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faculty

Edd Noell, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics and Business Department Co-Chair
(805) 565-6782

Office Location

Deane Hall 111

Office Available

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 and by appointment.

Specialization(s)

History of Economic Thought; Financial Markets; Christianity and Economics

Research Interests
  • Economic history and morality of economic growth
  • Evolution of economic thought in the Scholastics
  • Protestant Reformers, and Adam Smith
  • Economics of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Biography/Details

Joining the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp faculty in 1986. Dr. Noell received the Faculty Researcher of the Year award in 2015 and Teacher of the Year Award in 1998. He has authored Economic Growth: Unleashing the Potential of Human Flourishing (with Stephen Smith and Bruce Webb; AEI, 2013); and Reckoning with Markets: Moral Reflection in Economics (with James Halteman, Oxford, 2012).  Dr. Noell has co-directed the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp Europe Semester and international economics and business programs in Asia and Europe. He serves as president of the Association of Christian Economists. He earned a doctorate in economics at Louisiana State University, an M.B.A. at the University of Texas (Austin) and a bachelor’s degree at Texas Tech University.