The RRI was founded in 1965. Professor William H. Miernyk, a regional economist trained at Harvard, came to West Virginia University as founding director. His pioneering research on input-output modeling rapidly brought the Institute international prominence in regional economics and the new multidisciplinary field of regional science.
Our research focuses on theories and history of regional development, methods for studying regions, and policies for stimulating their development. RRI provides the following opportunities:
Research support
Working papers
Graduate student research
Seminars, workshops
Post-doctoral research fellow
Web Book of Regional Science
Seed grants
Visiting scholars
Cross-disciplinary stimulation
Team-oriented research
SPOTLIGHT
 "I think the RRI is one of the best
institutes in the regional science field in
the U.S. and has an
excellent human network worldwide."
Sung-Goan Choi, Visiting Scholar
"It's name says it all. The Regional
Research Institute
is an ideal place for regional studies."
Junbo Yu, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
"I came to the RRI to join with a community of like-minded researchers focused on regional economic development."
Randy Jackson, Director
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