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Infrastructure Incoming WFU Economics Assistant Professor, Fabiola Alba Vivar’s, publication on infrastructure in Peru and corresponding decisions for students.

Sports economics Todd McFall said prop betting, especially on college games, does “two worrisome things when it comes to maintaining an environment in which gambling on games is more entertainment than a means for profit. First, it allows for those gambling on games to target […]

Professor Robert Whaples is quoted in the Winston Salem Journal.

“People who have gambling problems typically chase their losses,” said Koleman Strumpf, a Wake Forest University economist who has studied illicit bookmaking. “If you’re a problem bettor, the hole you can dig with a bookie is much bigger.” Full Article

“In places like Texas or in the middle of the country where there’s a lot of solar and wind, fossil fuel communities are relatively well positioned to take advantage of renewables,” Economics professor Mark Curtis who is studying the clean energy transition as it relates […]

Economics professor Mark Curtis noted the varying demands for public electric vehicle chargers across different regions. “In a place like Winston-Salem, where the majority of [electric] car owners are going to be homeowners as well, they can very easily charge within their house when they […]

Professor Mark Curtis’s work was cited in the 2024 Economic Report of the President in chapter 6 “Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition” 

Legalized sports betting brings fresh tax revenue—and reports of gambling addiction. Experts say N.C. colleges aren’t ready. Dr. Todd McFall was quoted in this article.

Mobile sports wagering is expected to siphon some revenue from lottery tickets, said sports economist Todd McFall. “The government will meet its sports gambling projections, but there’s going to be some negative impacts on lottery ticket revenues,” McFall said. “There’s too much evidence from other […]