In the News: Appalachian Trail hikers take life-long memories, leave crucial tax dollars in WNC
May 8, 2024
Dr. Ash Morgan, a professor of economics at Appalachian State University and director of the univeristy's Center for Economic Research and Policy...
Appalachian Experimental and Environmental Economics Workshop held April 26-27
Apr 23, 2024
The Department of Economics, the Center for Economic Research & Policy Analysis and the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University...
App State economics students measure the impact of Fire Mountain Bike Trails
Mar 26, 2024
The economic impact of the Fire Mountain Bike Trails (FMBT) on the surrounding region is significant, according to research from Appalachian...
Walker College faculty, staff earn nods as "most helpful" at App State
Jan 26, 2022
Forty faculty and staff members in the Walker College of Business were named among the most helpful at Appalachian State University in fall 2021, acco...
Grant-funded studies by App State analyze COVID-19’s economic impact on Northwestern NC
Dec 21, 2020
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University was awarded nearly $98,000 in grant funding from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory to con...
Research from economics professor suggests sports fans will pay more to risk less (Covid-19)
Dec 4, 2020
Research from Appalachian State University Professor of Economics John Whitehead recently appeared in the Forbes article, Fans Are Coming Back to...
App State researchers estimate lost economic activity of $52.4 million due to April restaurant closures
May 19, 2020
The economic impact of COVID-19-related restaurant and bar closures in April 2020, alone, is estimated as $52.4 million in lost gross regional product...
Accounting professor to serve as interim director of RIEEE - Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics
Dec 12, 2018
Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, a professor of accounting in the Walker College of Business, has been appointed to serve as the interim director of Appalachian S...
Eight earn professorships in Walker College of Business
May 24, 2018
About the AwardsAppalachian State University professors Tracy Reed, Tammy Kowalczyk, Heather Dixon-Fowler and Ash Morgan have been awarded professorsh...
Student economists estimate impact of five major High Country events
Apr 23, 2018
Students from Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics and faculty in the Department of Econo...