In April 2019 we hosted the fourth annual Triangle Microeconomics Conference. We welcomed scholars from California-Berkeley, California-Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, Chicago, Columbia University, New York University, Northwestern, Princeton, and Yale for a day and a half of research … Read more

With the mass adoption of streaming video services and last yearʼs repeal of net neutrality rules, how consumers interact with the internet is poised to change in unprecedented ways. Jonathan Williams, associate professor and director of the Center for Regulatory and … Read more

As many of you know, Dr. William Parke passed on December 27, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. His presence and passion for education and the students will be missed by all. The Daily Tar Heel, wrote a … Read more

  The College Fed Challenge is a competition designed to bring real-world economics into the classroom. Each university selects a team from among its students. The teams play the role of monetary policymakers. Judges from the Federal Reserve System evaluate … Read more

Mel Williams ’88 has the career he envisioned for himself as a student at Carolina. The entrepreneur, venture capital investor, and co-founder and general partner of TrueBridge Capital Partners has taken his Carolina education and turned it into a successful … Read more

Donna Gilleskie, currently a full professor in our department, received her undergraduate degrees in economics and mathematics from UNC-CH in 1989. This Tarheel “born and bred” returned to UNC-CH as an assistant professor in 1994. This past year she served … Read more

Eric Ghysels, Bernstein Distinguished Professor of Economics, will co-lead a new research initiative to support academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments. This multi-university initiative is called the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), and includes … Read more

Economics is the home for the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship, a College-wide initiative that offers the Minor in Entrepreneurship. The E-Minor, as it is known on campus, is a five-course sequence that combines the rigor of our liberal-arts programs with … Read more

  The Benevolent Dictators v The Contractions LIVE on STAGE!!  Saturday, January 5 from 8-11pm Hard Rock Cafe 215 Peachtree Street Northeast Atlanta, GA 30303 Our very own Peter Norman, will be playing at this year’s American Economics Association Conference in … Read more