Baseball’s Biggest Cities
Professor Todd McFall was featured in WalletHub’s recent article about Best Baseball Cities. As baseball grows in popularity in the U.S. and abroad, so will the challenges for those in the industry. For insight into those issues, advice on enjoying the ballgame, and more, we […]
Politicians Fuel EV Backlash as U.S. Auto Workers Strike
As the more than 30,000 auto workers on strike in the United States showcase the need for a realistic, fair transition to electric vehicle manufacturing, populist politicians in the U.S. and beyond are seizing the moment to try to sideline that transition. “There’s still significant numbers […]
‘Clean slate.’ UAW strike could push more EV investment south
“The unions have cited record auto industry profits as justification for their demands of higher wages, worker flexibility and improved benefits,” said Wake Forest University professor Mark Curtis, whose research includes the economic impact of the growing clean-energy industry, particularly for workers. “It is certainly […]
GREEN JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES
Recently our own, Dr. Mark Curtis and Dr. Ioana Marinescu (University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy) discussed their paper about green jobs in the US with UCLA Anderson Forecast. Their recent research focuses on the growth of renewable energy and how it benefits U.S. […]
DIRTY-TO-GREEN JOB TRANSITIONS ‘EXCEEDINGLY RARE’ DESPITE BIDEN’S PROMISES TO BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS
By Ramsey Touchberry | The Washington Times President Biden is vowing a prosperous future for union and blue-collar fossil fuel workers thanks to his clean energy agenda, but a new study suggests the promise of a smooth transition could go up in smoke. Less than 1% of those […]
BIRTH RATES: UNDERPOPULATION, NOT OVERPOPULATION, IS THE BIGGER PROBLEM
By Robert M. Whaples | National Review Why aren’t people in their 20s and 30s having more children? Surveys suggest a wide range of factors at play; some of them are economic, others are cultural. On the economic side, young adults worry about the costs of raising […]
APRIL HOME SALES DIP IN GREENSBORO
April home sales dipped nearly 17% from a year ago in the Triangle and fell just under 30% in Greensboro. “There was a land rush in the United States,” said economics professor Todd McFall. “People were flush with cash from not spending during the pandemic. […]
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Congratulations to Economics Associate Professor, Mark Curtis, for being the 2023 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Research! The award recognizes a faculty member in the College in the early part of his or her career. The award was established in 1971 and renamed […]
TEACHER-SCHOLAR LEGACIES – RETIRING FACULTY DR. ALLIN COTTRELL
Very few people in the Wake Forest community realize that Allin Cottrell is an international superstar. Cottrell, who earned a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Oxford University and a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Edinburgh, joined the department in 1989 after […]