, creating integrated academic pathways for economics students. Professional engagement extends through Twitter (@jrhawkins) and LinkedIn networks. Departmental initiatives under her purview emphasize experiential learning through real-world consulting engagements, strengthening industry-academia partnerships in Northeast Ohio's business community.










