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Oct 24, 2018

Economic Perspective: Good News for Low-Wage Workers

A new study suggests that the tightest part of today's labor market rests in the fields for low-wage jobs. What does this mean for the workers in those positions? 

Oct 16, 2018

Economic Perspective: Impacts of Rising Interest Rates

With recent talk of rising interest rates, what impact does high or low interest rates have on our economy? 

Oct 15, 2018

You Decide: Why Do We Take Risks?

Every day we take risks as we go about our lives. How does the tradeoff of risk and reward work in the economy and how do we manage those risks? 

Oct 11, 2018

Economic Perspective: A Decade After the Crash

NC State University economist Mike Walden gives a quick look at the housing market a decade after the Great Recession. 

Oct 9, 2018

ARE Extension Faculty Participate in “Sorghum Exposure and Utilization” Program

Agricultural and Resource Economics faculty Nick Piggott, Heidi Schweizer and Kathryn Boys presented on feed grain production, transportation to export positions, and international trade of sorghum respectively. 

Oct 3, 2018

Economic Perspective: Top Five Questions

Agricultural and Resource Economics economist Mike Walden hears countless questions about the state and federal economy. What are his answers to the five questions he's asked the most? 

Sep 28, 2018

You Decide: What is the Path of Hurricane Recovery?

Hurricane Florence will likely go down as one of the most damaging storms to ever hit North Carolina, so what will the path to recovery look like? CALS Professor Mike Walden weighs in. 

Sep 26, 2018

Economic Perspective: State Regulatory Review

Government regulation and deregulation is an ongoing matter in the political world. How has North Carolina been acting in that field over time? 

Sep 21, 2018

Executive Farm Management Program Expanding in 2019

The Executive Farm Management Program that started in North Carolina is growing, with some of the Southeast’s leading management experts joining the NC State and East Carolina University team that launched the program last year. 

Sep 20, 2018

Economic Perspective: Regional Economic Growth in North Carolina

The race for job growth across North Carolina is always heated, but is there a shake-up in the front-runners this year?