Skip to main content
Economic Perspective: Costs of Filing Taxes

Economic Perspective

Aerial view of downtown Raleigh

Apr 27, 2018

You Decide: Should We Pay Amazon to Come to North Carolina?

With the final 20 cities picked for Amazon's second headquarters, what will it take to lure the company to it's new home? What's involved in luring a massive company like Amazon to North Carolina? 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Apr 18, 2018

Economic Perspective: Is There A Future For Credit Cards?

For several decades credit cards encroached on cash as a form of payment. Now many experts say the same is happening to credit cards with new forms of payment. What does the future for credit cards look like? 
Late afternoon sun paints the downtown Raleigh skyline.

Apr 13, 2018

You Decide: What’s Worrying the Stock Market?

The stock market has been in a correction for most of 2018. What factors have influenced the market, and it's trends? 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Apr 12, 2018

Economic Perspective: Are We A Throw-Away Society?

Neighborhoods put their waste on the curb every week for pick-up, but it's always controversial where that waste is supposed to go. What are people saying about how to manage the amount of waste produced? 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Apr 4, 2018

Economic Perspective: Paying Down Credit Card Debt

Ever wonder if there's an optimal way to pay down your credit card debt? NC State University economist Mike Walden talks discusses ways to maximize your money while paying down debt. 
Aerial view of downtown Raleigh

Mar 30, 2018

You Decide: Can We Reduce Invisible Unemployment?

While the unemployment rate has been falling, can the same be said for those who have stopped actively looking for work? Can communities reduce this number of invisible unemployment? 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Mar 28, 2018

Economic Perspective: Do Food Deserts Cause Nutritional Problems?

Is access the only factor when it comes to improving nutrition for communities? Or are there other factors to consider? NC State University economist Mike Walden discusses a recent study's findings. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Mar 19, 2018

Economic Perspective: What Happens to Displaced Factory Workers?

Many experts think automation and technology will increasingly replace people on the factory floor, but what happens to the worker who's been replaced? NC State University Economist Mike Walden shows what the numbers say. 
Aerial view of downtown Raleigh

Mar 16, 2018

You Decide: How Can Affordable Housing Be Increased?

As growth in big cities has outpaced growth elsewhere, the price of shelter increased. Lower income households can either live in smaller and crowded housing closer to their jobs in the city, or live farther away where prices are lower but commutes are longer. How can housing be affordable for more people? 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Mar 6, 2018

Economic Perspective: Costs of Filing Taxes

Tax time is right around the corner. Ever wonder how much money and time spent in the filing process across the country?