by Sean Mulholland | May 12, 2024 | News, The Director's Blog
Exciting day for our first Economic Analysis degree graduates from Western Carolina University! Congratulations to Megann Holst, Caitlin Mushinski, Summer Thurlow (not pictured), and Libby Weitkamp! After six plus years of work, students can now come to WCU and earn...
by Sean Mulholland | Apr 25, 2024 | Events, Previous Events, The Director's Blog
Learning how to fully listen to others and respectively debate ideas is crucial to growth and learning. On April 22nd, Braver Angels and The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University, with support from the Barnes Family Foundation,...
by Sean Mulholland | Mar 6, 2024 | Research, The Director's Blog
The goal of mentoring students is to guide them and help them succeed in their pursuits. Therefore, it is always fun to catch up with former students who continue to excel and learn from them! I was delighted to catch up with Siobhan McAlister and see her present her...
by Sean Mulholland | Dec 12, 2023 | News, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog
On December 2nd, the Liberty over Lunch student hosted Lightcast Economists and Research Manager, Rachel Sederberg. Sederberg and her team collect labor market data in real time by collecting job postings and candidate availability post in online job search websites....
by Sean Mulholland | Nov 14, 2023 | Events, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog
On November 10th, the Liberty over Lunch students hosted Craig Richardson where he presented his work on housing availability and affordability. Through a discussion of his paper, “Did the 2010 Dodd–Frank Banking Act Deflate Property Values in Low-Income...
by Sean Mulholland | Nov 7, 2023 | Events, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog
On November 3rd, the Liberty over Lunch students hosted Professor Celeste Carruthers of the University of Tennessee. Professor Carruthers holds the William F. Fox Distinguished Professorship of Labor Economics in the Haslam College of Business. Professor Carruthers...
