Research

In the Media: CERPA in Back-to-School Retail Spending Sep 11, 2025

Students across North Carolina are settling into school routines, and researchers in Appalachian State University's Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) have forecasted in

Faculty, Research, Centers - CERPA, Dept - ECON, Front Page, Economy
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In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT Aug 20, 2025

UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to empower small tourism destinations thro

Faculty, Research, Economy, Front Page, Dept - MGT
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Dickinson's research on sleep and decision making now trending Oct 11, 2017

A recent paper featuring research on sleep and decision making from Walker College of Business Economics Professor David Dickinson is a “Top...

Research, Faculty, Dept - ECON
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Westerman to edit Human Resource Management Review special issue on sustainable HRM Sep 13, 2017

Appalachian State University Director of Sustainable Business Jim Westerman will serve as editor of a special issue of the...

Faculty, Dept - MGT, Service, Sustainable Business, Front Page, Research
Students from Appalachian State University are featured in a new video promoting participation in the College Fed Challenge,  a competition designed to bring real-world economics into the classroom.

College Fed Challenge team featured in competition promo video Sep 5, 2017

Students from Appalachian State University are featured in a new video promoting participation in the College Fed Challenge, a competition...

Students, Dept - ECON, Research

Call for Dean's Club Research Grant Proposals Sep 1, 2017

The Walker College of Business Dean's Club now invites proposals for research grants for 2017-18.

Faculty, Research, Front Page
Accounting professor earns grant from Aspen Institute; graduate students will research on IBM case study

Accounting professor earns grant from Aspen Institute; graduate students will research on IBM case study Aug 29, 2017

Appalachian State University Professor of Accounting Tammy Kowalczyk has been awarded a 2017 Faculty Micro-Grant...

Sustainable Business, Research, Faculty, Dept - ACC, Front Page
CERPA Director Ash Morgan delivers comments on the economic impact of App State Athletics during the Aug. 25, 2017 Wake up Watauga event, hosted by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce (Photo: Boone Area Chamber of Commerce)

CERPA research shows economic impact of App State Athletics is approximately $54 million annually Aug 28, 2017

The impact of App State Athletics on the surrounding region is significant, according to research from Appalachian State...

Dept - ECON, Centers - CERPA, Economy, Research