Dr. Ashby obtained his B.A. in economics minoring in Spanish at Utah State University and went on to receive his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from West Virginia University.

• Economics Department Outstanding Research Award 2013 (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
• Economics Department Outstanding Research Award 2010 (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
• APEE Young Scholar - Association of Private Enterprise Education (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• Department of Economics & Finance: Economics Best Paper Award 2008 - College of Business Administration (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• Golden Key International Honour Society - Utah State University (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Member - West Virginia University (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• University Research Institute Award - University of Texas @ El Paso, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• Western Hemispheric Trade Research Professorship II (09/01/2009)
• Department of Economics & Finance: Economics Best Paper Award 2007 - UTEP College of Business Administration (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
• Hayek Fund for Scholars Award - Institute for Humane Studies @ George Mason University (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
• APEE Young Scholar - Association of Private Enterprise Education (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Dadisman Supplement for Third/Fourth-Year Students Making Progress Towards the Completion of Dissertation - West Virginia University (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Graduate Assistantship with tuition waiver and annual stipend - West Virginia University (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation Best Doctoral Student Research Award - West Virginia University (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Swiger Cap for Especially Promising Graduate Students - West Virginia University (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation Best Doctoral Student Research Award - West Virginia University (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)
• Department of Economics & Finance: Economics Best Paper Award 2008

• 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 7 2 (2019), Steve Kotok, Luis Rivera, Nathan Ashby.
• The Halo Effect: Violent Crime and Foreign Direct Investment Multinational Business Review 25 4 (2017), Miguel A. Ramos Gonzalez, Nathan Ashby.

• “Big Swimmer in a Small Pond or Small Swimmer in a Big Pond?” (2021), Volume Online, Nathan Ashby.
• The Impact of Crime Intensity and Crime Variation on Foreign Direct Investment (2020), Volume Virtual, Miguel A. Ramos Gonzalez, 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.

• Center for Free Enterprise