Department of Economics

Honors College/Economics Major Veronica “Ronnie” Clevenstine named Truman Scholar

    Recognized for her commitment to improving food insecurity, a Clemson University Honors College junior and economics major was named a Truman Scholar. This marks the second year in a row for a Clemson student to receive the coveted award and Clemson’s fourth recipient in 42 years.  See full story at: https://news.clemson.edu/clemsons-fourth-truman-scholar-named-second-in-two-years/

Student Awards – 2021

Student Awards April 12, 2021 Each year we honor students who demonstrate academic achievement, strong character, leadership skills, community involvement and many more outstanding qualities during our Annual Spring Honors & Awards Ceremony.  Below are the honorees from the John E. Walker Department of Economics: Harvey J. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Senior in Economics The […]

Student Awards

Each year we honor students who demonstrate academic achievement, strong character, leadership skills, community involvement and many more outstanding qualities.  The John E. Walker Department of Economics is pleased to announce that the following students have received awards this year as listed below: Harvey J. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Senior in Economics The Harvey J. […]

Student Awards

Each year we honor students who demonstrate academic achievement, strong character, leadership skills, community involvement and many more outstanding qualities during our Annual Spring Honors & Awards Ceremony. Harvey J. Wheeler Award for Outstanding Senior in Economics The Harvey J. Wheeler award is presented by family, friends, and colleagues as a memorial to Dr. Harvey […]

Book Review – “The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone”

  For many, simply thinking of reading a century-long history covering the evolution of regulation of the electromagnetic spectrum would make their eyes glaze over. But Thomas Hazlett’s The Political Spectrum has turned that material into an interesting, informative, and powerful read, packed with important lessons and implications about markets, regulation, and public choice economics, illustrated with […]

Dr. Scott Barkowski was awarded the 2017 Georgescu-Roegen Prize

Scott Barkowski was awarded the 2017 Georgescu-Roegen Prize for his article titled, “Does Regulation of Physicians Reduce Health Care Spending?” published in volume 83 of the Southern Economic Journal® (SEJ, volume 83, issue 4, April 2017). The Southern Economic Journal.  

ECU’s Michael Scott to receive Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Michael Scott, professor of business administration in East Central University’s Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business, was selected for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Region 6. The ADA News

No April Fools: Economics Ph.D. Student Wins Thesis Competition

Ph.D. student Leah Kitashima won Clemson’s Three Minute Thesis Competition on April 1 for her presentation on her dissertation, “The Effects of ADHD Treatment on Children’s Educational and Criminal Outcomes”. Leah was one of three finalists in the competition among our PhD student cohort, along with Tim Bacon and Mahjuja Taznin. In addition to this […]