Commentary/Opinion
You Decide: Will 2022 Be A Boom, Bust Or In-Between?
By Mike Walden Although all the final numbers aren’t in, it appears North Carolina experienced a very good economy in 2021. The rebound from the COVID-19 recession continued and put…
On Becoming A Political Advertiser
By John Hood RALEIGH — It’s not personal, it’s just business — or so Facebook assures me. On this matter, I’m inclined to believe the company (now called Meta by…
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 considering strategies for dealing with…
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 meringue. But today’s column is about…
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 haven’t met them yet. Obviously…
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 was prior to the pandemic,…
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 economy to avoid a long…
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 the topic of the Federal…
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 differing political perspectives. It is…
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 is a senior at NCSU’s…
You Don’t Need A New Spouse To Have A New Marriage
SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp Marriage is awesome. It’s also incredibly challenging! There is absolutely nothing easy about living with another person who not only thinks differently than you, but…
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 year we were optimistic about…
