Ms. Ning Fu, a current graduate student in Economics at Carolina, has been named the Gallman Graduate Scholar in Economics for 2015-2016. Robert Gallman was a nationally recognized researcher on American economic history and a professor of Economics at Carolina … Read more
We welcome five new faculty members to the Economics Department this fall. Jane Cooley Fruewirth is an Assistant Professor with specialization in labor economics, the economics of education, and social economics. She has her Ph.D. from Duke University, and … Read more
May 10 was a landmark day for many of UNC’s seniors: they graduated! Of the 3783 undergraduates receiving degrees from Carolina that day, almost 10 percent majored in Economics. The graphic below illustrates the provenance of all of those undergraduates, and … Read more
A note from the Chair: Graduation occurred on Mother’s Day, but Mother Nature sent us rain this year. Jason Kilar, founder/CEO of Hulu, gave a moving commencement address. His own experience had taught him the great importance of perseverance, … Read more
While the commencement ceremony in Kenan Stadium belongs to everyone, it’s clear that the undergraduates are the stars on Mother’s Day. The day before, the graduate students have their own star turn at the University hooding ceremony. The hood is … Read more
Our end-of-year events are not all formal-attire ceremonies. In early May our graduate students faced off against the faculty in a “friendly” soccer match. The faculty brought their game faces, the grad students brought their A game, and we … Read more
We honor all of our graduates at Commencement, but this year we sent out a large thank-you as well. Andrew Powell (at left in photo) graduated in May with a degree in Economics as well as a Minor in Entrepreneurship. He … Read more
Dear Friends: Chapel Hill is always an active community, but its pulse is speeding these days. The Chancellor and Provost will welcome over 4000 new first-year and transfer students to the Carolina campus at student convocation this Sunday. We are expecting … Read more
Dear Friends: I am pleased to be able to write to you once again as Department Chair in Economics. If you close your eyes, I’m sure you can picture the Carolina campus. I find it just as beautiful as it … Read more
The College Fed Challenge is an annual inter-university competition in monetary policy design. At UNC, a team of three to five students undertakes research and data analysis under faculty supervision. They design their proposed monetary policy, and then travel to … Read more