Professor Yates’ research expertise is in the area of environmental economics, with a particular focus on the design of pollution permit markets. One of his recent projects analyzes the optimal scale of nitrogen emission trading in North Carolina’s Neuse River … Read more

Tiago Pires joined the department in 2013 after receiving his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. His research interests include industrial organization, marketing, labor economics, and applied microeconomics. His research is focused on search frictions, consumer behavior, and the role of information.

Professor Phan currently researches on International Economics, with special focus on public debt, poverty, inequality and the environment. In the big picture, his mission is to use research to help inspire and create policies for a better world, where poverty and … Read more

Klara Sabirianova Peter’s research focuses on behavioral responses of individuals and firms to public policies in a weak institutional environment. In the context of several transitional economies, she examined the effect of market reforms on the quality of life, worker … Read more

Clement Joubert joined the department as an assistant professor in 2010. He holds a Ph.D in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include labor economics, pension economics and family economics. He has studied how pension system rules … Read more

Saraswata Chaudhuri joined the UNC faculty after receiving his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington in June 2008. His research and teaching interests lie in the field of Econometrics.