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Dr. Jamie Wagner

  • Economics, Associate Professor

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jfwagner@unomaha.edu
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MH  332B
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402.554.2357

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Biography

Dr. Jamie Wagner received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and is a faculty member in the Economics Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She also directs the Center for Economic Education working with pre-service and K-12 teachers in the Omaha area. Dr. Wagner's research interests include economic education, economic pedagogy, and financial literacy. She is a dynamic speaker who demonstrates economics concepts through interactive activities including simulations, discussions, and games.

Teaching Interests

Principles of MicroeconomicsPrinciples of MacroeconomicsEconomics of EducationFinancial Literacy EducationHealth EconomicsEconomics to Pre-Service Teachers

Research Interests

Economic EducationEconomics PedagogyFinancial Literacy

Service Summary

Dr. Jamie Wagner directs the UNO Center for Economic Education. The UNO Center for Economic Education improves the economic and financial literacy of current and future Nebraska and Western Iowa citizens by providing educational and training programs and materials for teachers of K-12 classes.http://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-business-administration/center-for-economic-education/index.php

Awards and Honors

2017 National Rockonomics College Competition Champions, Teaching - 2017

2018 CBA Super Hero Award, Leadership - 2018

CBA Holiday Baking winner—cookies, Service, University - 2017

Midlands Business Journal 2017 Top 40 Under 40, Service, Community - 2017

2020 NAEE Rising Researcher Award, Scholarship/Research - 2020

NAEE 2020 NEFE Best Paper in Economic Education, Scholarship/Research - 2020

2021 Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, Teaching - 2021

Education

BA, Hastings College, Hastings, NE, Mathematics and Economics, Pre-Actuarial Science, 2010

MA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Economics, 2013

Ph D, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Economics, 2015

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Wagner, Jamie, Walstad, William. 2019. The Effects of Financial Education on Short-term and Long-term Financial Behaviors, Journal of Consumer Affairs, 53, 1, 234-259.

Wagner, Jamie. 2019. Financial Education and Financial Literacy by Income and Education Groups, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 30, 1.

Smith, Ben, Wagner, Jamie. 2018. Adjusting for Guessing and Applying a Statistical Test to the Disaggregation of Value-Added Learning Scores, Journal of Economic Education, 49, 4, 307-323.

Walstad, William, Wagner, Jamie. 2016. The Disaggregation of Value-added Test Scores to Assess Learning Outcomes in Economics Courses, Journal of Economic Education, 47, 2, 1-11.

Walstad, William , Urban, Carly, Asarta, Carlos , Breitbach, Elizabeth , Bosshardt, William , Heath, Julie, O'Neill, Barbara, Wagner, Jamie, Xiao, Jing . 2017. Perspectives on Evaluation in Financial Education: Landscape, Issues, and Studies, Journal for Economic Education, 48, 2, 93-112.

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Media Contributions

Internet Publication, Omaha Moms Blog, Continual Financial Literacy contributor for the Omaha Mom's Blog which launched June 7, 2017., 06/01/2017

Internet Publication, Financial Literacy Blog with Centris Federal Credit Union, Monthly blog related to financial literacy or personal finance matters., 08/01/2018

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