Hunter Baehren, a junior Political Science and Economics major, will be an intern with the Council of Economic Advisers in Washington this semester. Last summer he studied the effects of the minimum wage, estate taxes, job programs, and Social Security … Read more
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 to the Carolina campus this fall,and many of them are … Read more
Matthew Knepper, a 2009 UNC graduate with a degree in Economics, has been named one of the “Top 30 Thinkers under 30 (Years of Age)” by the Pacific Standard Magazine. Knepper is currently a graduate student in Economics at the … Read more
Ms. Ning Fu, a current graduate student in Economics at Carolina, has been named the Gallman Graduate Scholar in Economics for 2015-2016. Robert Gallman was a nationally recognized researcher on American economic history and a professor of Economics at Carolina … Read more
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 Carolina campus at student convocation this Sunday. We are expecting … Read more
The College Fed Challenge is an annual inter-university competition in monetary policy design. At UNC, a team of three to five students undertakes research and data analysis under faculty supervision. They design their proposed monetary policy, and then travel to … Read more
At its October 2014 annual conference in Nashville, TN, the Financial Management Association International (FMA) awarded Giang Nguyen the best paper award in the Market Microstructure category. Her paper, “Order Flow Segmentation and the Role of Dark Pool Trading in … Read more
On May 10 this year the University came together to celebrate the successes of its graduate students. At the Hooding Ceremony, those students who have completed the requirements for their Ph.D. are presented and are “hooded” — they’re given for … Read more
Quick quiz: Where can you find 1600 pimiento-cheese sandwiches on Mother’s Day? If you were in Chapel Hill on May 11 you know the answer. The Economics Department filled the Global Education Center for a reception after the graduation ceremony … Read more
Dennis Whittle is the founder and president of The Whittle Group, which helps people, organizations, and companies break down barriers and invent the future. He is also the Co-Founder of GlobalGiving, the world’s leading website that matches donors directly with … Read more