长安大学应用经济学学科培育和发展已有近40年的历史。1986年，我校在原运输管理系基础上新设经济系，同时开办了全国范围内唯一的以道路运输统计为特色的经济统计学本科专业，由此掀开了应用经济学的发展序幕。2003年我校开设国际经济与贸易本科专业；2000年取得产业经济学二级学科硕士学位授予权；2018年取得应用经济学一级学科硕士学位授予权，并在不断发展中逐步形成了产业经济学、经济统计学、区域经济学、数量经济学、以及交通经济理论与政策的五个学科方向。
应用经济学学科方向设置：
经济统计学：围绕生态环境补偿、交通运输统计、科技创新提质增效等国家经济社会发展的重大问题，开展数据分析及智能决策方法创新及应用，具体包括：大数据与人工智能决策科学；交通运输调查与分析理论方法；绿色与创新经济效率评价；科技创新与成果转化等。
产业经济学：领域涵盖产业组织、市场竞争、产业政策等。致力于探讨产业内产业间的要素与产业政策制定方法的创，具体包括：交通运输经济与政策、区域经济发展和生态补偿机制、物流经济与政策等。
区域经济学：领域涵盖区域绿色发展、交通基础设施、金融科技等。面向国家区域经济协调发展战略、“一带一路”发展战略、经济绿色转型等典型场景，开展应用研究。具体包括区域绿色发展政策设计、创新型金融工具应用、全球价值链分工下交通运输投融资管理等。
数量经济学：领域涵盖能源经济建模，数字经济与计量分析等。面向国家“双碳”目标和“数字中国”发展战略，使用前沿计量模型与方法探讨能源经济与数字经济领域的重大议题，具体包括：能源转型驱动因素分析，数字化转型效应评估，数字政府建设路径等。
交通经济理论与政策：领域涵盖交通经济网络优化、交通运输政策评估等。聚焦“四型”国家物流枢纽建设与中欧班列等典型场景，开展经济领域基础研究，具体包括：全球供应链视角下的运输物流系统优化；多式联运需求分析；交通网络规划及其金融保障等。
Discipline orientation:
Economic Statistics: This discipline addresses major issues in China's economic and social development, such as ecological compensation, transportation statistics, and quality & efficiency enhancement through technological innovation. It focuses on the innovation and application of data analysis and intelligent decision-making methods. Specific areas include: Big Data and AI for Decision Science; Theories and Methods for Transportation Survey and Analysis; Green and Innovation Economic Efficiency Evaluation; Technological Innovation.
Industrial Economics: This field covers industrial organization, market competition, and industrial policy. It is dedicated to investigating factors within and between industries and innovating methods for industrial policy formulation. Specific areas include: Transportation Economics and Policy; Regional Economic Development and Ecological Compensation Mechanisms; Logistics Economics and Policy.
Regional Economics: This field encompasses regional green development, transportation infrastructure, and fin-tech. It conducts applied research addressing national strategies like coordinated regional development, the "Belt and Road" Initiative, and economic green transformation. Specific areas include: Regional Green Development Policy Design; Application of Innovative Financial Instruments; Transportation Investment and Financing Management within Global Value Chains.
Quantitative Economics: This field covers energy economic modeling and digital economy & econometric analysis. Aligned with national strategies such as the "Dual Carbon" goals and "Digital China," it employs advanced econometric models and methods to explore critical issues in the energy and digital economies. Specific areas include: Analyzing Drivers of Energy Transition; Assessing Digital Transformation Effects; Pathways for Digital Government Development.
Transportation Economics Theory and Policy: This field covers transportation economic network optimization and transportation policy evaluation. It focuses on fundamental economic research in contexts such as the development of "Four-Type" National Logistics Hubs and the China-Europe Railway Express. Specific areas include: Transport and Logistics System Optimization from a Global Supply Chain Perspective; Transportation Network Planning and Its Financial Support Mechanisms.
