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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. […]


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. […]


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 […]


NC SENATE BILL WOULD CLARIFY WARNINGS ON NIL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Sports economicst Todd McFall said the bill “looks like it is designed to scare away commercial entities and athletes who are considering entering into NIL agreements.” “Universities have made it clear that they view NIL agreements as being substitutes to the traditional support athletic departments […]


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