Dr. Ashby obtained his B.A. in economics with a minor in Spanish at Utah State University and went on to receive his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from West Virginia University. His fields of specialization are public economics and international economics. He joined UTEP and the College of Business Administration as an Assistant Professor of economics in 2007.He has published articles in the Journal of International Management, Southern Economic Journal, Public Choice Journal, Contemporary Economic Policy, Applied Economics Letters, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, and Eastern Economic Journal. His published research focuses on the impact of economic freedom on migration, inequality, and other economic outcomes. Having lived in Mexico for a period of time, Dr. Ashby speaks fluent Spanish. Dr. Ashby is married with four kids and is an active member of his church and community.

• Ph D in Economics, West Virginia University (2006)
• MA in Economics, West Virginia University (2004)
• BA in Economics, Utah State University (2002)

• Access to DE in the United States: Implications for Equity and Stratification Texas Education Review Spring 2019 (2019), Steve Kotok, Luis Rivera, Nathan Ashby.
• The Halo Effect: Violent Crime and Foreign Direct Investment Multinational Business Review (2017), Miguel A. Ramos Gonzalez, Nathan Ashby.
• Destructive and Productive Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of International Panel Data Edward Elgar Publishing 978 1 78471 823 7 (2015), Nathan Ashby.
• The Determinants of Immigration from Mexico to the United States: A State-to-State Analysis Economics Letters 20 7 (2013), Bueno Avilia, Martiniez Deborah, Nathan Ashby.
• Economic Freedom and Economic Development in the Mexican State http://www.jrap-journal.org/ 43 1 (2013), Avilia Bueno, Deborah Martinez Villareal, Nathan Ashby.

• The Impact of Competitive Environment Intensity on Athlete Performance (2018), Volume Washington, D.C., Nathan Ashby.
• The Geographic Halo Effect: Violent Crime and Foreign Direct Investment (2017), Volume Atlanta, Miguel A. Ramos Gonzalez, Nathan Ashby.
• The Halo Effect: Violent Crime and Foreign Direct Investment (2015), Volume Denver, CO, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Miguel A. Ramos Gonzalez, Nathan Ashby.
• Destructive Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of International Crime Data (2014), Volume Atlanta, GA, Nathan Ashby.
• Economic Freedom and Migration (2014), Volume Southern Methodist University-Dallas, TX, Nathan Ashby.

• Charles G. Koch Grant 2010-11
• Course and Lecture Series
• Economic Freedom of North America