Welcome to the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University
The Department of Economics offers a diverse set of courses that cover standard fields such as micro and macro theory, experimental, environmental, labor, international trade, and development economics.
Faculty members received training at top universities and are engaged in research at the frontiers of their fields. We are proud that our faculty regularly receive recognition for excellence in teaching and research.
The strength of the Department of Economics is representative of the overall academic quality of the university. Appalachian ranked 5th among public and 10th among all comprehensive universities in the south in U.S. News and World Report. Appalachian was also ranked 27th nationally among all public universities for education value by Kiplinger and chosen as the college of the year among all comprehensive universities by Time magazine.
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Research Highlight
David McEvoy, co-author of Costly Enforcement of Voluntary Environmental Agreements with Industries
Although the theoretical literature on the performance of voluntary approaches to environmental protection has progressed quite far in the last decade, no one has rigorously addressed the obvious point that even voluntary emissions control policies must be enforced. This study examines the consequences of the need for costly enforcement of voluntary environmental agreements with industries on the ability of these agreements to meet regulatory objectives.
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