by Allie Todd | Dec 10, 2022 | The Director's Blog
Our content marketing specialist, Allie Todd, sat down with Adam Mottershead to talk about his recent work on water rights with newly appointed Center for the Study of Free Enterprise (CSFE) Director, Sean Mulholland, and Adam’s future aspirations in the field. Adam...
by Edward Lopez | Jun 24, 2022 | News, The Director's Blog
Want to Understand the Inflation Problem? Look to Harvey Road, Not Pennsylvania Avenue By Peter T. Calcagno and Edward J. Lopez As news headlines have reported, the US economy today suffers its worst inflation in two generations. Not coincidentally, US public debt is...
by Allie Todd | Apr 7, 2022 | The Director's Blog
Continuing with highlighting our 2021-22 Faculty, Student, and Graduate Affiliates, we are happy to introduce one of our Graduate Affiliates, Betsy Butner. Graduating from the Master of Social Work Program in May, Betsy is rounding out her collegiate career that began...
by Allie Todd | Feb 28, 2022 | The Director's Blog
Last week, our content marketing specialist, Allie Todd, sat down with CSFE’s newest Student Affiliate, Libby Weitkamp, to talk to her about her academic career at WCU and work with CSFE Director, Edward Lopez. From Wake Forest, North Carolina, Libby graduated from...
by Edward Lopez | Feb 21, 2022 | Events, News, Research, The Director's Blog
Last weekend, the Center hosted our 5th annual Scaled-Up Seminar in Asheville. Scaled-Up Seminar gathers economics researchers from within driving distance of WCU to present current research and provide mutual feedback. This year, 27 researchers from 20 different...
by Edward Lopez | Feb 2, 2022 | News, The Director's Blog
Is now a good time to be optimistic? Amidst economic malaise, political turmoil, and public health disasters, Americans on average have become more pessimistic about the future. Recent Gallup polls, for example, show that U.S. adults have in recent weeks become more...