Amanda
Weinstein
Economist
Empowering Communities Through Economic Insights
About Me
As an economist, I study the factors that lead to the economic success (or economic decline) of places focusing on rural areas and small towns. I focus on growing and keeping a highly skilled workforce, growing 21st century jobs, supporting entrepreneurship and small businesses, and the importance of enhancing the quality of life in communities.
Work Experience
2023 - Present
Director of Research, Center on Rural Innovation
2013 - 2023
Department of Economics, The University of Akron
2009 - 2013
Research Assistant, The Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy,
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University
2007 - 2008
Sr. Management Analyst, BearingPoint,
Dayton, OH
2004 - 2007
Scientific Analyst, Lieutenant, United States Air Force,
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Education
2013 / PhD
The Ohio State University
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
2006 / MS
Air Force Institute of Technology
Operations Research
2004 / BS
The United States Air Force Academy
Mathematics