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July 1 marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for Carolina.  It also marks a “changing of the guard” for leadership of the Department of Economics:  a new chair.  … Read more



Message from the Chair–Fall 2018

Hello from soggy Chapel Hill!  Florence spared us the hurricane-force winds, but we did experience the heavy rains that were her trademark.  The red bricks of Polk Place on campus … Read more



A Letter for the Advisory Group

  Happy holidays from Chapel Hill! You probably remember this time of year at Carolina. Your parents and friends were all holiday shopping and house-decorating, while you were attending classes … Read more



A “Back to School” Message for the Economics Department Advisory Group

Dear Friends: We’re currently in the calm before the storm here in Chapel Hill.  In the summer, the campus is a sleepy, quiet place — the type of place that … Read more



Patrick Conway

A Letter from the Chair

Dear Friends: Chapel Hill is always an active community, but its pulse is speeding these days.  The Chancellor and Provost will welcome over 4000 new first-year and transfer students to the … Read more



Message from the Chair

Dear Friends: You probably remember this time of year at Carolina. Your parents and friends were all holiday shopping and house-decorating, while you were attending classes and studying obsessively for … Read more



A Letter from the Chair

Hello from Chapel Hill! The campus is beautiful at this time of year, although the students can be excused for not noticing – final exams and course papers have most … Read more



Patrick Conway

Message from Patrick Conway, Chair of Economics Department, during the 2015 Fall Semester

Dear Friends: Chapel Hill is always an active community, but its pulse is speeding these days.  Gardner Hall is bursting at the seams!  Over 4000 new first-year and transfer students came … Read more



Message from Patrick Conway, Chair of Economics Department, as the 2015 Fall Semester Begins

Dear Friends: Chapel Hill is always an active community, but its pulse is speeding these days.  The Chancellor and Provost will welcome over 4000 new first-year and transfer students to the … Read more



Patrick Conway

Message from Patrick Conway, Chair of UNC Economics

Dear Friends: I am pleased to be able to write to you once again as Department Chair in Economics. If you close your eyes, I’m sure you can picture the … Read more