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Donna Gilleskie Profile in Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine

Read Clair Cusick’s profile on former Department of Economics Chair Donna Gilleskie here, titled “Approaching Life Like an Economics.”



UNC Economics Appoints New Student Advisory Members

Written by Donna Gilleskie | July 29, 2024 Several undergraduate and graduate alumni of the Economics Department at UNC-Chapel Hill make up the Economics Department Advisory Board (EDAB). These Board members serve the … Read more



Anusha Chari to Join President’s Council of Economic Advisors as Senior Economist

UNC-Chapel Hill Economics Professor Anusha Chari will serve on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) for a year beginning in June 2024. As a Senior Economist at CEA, Anusha will assist in providing quantitative and … Read more



Ceteris Paribus – The Undergraduate Journal of Economics at UNC-Chapel Hill

About Us Founded in 2023, our goal is to is to promote, engender, and expand undergraduate involvement with research in economics. While our focus is achieving these goals at UNC, … Read more



Economics to See, Wisdom to Live

Written by Joshua Banner | March 28, 2024 Fall semester 2023 started like most semesters, and Department Chair Dr. Donna Gilleskie was eager to lead a new group of economics … Read more



The Economics Department’s Study Abroad Opportunities Abound!

Kalina Staub spent a semester in Aix-en-Provence as an undergrad, and has since been a huge proponent of study abroad.  Since becoming a professor in 2013, it was a dream of … Read more



Graduate Student Spotlight 2024: Noah Lyman

What was your educational background before enrolling in the Ph.D. program in Economics at Carolina? In the year prior to enrolling at UNC, I graduated from Berry College with a … Read more



UNC Economics Appoints Students to New Advisory Board

Written by Kristin Kharrat | April 11, 2024 The Economics Department at UNC Chapel Hill introduced its first Student Advisory Board in Fall 2023, which will serve alongside the undergraduate … Read more



2024 Chancellor Award Recipient: Aidan Buehler

Aidan Buehler is a double major in Economics (BS) and Philosophy (BA), with a minor in Mathematics. He transferred from UNC Charlotte’s School of Arts and Architecture, and is drawn … Read more



CIREQ Econometrics Conference in Honor of Eric Ghysels

On May 10-12 the Montreal CIREQ research center will host an econometrics conference honoring Eric Ghysels, the Edward M. Bernstein Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics, Professor of Finance … Read more