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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



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: 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



2nd Annual Sadie Conference

Via our Underrepresented Majors (URM) Fund, the Economics Department sponsored the attendance of three UNC Economics majors to the second annual Sadie Conference on February 20-22, 2020 in Washington DC. … Read more



Professional Development and Career Support

The Economics Department has enhanced its offerings of professional development and career support for our majors. In addition to our one-credit course “Career Preparation for Economics Majors” taught by Michael … Read more



Fulbright Scholar Spotlight: Olga Malashenkova

Olga Malashenkova, having completed her PhD studies at the Belarusian State University, is currently a Fulbright Visiting Fellow in the Department of Economics at UNC-CH. Here, Olga continues her research … Read more



Graduate Student Spotlight: Haoran Zhang

What was your educational background before enrolling in the Ph.D. program in Economics at Carolina? I was a Duke Econ M.A. student. Before that, I spent my undergrad at CUFE … Read more



Economics Alumnus Justin Hadad Named Carolina’s 53rd Rhodes Scholar

Justin Hadad, a recent graduate (2021) and one of the first students to receive a Bachelor of Science in Economics at UNC, was recently named Carolina’s 53rd Rhodes Scholar. Although … Read more



3rd Annual Sadie Conference

Jessica Msambichaka is a junior Economics and Public Policy double major. She attended the 3rd Annual Sadie Conference, which was held virtually in February 2021. Jessica reflects on her experience … Read more