Economics

The professors’ research explores the effects that corruption and diversity have on innovation across countries.

Research by Elon University senior Kate Smith-Lin finds that citizens of Indonesia don’t necessarily save more money after a bank opens in rural areas, but they do change the way they save, making it easier to protect their families in times of crisis.

Two Martha and Spencer Love School of Business professors recently published an article analyzing the efficacy of business and nonbusiness-focused short-term study abroad courses in raising students' global awareness.

Economics majors presented their research at the annual Eastern Economics Association conference in New York.

Students in an Elon Core Curriculum capstone course led by faculty members in the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business and Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences, spent eight days in Peru sharing with farmers ideas to improve their land while growing their revenues.

The professor of economics talked in January with television reporter Bob Buckley about the effect of lower gas prices on the economy.

Students address and approach poverty issues through service-learning projects with two local organizations: Sustainable Alamance and the United Way.

Research by Steve DeLoach and Tina Das on the effect of time spent grooming on wages was recently highlighted on Cafe.com, a human-interest digital magazine.

The latest scholarship from two professors in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business explores the relationship between the quality of country level property rights and three measures of diversity.

The professor of economics in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business was formally recognized as the university's new Lincoln Financial Professor on Aug. 18, 2014, as part of an annual ceremony to open the academic year.