Dept - ECON

From left, sustainable business minor Hunter Bristow, finance and banking major Diego Lewis, and environmental economics and policy major Kali Smith, help make up the 2018 crew of 15 taking Appalachian State University’s Cruiser Class solar car ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy)

Walker College students crew ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy)
Jul 10, 2018

Three Walker College of Business students help make up the 2018 crew of Appalachian State University's Cruiser Class solar car ROSE (Racing on Solar E...

Economics professor delivers keynote address at international conference, discusses applications of economics on key social issues

Economics professor delivers keynote address at international conference, discusses applications of economics on key social issues
Jun 12, 2018

Dr. Mark Strazicich, a professor in the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University, recently served as a keynote speaker for the ninth in...

From upper left, clockwise: Appalachian Business Professors Pia Albinsson, Dana Clark, Heather Dixon-Fowler, Pete Groothuis, Scott Hunsinger, Tammy Kowalczyk, Ash Morgan and Tracy Reed

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...

Business students honored for outstanding academic performance

Business students honored for outstanding academic performance
Apr 22, 2018

Thirty business students were recognized Friday, April 20 during the 2018 Walker College of Business (WCOB) Honors Convocation, held in the Plemmons S...

Economics alumnus to speak April 10 on "Job Market for Quants in Bank Stress Testing"
Apr 5, 2018

Frank Thomas, a quantitative team leader for funds management at BB&T, will speak on “The Job Market for Quants in Bank Stress Testing...

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Economics professor's research featured in Federal Reserve article
Mar 12, 2018

Research on NASCAR from Walker College of Business economics professor Pete Groothuis was recently referenced in an article posted by the Federal Rese...

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Economics professor continues decision-making research
Mar 12, 2018

Appalachian State University professor of economics, David Dickinson, along with colleagues Sean Drummond, Clare Anderson and Shantha Rajaratnam at Mo...

Student profile: Q&A with senior economics major Cody Holmes
Feb 27, 2018

Last fall, Appalachian State University student Cody Holmes spent six weeks as an intern with the US Department of State in Washington, DC.The Wa...

Economics professor secures UEA funding for research on competition for resources
Feb 1, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Brock Stoddard, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics, along with Dr. Abhijit Ramalingam...