Katy Rouse

Professor of Economics

Koury Business Center, Office 128 2075 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Brief Biography

Katy Rouse received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009 and a B.A. in Economics from Miami University in 2002. She is an applied microeconomist with scholarship interests in the economics of education and health economics. Katy has published several papers on the effects of schools switching from traditional to multi-track year-round calendars. Her research on this topic has attracted attention from a wide range of media outlets, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Wall Street Journal, and WUNC North Carolina Public Radio. Her recent research explores the relationships between physical education, child bodyweight and human capital outcomes.

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Education

Ph.D. Economics, August 2009, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

B.A. Economics, May 2002, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Courses Taught

Principles of Economics, Health Economics, Business Economics, Understanding Educational Disparities in the United States, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Publications

Rouse, K. 2025. (2025). Applying best practices in writing assignment design – A semester long policy project for Intermediate Microeconomics. The Journal of Economic Education, 56(4): 339-355.

Depro, B. and Rouse, K. (2022). Adapting the Case Method in an Economics Capstone Research Course. International Review of Economic Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2022.100249

Islam, T. and Rouse, K. (2022). College Readiness, Early Post-Secondary Academic Performance and the GED Degree: Evidence from Kentucky. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 22(1): 67-98.

Rouse, K. and Hunziker, B ‘18. (2020). Child Bodyweight and Human Capital: Test Scores, Teacher Assessments and Noncognitive Skills. Economics of Education Review, 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2020.102042

Bednar S, Rouse K. (2020). The effect of physical education on children's body weight and human capital: New evidence from the ECLS-K:2011. Health Economics, 29 (4), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3990

Graves, J., McMullen, S., & Rouse, K. (2018). The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Teacher Turnover and Quality. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 18(3).

Rouse, K. (2017). Charter Schools. In Robert S. Rycroft (Ed.), The American Middle Class: an economic encyclopedia of progress and poverty, 572-574, Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.

Depro, B. & Rouse, K. (2015). The Effect of Multi-Track Year-Round Academic Calendars on Property Values: Evidence from district imposed school calendar conversions. Economics of Education Review, 49, 157-171.

McMullen, S., Rouse, K. and Haan, J. (2015). The Distributional Effects of the Multi-Track Year-Round Calendar: A Quantile Regression Approach. Applied Economics Letters, 22(15), 1188-1192.

Graves, J., McMullen, S. & Rouse, K. (2013). Year Round Schooling as Cost Savings Reform: Not just a matter of time. Education Finance and Policy, 8(3), 300-315.

McMullen, S. & Rouse, K. (2012). The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Mandatory School Calendar Conversions. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4(4), 230-252.

McMullen, S. & Rouse, K. (2012). School Crowding, Year-Round Schooling and Mobile Classroom Use: Evidence from North Carolina. Economics of Education Review, 31(5), 812-823.

Rouse, K. (2012). The Impact of High School Leadership on Subsequent Educational Attainment. Social Science Quarterly, 93(1), 110-129.

Professional Activities

Referee Service: Economics of Education Review, Applied Economics, Eastern Economic Journal, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Education, Education Finance and Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Bulletin of Economic Research

Awards

Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Faculty Excellence Fellow, 2021-2023

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Dean's Award for Exemplary Service, 2020

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014

Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Dean's Award for Excellence in Scholarship, 2012