Economics

Paul Geis, associate director of study abroad, and Mark Kurt, assistant professor of economics, recently presented at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Bi-Regional Conference.

Three prolific Elon University faculty scholars will receive funding and course reassignments to assist with their ongoing research.

Katy Rouse, assistant professor of economics in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, recently published a paper titled, "The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Mandatory School Calendar Conversions."

David Walker told Elon students on Oct. 5 of a looming financial crisis that will impact their economic security should elected leaders not act.

Katy Rouse, assistant professor of economics in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, recently published a paper titled, "School crowding, year-round schooling, and mobile classroom use: Evidence from North Carolina."

Thomas Tiemann, Jefferson Pilot Professor of Economics, and Alan Scott, assistant professor of psychology, along with recent psychology and sociology graduate Katerine Atkins, have published a paper, "Sidewalks, Streets, and Walkability," in Spaces and Flows: An international journal of urban and extraurban studies.

Tina Das, professor of economics, and Cassandra DiRienzo, associate professor of economics and associate dean of the Love School of Business, published a paper entitled “Tourism Competitiveness and the Role of Fractionalization.”

Tina Das, professor of economics, and Cassandra DiRienzo, associate professor of economics and associate dean of the Love School of Business, recently had their research about terrorist risk and income published.

Mark Kurt, assistant professor of economics, spoke with the Associated Press for a July 24 article on North Carolina’s unemployment rate.

Thomas Tiemann, Jefferson Pilot Professor of Economics, was a guest on WUNC radio's "The State of Things" show on July 17.