Rate My Professor Jenny Minier

Jenny Minier is the Julian Lange Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics in the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, where she has served since 2022. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998, an M.S. in Economics from the same institution in 1995, and a B.A. in Economics cum laude from Carleton College in 1992. Prior to joining Miami University, Minier was Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky from 2011 to 2022, with additional roles including Director of the Ph.D. Program in Economics (2015-2018), Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research (2018-2019), and a courtesy appointment in the Martin School of Public Policy (2018-2022). She previously served as Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky (2004-2011) and Assistant Professor at the University of Miami (1998-2004). Her research specializes in economic growth, development, and international trade.

Minier has an extensive publication record in top economics journals, with over 2,600 citations on Google Scholar. Key publications include 'Footloose and Pollution-Free' (with J. Ederington and A. Levinson, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005), 'Trade Liberalization and Pollution Havens' (with J. Ederington and A. Levinson, Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2004), 'Are Small Stock Markets Different?' (Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003), 'When is Trade Protection Good for Growth?' (with B. Unel, Economic Inquiry, 2013), 'Austerity and Exports' (with R. Bista, J. Ederington, and B. Sheridan, Review of International Economics, 2016), and 'Trade and Labor Market Segregation in Colombia' (with J. Ederington and K. Troske, Review of International Economics, 2024). She has received major honors such as the Fulbright Scholar award and Visiting Professorship at Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium (2012), University of Kentucky Economics Department Faculty Teaching Award (2007), University of Miami School of Business Administration Excellence in Teaching Award (2000), and co-PI on a $500,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant (2019). At Miami University, she teaches courses including Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Economic Development, and Economic Growth Theory & Applications. Minier delivered the Lamson Lecture at Carleton College in 2024 and participated in Fulbright-Hays Seminars on climate change in Colombia (2024).