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Tina Das, professor of economics, and Casey DiRienzo, associate professor of economics, have published an article, "Global Tourism Competitivess and Tourism Competitiveness: A Nonlinear Relationship" in the Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 47(4): 470-479.

Twenty students were inducted April 7 into ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Pi Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society for economics. The complete list of inductees and officers follows below.

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.