Southeastern economics faculty listed as third most prolific in Southern Region
Thursday, September 1, 2016
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – The economics faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University has been ranked
the third most prolific in research in the U.S. Southern Region, according to a study
published in the journal “Economics Bulletin.”
The study, titled “Out of Big Brother’s Shadow: Ranking Economics Faculties at
Regional Universities in the U.S. South,” evaluated research productivity from more
than 200 colleges and universities in the South that are classified as regional universities.
Southeastern was ranked tops among four Louisiana institutions in the listing.
“Our economics faculty publish quality applied and scholarly research, in line
with the college’s mission,” said Antoinette Philips, interim dean of the College
of Business. “They reflect their research in their teaching, which leads to an enriched
learning experience for our students.”
Southeastern’s economics program is based in the Department of Management and
Business Administration. Faculty in the program have been published in the “Journal
of Urban Economics,” “Economics of Education Review,” “Journal of Macroeconomics,”
and “Applied Economics,” all of which are ranked among the top 100 economics journals.
The study was written by economists Frank Mixon of Columbus State University
and Kamal Upadhyaya of the University of New Haven and can be found on line at www.economicsbulletin.com/.
The authors note that approximately 200 regional universities are located in
states that comprise the U.S. South, and no study to date focused solely on the research
endeavors of economics faculties affiliated with these universities.
