Katy Rouse
Professor of Economics
Department: Economics
Email: krouse@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5933
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). . 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.
Islam, T. and Rouse, K. (2022). . The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 22(1): 67-98.
Rouse, K. and Hunziker, B ‘18. (2020). . Economics of Education Review, 79.
Bednar S, Rouse K. (2020). . Health Economics, 29 (4), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3990
Graves, J., McMullen, S., & Rouse, K. (2018). . The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 18(3).
Rouse, K. (2017). Charter Schools. In Robert S. Rycroft (Ed.), , 572-574, Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.
Depro, B. & Rouse, K. (2015). . Economics of Education Review, 49, 157-171.
McMullen, S., Rouse, K. and Haan, J. (2015). . Applied Economics Letters, 22(15), 1188-1192.
Graves, J., McMullen, S. & Rouse, K. (2013). . Education Finance and Policy, 8(3), 300-315.
McMullen, S. & Rouse, K. (2012). . American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 4(4), 230-252.
McMullen, S. & Rouse, K. (2012).. Economics of Education Review, 31(5), 812-823.
Rouse, K. (2012). . 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