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Research from economics faculty on personality types and moral choice
Oct 10, 2025

Economics Professor and Walker College of Business Research Excellence Professor Dr. David Dickinson has published a new article in the European ...

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Student researchers estimate the economic impact of 2025 Blue Ridge Brutal bike ride
Oct 9, 2025

Students and faculty from Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics recently completed an economic impact study of the Blue R...

Kennedi Ratcliffe, right, with Dean Sandra Vannoy

Economics alum, 2025 top business student is one of two selected for Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Sep 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals has selected two Appalachian State University College o...

Guignet, fourth from left, is one of nine who have been named as chancellor's scholars for 2025.

Guignet, fellow researchers earn 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program grant
Aug 26, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Three teams of Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected as awardees of this year’s Chancellor’s Innova...

Dickinson holds the Research Excellence Professorship in App State's Walker College of Business.

In the News: Research Excellence Professor aims to understand the link between inadequate sleep, dietary choices, and physical activity
Jul 9, 2025

Dr. David Dickinson, a professor in the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University, has co-written an article, The impact of insuffi...

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CERPA on Back-to-School Retail Spending
Jun 1, 2025

Students across North Carolina are settling into school routines, and researchers in Appalachian State University's Center for Economic Research and P...

Kyle Vetter, left, with Ross Gosky

Students excel at annual celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event
May 27, 2025

Walker College of Business MBA student Kyle Vetter won the best research poster competition, which was awarded on April 16 as part of Appalachian...

Three economics students earn Brashear Research Prize, four inducted into economics honors society

Economics students earn Brashear Research Prize, are inducted into economics honors society
May 9, 2025

The Department of Economics honored students during the Spring 2025 Brashear Luncheon, May 1.The Brashear PrizeThree students earned the&nbs...

Economics students explore the economic impact of popular High Country tourism destinations

Economics students explore the economic impact of popular High Country tourism destinations
Apr 30, 2025

Students in Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and faculty in the univ...

App State environmental economist weighs in on fishing impacts of Great Lakes region
Apr 28, 2025

Research from Dr. John Whitehead, a Professor of Economics at Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, was cited in an article ...