General/public talk: Thursday evening talk Feb 6., 6:00-7:30 in Blue Ridge Conference room at WCU. Science and Pseudoscience in Everyday Life: A Field Guide for Evaluating Extraordinary Claims Description: The everyday world is a bewildering mixture of claims, some of them well-supported but many others - such as conspiracy theories and misinformation - poorly substantiated.  In […]

Scaled-Up Seminar gathers economics researchers within driving distance of WCU to economize on scheduling demands and accomplish more than a series of individual research seminars could. The goal is to leverage the concentration of scholars in the region to: 1) provide mutual feedback on current research projects; 2) gain exposure to each other’s research agendas […]

Session 1: “State Policy and COVID-19 Economic Recovery” at 1pm Our first session rolls out results and findings from our COVID-19 Research Initiative. Launched in June 2020, the Initiative represents CSFE’s coronavirus “pivot” to our core competency as a research Center. Through this initiative, our team has been working on three main areas: 1) COVID-19 […]

With the final event of the year, we provide our researchers the chance to present to the broader community of scholars. For more information please visit here.

On September 25th at 6pm in Forsyth 101, the College Debates and Discourse Alliance and The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University will cohost a debate: “Donald Trump poses a threat to democracy.” Registration for the September 25th debate is here: WCU Braver Angels Debate 9/25.