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Nicholas G. Rupp           
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Office: Brewster A-437
Phone #: (252) 328-6821
Fax #: (252) 328-6743
E-mail: ruppn@ecu.edu

Experience
Economist, US Department of Transportation, Fall 2023
Interim Chair of Economics, East Carolina University, August 2022 – June 2023
Undergraduate Program Director Economics, East Carolina University, 2016-22
Associate Professor of Economics, East Carolina University, August 2007 – 2014
Assistant Professor of Economics, East Carolina University, August 2001 – 2007
Assistant Professor of Economics, Valdosta State University, August 2000 - 2001


Education

Ph.D. Economics, Texas A&M University, 2000.

M.A. Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1995.
B.A. Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991.

Teaching

ECON 2113. Principles of Microeconomics.
ECON 3144
. Intermediate Microeconomics.
ECON 3323. Structure of the American Industry

ECON 4020. Industrial Organization.
ECON 6401. Microeconomic Theory I.
HNRS 2013: Economics of Wine & Craft Beer (Honors Class)
ECON 3323: Costa Rica Ecotourism (Study Abroad)
ECON 3323: Costa Rica Agriculture Industry (Study Abroad)
ECON 3323: European Wine Industry (Study Abroad)

 

Test Bank

Econ 2113

Econ 3144

Econ 4020
Econ 6401

 

Research
See Vita

See Working Papers

See ECU Economics Working Papers

Service
Referee for American Economic Review, Eastern Economic Journal, Economic Inquiry, International Journal of the Economics of Business
, Israel Science Foundation, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Urban Economics, National Science Foundation, Review of Economics and Statistics, Southern Economic Journal, Quarterly Journal of Economics.


Memberships
American Economic Association
Southern Economic Association

Industrial Organization Society



Employment History
· 2014-present: Professor, Department of Economics, East Carolina University.

·         2007-2014: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, East Carolina University.

· 2001-07: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, East Carolina University.
· 2000-01: Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Economics, Valdosta State University.
· 1991-93: Finance Trainee, Circuit City Stores, Inc., Richmond, VA.

 

Blogs

WSJ “Middleseat” airline blog

Gregory Mankiw