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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
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
Introducing the 2023-2024 Job Market Candidates
The 2023-2024 placement director is Fei Li. Ihsan Alp Platform Competition and Product Differentiation in Two-Sided Markets: Insights from the Vacation Rental Industry Industrial organization, Applied microeconomics alpihsan@live.unc.edu | Visit … Read more
2023 Undergraduate Award in Economics
Gabriela Goodman is an Economics (BS) major with minors in Public Policy and Business Administration. During her time at UNC, Gabriela has been working with Dr. Jane Fruehwirth to delve … Read more
Underrepresented Majors (URM) Fund
Experiences funded through Economics Department Underrepresented Majors (URM) Fund The Sadie Collective was officially founded in August 2018 and named after Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander. Sadie Alexander was the first African American … Read more
5th Annual Sadie Conference
Ashley Hinnant and Dana Paige are both senior Economics majors. They attended the 5th Annual Sadie Conference, which was held in Washington, D.C. from February 16-18, 2023. Ashley reflects on … Read more
