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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 ...

Appalachian students and faculty at GreenBiz(L-R): Jim Westerman,Grace Houle, Charlie Bourne, Tammy Kowalczyk

Students and faculty learn from sustainability experts at GreenBiz
Mar 24, 2025

Students and faculty from Appalachian State University recently connected with sustainability experts at the GreenBiz Conference in Scottsda...

Economics Department releases student newsletter

Economics Department releases student newsletter
Feb 13, 2025

The Department of Economics at Appalachian State University has released a newsletter for its majors and minors.The newsletter includes highlight...

Economics major named 'Champion Apprentice'
Dec 9, 2024

Alex Pecoraro, a junior international economics major at Appalachian State University, has been recognized as the 2024 ApprenticeshipNH Cham...

App State students engage in the global response to climate change at COP29

App State students engage in the global response to climate change at COP29
Nov 14, 2024

Appalachian State University students are in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 9-17, 2024 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change ...

Professor John Whitehead

Whitehead named AERE fellow
Jul 12, 2024

John Whitehead, a professor of economics at Appalachian State University, has earned an AERE Fellows Award, the association’s highest honor in the f...