2020

Jan 14, 2020

Do State-Owned Enterprises Benefit More from China’s Cereal Grain Tariff-Rate Quota Regime?

Although the WTO dispute settlement body calls on China to correct its TRQ administration methods for cereal grain imports before December 31, 2019, some studies suggest that powerful states, such as China and the United States, may refuse to comply and simply live with the potential retaliation. 

Jan 14, 2020

Testing for Pre-Committed Quantities of Australian Meat Demand

Results support improved demand modelling of Australian meat consumption and provide insights into how Australian meat demand is affected by price, expenditures, pre-committed consumption, seasonality, and trends. 

Jan 14, 2020

Economic Perspective: Expanding Options for Retirement Savings

The federal government recently approved changes affecting how people save for retirement. What are the changes, and why are they important? 

Jan 13, 2020

2019 CEnREP Milestones

This past year saw CEnREP affiliates making strides in economics research, receiving grants to further their work, and traveling around the globe to present their findings. What else did CEnREP affiliates accomplish in 2019? Read more to find out. 

Jan 9, 2020

How Did Politics Motivate Last Year’s Enormous Farm Subsidies?

President Trump's approximately $28 billion trade war bailout to farmers nationwide last year was more than twice the final cost of the auto industry bailout in 2008, which was about $10.2 billion. 

Jan 7, 2020

You Decide: Economically, What Should We Look for in 2020?

With the start of new year what can we be looking for in 2020? 

Jan 7, 2020

Economic Perspective: County Economics

The federal government recently released information at the county level for gross domestic product since the Great Recession. How do some of North Carolina's counties stack up? 

Jan 2, 2020

North Carolinians Benefit from Water Pollution Credit Trading

This article explores how water quality markets help North Carolina reduce the cost of protecting its waters, while also discussing challenges facing these markets and potential improvements. 

Jan 2, 2020

Economic Perspective: Keeping Employees

Are there some new methods that businesses are using to keep their employees? 

Jan 2, 2020

The Affect of Medicaid Expansions on the Agricultural Labor Supply

Any state in which agriculture is a large industry should consider how an ACA Medicaid expansion would increase the traditionally low rates of agricultural workers’ health insurance coverage which could affect the overall labor supply.