Category: Featured
Fulbright Scholar Spotlight: Olga Malashenkova
Olga Malashenkova, having completed her PhD studies at the Belarusian State University, was a Fulbright Visiting Fellow in the Department of Economics at UNC-CH during the Fall 2022 semester. Here, … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: David Guilkey
Department Chair Donna Gilleskie’s interview with retiring Professor David Guilkey, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Economics. David joined the economics department in 1977. He received his PhD from Carolina … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Patrick Conway
Department Chair Donna Gilleskie’s interview with retiring Professor Patrick Conway. Pat served the department for 40 years, having joined the economics department in 1983. He received his PhD from Princeton … Read more
Faculty Spotlight: Rita Balaban
Department Chair Donna Gilleskie’s interview with retiring Professor Rita Balaban. Rita served the department 17 years, having joined the economics faculty in 2006. She received her PhD from the University … 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
2021-2022 Case Competition
The Case Competition conducted by Carolina Economics Club resumed in 2021-22 after a break due to the pandemic. Students were assigned a Case to discuss US Trade Policy on Solar … Read more
2021-2022 FDIC Competition
Three teams from UNC participated in the Second Annual FDIC Challenge conducted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Challenge involved using three large data sets provided by the FDIC … 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
