by CSFE Staff | Sep 8, 2020 | News
The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise’s research on the economic impacts of COVID-19 got a boost recently thanks to a grant from the NC Policy Collaboratory. The $109,000 grant will enable the Center to expand its ongoing research to cover all 23 western...
by CSFE Staff | Aug 16, 2020 | News
Best in the West: North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District forum Blue Ridge Public Radio, Mountain Xpress and Smoky Mountain News to host a two-day NC11 candidate forum WATCH HERE Center for the Study of Free Enterprise Director Edward Lopez and political science...
by Edward Lopez | Jul 10, 2020 | News, Research, The Director's Blog
One crucial question is whether spikes in new daily cases are followed by later spikes in hospitalizations and deaths. Many have expressed grave concern about this possibility. Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb told Face the Nation last Sunday, “We’re right back...
by Allison Richmond | Jun 29, 2020 | Interviews, News, The Director's Blog
Small businesses are bearing the brunt of the economic shut-down as a result of COVID-19. In a recent interview on WLOS News 13, Center for the Study of Free Enterprise Director Dr. Edward Lopez spoke about the conditions affecting small business owners. Recent...
by Allison Richmond | Jun 9, 2020 | Interviews, News, The Director's Blog
Our Associate Director Sean Mulholland has a new study on the college enrollment effects of COVID-19. He spoke recently with Shannon Watkins of The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal about the new research paper, “COVID-19 Prevalence and Empty College...
by Edward Lopez | Jun 5, 2020 | News, The Director's Blog
Yesterday on June 4, North Carolina completed 19,039 diagnostic tests. This is by far the most in a single day so far, and it’s well above trend. North Carolina’s test numbers spike on Thursdays. The reasons are complicated, but many of those reasons...