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Tom Tiemann, a professor of economics, answered questions for News 14 Carolina news anchor Tracey Early on April 3 about President Barack Obama's plans to help the ailing domestic auto industry - namely, GM and Chrysler a particular focus.

Mark Kurt, an assistant professor of economics, presented his working paper, “New Observations Regarding Individual Heterogeneity and Inter-industry Wage Differentials," at the 2009 Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21.

Steve DeLoach, a professor and chair of the Department of Economics, spoke with News 14 Carolina on March 6 about the prospect of the U.S. government nationalizing some of the country's largest financial institutions.

A recent New York Times story on the economy cites undergraduate research conducted by an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ student while she studied at the university earlier this decade.

Steve DeLoach, a professor and chair of the Department of Economics, spoke with Fox 8 WGHP (High Point, N.C.) on Dec. 10, 2008, about the ongoing recession, consumer behavior and what kind of economic outlook to expect in 2009.

Jennifer Platania, an associate professor of economics, talked with News 14 Carolina on Nov. 25 about a recession now gripping the American economy and President-elect Barack Obama's economic team.

Issues in Political Economy, an undergraduate research journal co-published by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, where several students have used the annual publication as a springboard to graduate studies in some of the nation’s premiere economic programs.

Seniors Erika Lamanna and Garrett Pittenger represented ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ this fall in the university’s first ever appearance at the Eller Ethics Case Competition, a prestigious national contest in which the duo advanced to the semifinals before their elimination from the sixth annual event.