"Report lists Walker College Economics Department among top 25 percent in country"

RePEc, short for Research Papers in Economics, defines itself as “a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 70 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics.” Recently, the group listed its top 25 percent US Economics Departments, as of April 2010. Of the 111 universities listed, Appalachian State was ranked 91st.

The rankings are “based on data about authors who have registered with the RePEc Author Service, institutions listed on EDIRC, bibliographic data collected by RePEc, citation analysis performed by CitEc and popularity data compiled by LogEc.” Other North Carolina-based schools on the list include Duke University (No. 23), UNC Chapel Hill (No. 75), UNC Greensboro (No. 79) and NC State (No. 102).

On other RePEc lists, Appalachian is No. 56. among top 10 percent Institutions and Economists in the Field of Environmental Economics and is No. 30 among the top 10 percent Institutions and Economists in the Field of Experimental Economics.

via www.business.appstate.edu