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Bruce Yandle Receives Adam Smith Award Apr 19, 2012

Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics and Dean Emeritus Bruce Yandle was presented the Adam Smith Award by the Association of Private Enterprise Education earlier this month. Continue reading ›

PhD Student Research Gains Recognition Apr 12, 2012

Research by the Department's PhD students is increasingly being recognized in the Economics profession. Continue reading ›

Paul Wilson's Paper Tops Citation List Oct 6, 2011

Paul Wilson's 2007 paper in the Journal of Econometrics with Leopold Simar, currently tops that journal's list of it's most cited papers published during the past five years. Continue reading ›

Matt Martin discusses Beveridge Curve Economics Class at Clemson, Sept. 2011

Richmond Fed Economist Gives Views on Current Policy Sep 19, 2011

Dr. Matthew Martin, Executive Regional Director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, visited Dr. Ralph Allen's Macro Principles class on September 13. Dr. Martin gave his views on the macro policy options and the state of the economy. Continue reading ›

Scott Baier on the Carolina Business Review Panel

Professor Baier on the State of the Economy Sep 19, 2011

Professor Scott Baier appeared on WTVI Charlotte's television program Carolina Business Review on September 9. Continue reading ›

New Graduate Fellowship Established in Honor of Professor Robert E. McCormick Aug 16, 2011

An alumnus has created a new graduate fellowship for Ph.D. students in The John E. Walker Department of Economics. The fellowship will support students who are doing research in financial economics. Continue reading ›

Professor Sauer Elected President of the North American Association of Sports Economics Jul 4, 2011

Raymond Sauer, Professor and Chair of The John E. Walker Department of Economics, has been elected president of the North American Association of Sports Economics. Continue reading ›

Bryson Smith on Campus

Bryson Smith wins Trevillian Award, Headed to Yale May 1, 2011

Bryson Smith, a senior majoring in Economics (BA), is the 2011 recipient of the Wallace Dabney Trevillian Award of Merit from the College of Business and Behavioral Science. The award is named after the founding Dean of the College.. Continue reading ›

Emily Burchfield interview by Fulbright Belgium

Emily Burchfield in Fulbright Video Mar 18, 2011

Emily Burchfield (2010 Economics (BA)) was interviewed at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels regarding her participation in our dual degree program with Université catholique de Louvain. Continue reading ›

Deutsche Bundesbank Theme

Dan Miller Presents Research at Conference on Household Finance Oct 28, 2010

Assistant Professor of Economics Dan Miller was an invited participant at a conference co-sponsored by the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in September on Household Heterogeneity and Household Finance. Continue reading ›

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Tollison Papers noted in AEA Journal Sep 17, 2010

Papers written in honor of Bob Tollison are noted in "Recommendations for Further Reading" in the current issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Continue reading ›

Dr. F. Andrew Hanssen

New Faculty for 2010-2011 Aug 15, 2010

This fall we welcome Associate Professor F. Andrew Hanssen to the Department. Andy's research focuses on institutions, law and economics, industrial organization, and political economy. Continue reading ›

Kevin Tsui Awarded Fellowship From Resources for the Future May 2, 2010

Kevin Tsui was awarded the John V Krutilla Research Stipend from Resources for the Future for 2010-2011. The award is to support Kevin's research on human adaptation to changes in climate. Continue reading ›

Bill Dougan to edit Public Choice Apr 15, 2010

Bill Dougan has been named Associate Editor of the journal Public Choice. Bill will be responsible for editing North American manuscripts along with Peter Leeson, BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at George Mason University. Continue reading ›

New Faculty for 2009-2010 Aug 14, 2009

We welcome Assistant Professors Daniel Miller and Daniel Wood to the Department for Fall 2009. Dan Miller is a University of Minnesota PhD; his field is industrial organization. Dan Wood is a Harvard PhD. He specializes in behavioral economics. Continue reading ›