“Community-based research is a unique form of learning at Appalachian that directly collaborates with the community to answer questions and solve problems.”
- Professor incorporates community-based economic research, Watauga Democrat, 2013
- "Whitehead and his students have conducted benefit cost analyses for the Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy, Appalachian's Parent to Parent Support Network, High Country Local First, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and Watauga County Tourism Development Authority."
- Presentation, Community-based Economic Research, Southern Economic Association, Session 14G, Team-Based and Experiential Learning in Economics, New Orleans, LA, November 2012.
6 Hours of Warrior Creek | website
- Evan Truxton (student), Bobby Weant (student) and John Whitehead, “Economic Impact of the 2015 6 Hours of Warrior Creek,” March 14, 2016.
- Andrew Schiller (student) and John Whitehead, Economic Impact of 6 Hours of Warrior Creek, October 5, 2013.
Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy | website
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John Whitehead, Green Job Creation in the Emerging Economy, Presentation, Hickory, NC, May 25, 2010.
Beech Mountain Metric | website
- Will Blackwood (student), Brittany Ramsey (student) and John Whitehead, “Economic Impact of the 2015 Beech Mountain Metric,” March 15, 2016.
- John Whitehead, Economic Impact of the 2014 Beech Mountain Metric, September 10, 2014
Blood Sweat and Gears | website
- Matt Drake (student) and John Whitehead, “Economic Impact of the 2015 Blood Sweat and Gears,” March 14, 2016.
- John Whitehead, Economic Impact of the 2014 Blood Sweat and Gears, September 10, 2014
- John Greeson (student) and John Whitehead, Economic Impact of Blood Sweat and Gears on the High Country's Economy, June 2012
- John C. Whitehead, Melissa S. Weddell, and Peter A. Groothuis. "Mitigating hypothetical bias in stated preference data: evidence from sports tourism."Economic Inquiry 54, no. 1 (2016): 605-611. [link]
Blue Ridge Brutal | website
- John Whitehead, Economic Impact of the 2012 Blue Ridge Brutal, May 15, 2014
- Stephanie Hodges, Economic Impact of Blue Ridge Brutal Training Visits, October 11, 2013.
- Olivia Frank, Economic Impact of Blue Ridge Brutal on the West Jefferson Economy, October 7, 2013.
Blue Ridge Relay | website
- Ben Sullivan (student) and John Whitehead, “Economic Impact of the 2015 Blue Ridge Relay” March 14, 2016.
- John Whitehead, Economic Impact of the 2013 Blue Ridge Relay, December 3, 2013
High Country Farm Tour | website
- Jeff Knicely, Willingness to Pay High Country Farm Tour, MBA Thesis, December 2012
High Country Beer Fest | website
- Matt Drake (student), Drew McCarty (student), Ben Sullivan (student), and Anthony Santelle (student), & John Whitehead, Economic Impact of the 2015 High Country Beer Fest, January 2016
High Country Soccer Association | website
- John Whitehead and Ash Morgan, HCSA Triple Crown Series Economic Impact, September 10, 2014
Mountain Home Music | website
- Whitehead, John C., Douglas Simpson Noonan, and Elizabeth Marquardt (student). "Criterion and predictive validity of revealed and stated preference data: the case of “Mountain Home Music” concert demand." Economics and Business Letters 3, no. 2 (2014): 87-95. [link]
Rocky Knob Park | website
- John Whitehead, Economic Impact of Rocky Knob Trails, June 9, 2014
- Kevin Atkinson (student) and John Whitehead, Predictive Validity of Stated Preferences: Application to Rocky Knob, Deans Club Poster Session, October 21, 2015
- Kevin Atkinson (student), and John C. Whitehead. "Predictive validity of stated preference data: evidence from mountain bike park visits before and after trail system expansion." Applied Economics Letters 22, no. 9 (2015): 730-733. [link]
- John Whitehead, Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park Economic Study, Some Economics of Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park, Sustainable Business Research Series, September 26, 2014.
Town of Boone Greenway Trail | website
- Jenna Cantrell, The Impact of Additional Trail Access and Mileage on the Consumer Surplus of Greenway Trail Users in Western North Carolina, paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, April 2012.
Valle Country Fair | website
- Sean Wille, Economic effects of higher parking fees for the Valle Country Fair, Senior Seminar Paper, December 2013.
- John Whitehead, Economic Effects of Higher Parking Fees for the Valle Country Fair, Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, March 21, 2014. ARBS 2014
Methods:
John C. Whitehead, "Economic Impact Analysis of High Country Tourism: Methods for Community-Based Student/Faculty Research Projects, March 15, 2016. [Download Economic Impact Analysis for CBSFR]