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2025 Economics Graduation Ceremony (FAQ)
The Department of Economics Spring 2025 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 9th from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. in Carmichael Arena. All ECON majors (first and second majors) who have applied to graduate … Read more
Introducing the 2024–2025 Job Market Candidates
The 2024-2025 placement director is Fei Li. August Bruno Parenting Decisions and Child Skill Development Applied microeconomics, Labor economics, Environmental economics aabruno@live.unc.edu | Visit August‘s personal website Daehee Kim The … Read more
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
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