Category: Undergraduate
The Fed Challenge Team brings home the hardware
The College Fed Challenge is a competition designed to bring real-world economics into the classroom. Each university selects a team from among its students. The teams play the role … Continued
Economic Applications of Machine Learning & Al at Amazon
*This talk is sponsored by The Center for Regulatory and Industrial Studies: Jonathan Williams, director. Supporting research in the field of industrial organization, both methodological and applied.
Economics in the Airline Industry
Charles Duncan UNC Alum and Chief Strategy Office EVP of WestJet Title of the talk: How his economics degree is used everyday to stay ahead of … Continued
UNC Economics in Croatia
Dr. Rita Balaban, along with a group of students from the UNC Economics department, completed a 6-week immersive experience in Croatia, from May 14-June 20, 2018. The study abroad trip … Continued
The Credential in Quantitative Financial Economics Ramps Up
UNC Economics began a new experiment in advanced undergraduate education in 2016. With the financial support of the Nasdaq Educational Foundation, we created the Credential in Quantitative Financial Economics (QFE). … Continued
Women in Economics: a club for all of us
The Women in Economics Club (or WIE, for short) is made up of women with a mission. These are undergraduate Economics majors who love the subject matter of Economics and are … Continued
What is Economics?
It’s that time of year again: selecting courses for next semester! And whether you have already decided to major in economics, are taking a few courses to see if you … Continued
James Tatter: Selected for 2018 Carolina Blue Honors Fellowship
James Tatter is a third-year student from Winston-Salem, NC with majors in history and economics. He will use the fellowship to cover his expenses for travel to Barcelona, Spain, where he … Continued
The EconAid Center: Opening Ceremony
https://econ.unc.edu/files/2017/11/Econ-Aid-Center.mp4 Professor Kalina Staub noticed something about her undergraduate students last year: they were interested in the course material, they loved talking economics – but they didn’t come to her … Continued
Understanding financial markets: undergraduate research initiatives in summer 2017
How did you spend your summer vacation? For six of our rising seniors, summer wasn’t a vacation — it was a time of intensive research into the workings of global … Continued