You Decide: Is It Cheaper To Live In North Carolina?
By Dr. Mike Walden
With the inflation rate at forty-year highs, coping with a higher cost-of-living is on our minds. Both households and businesses are...
You Decide: How Has The Economic Pie And Its Slices Changed?
By Dr. Mike Walden
With the holiday season upon us, it is appropriate that pie is on my mind. Incidentally, my favorite is lemon...
You Decide: Can A Wage-Price Spiral Be Avoided?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Who doesn’t like to be paid more? Maybe there are a few workers who are indifferent to their earnings, but I...
You Decide: Will There Be A Permanent Labor Shortage?
By Dr. Mike Walden
One of the surprises of the current economy is the labor shortage. Even though the unemployment rate is higher than it...
You Decide: Is A Wealth Tax In The Future?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Trillions of dollars were added to the national debt during the COVID-19 pandemic as the federal government poured money into the...
You Decide: What Will The Fed Do?
By Dr. Mike Walden
During my 43 years of teaching economics at North Carolina State University, my favorite part of the introductory economics class was...
You Decide: Should Economic Growth Be A Goal?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Although today we live in a fractious political environment, there is one area of widespread agreement among individuals and groups of...
You Decide: What Made Today’s North Carolina Economy?
By Dr. Mike Walden
During one of my recent early morning workouts at the local YMCA in Raleigh, I met an impressive young person. He...
You Don’t Need A New Spouse To Have A New Marriage
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By Dillon Schupp Marriage is awesome. It’s also incredibly challenging! There is absolutely nothing easy about living with another person who not only...
You Decide: Is Round Two Of The COVID Recession On The Way?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Just when we thought things were getting better, could they go the other way and get worse? For most of the...
