Jonathan Willner

Chair, Professor of Economics

jwillner@okcu.edu

Office: MSB 205G

Phone (Work):

(405) 208-5133

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Purdue University

M.S., Economics, Purdue University

B.S., Colorado State University

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Willner specializes in three main areas: sports economics, international

trade, and industrial organization. Additional areas of expertise are those

related to intellectual property rights and natural disasters. His research

in sports economics deals with the economic impacts of the Olympics and

U.S. major league franchises. His industrial organization research deals with

conglomerate effects in Korea as well as domestic issues associated with

legal structures. He teaches courses in a variety of fields including international

economics and game theory.

Professional Activities

Professor Willner is a member of the American and Southern Economic

Associations, Western Economics Association, and Southwestern Economics

Association of which he is the Past-President. Dr. Willner has spoken at

venues in Oklahoma City, numerous locations throughout the United States,

Indonesia, China, and Singapore. He has taught in numerous countries and

done consulting work in Ukraine as well as Oklahoma City. He has published

work in diverse outlets from academic journals such as The Journal of

Economic Perspectives, The International Journal of Stress Management and

Foreign Affairs, and more mainstream outlets such as PR News Asia (online

journal), Korea Times, and Blueprints. He is actively engaged with undergraduate

research assisting and mentoring students through published research in a variety of fields. He also serves on the Oklahoma City Bar Association’s Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee.

Meinders School of Business

Jonathan Willner

Jonathan Willner