Yesterday's Fall Deaconomics meeting brought our department together for excellent presentations by Prof. Alex Yu and Tommy Leung - amazing research projects from our wonderful faculty members!

🎙️ Prof. Robert Whaples on @npr.org discussing the penny phase-out and why his research shows rounding to nickels won't increase consumer costs. A longtime advocate for this change, Prof. Whaples brings decades of expertise to this national conversation. www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...

🎉 Congratulations to our Fed Challenge team on advancing to the National Semi-Finals for the 3rd consecutive year! Huge thanks to Prof. @aeimit.bsky.social for your outstanding mentorship! 📈🏆

Excellent talk by Brian McManus (UNC Chapel Hill) on how prostate cancer patients make dynamic treatment decisions and select into clinical trials. Thanks for visiting and sharing your research with us! 🎓

Our amazing faculty Leah Lakdawala and @eriknesson.bsky.social inspiring freshmen to explore Economics! 💡 Love seeing professors connect with students early in their college journey.

🏀📊 From the Chicago Bulls to WFU! Steve Weinman, our new GM for Basketball & Senior AD for Analytics, shares how he used data to revolutionize NBA decision-making. 📅 Wed, Oct 22, 6pm 📍 Greene 162 Perfect for students interested in sports analytics, data science, or sports management careers.

Today, Mokyr, Aghion & Howitt won the Nobel for their work on “creative destruction” Want to learn more? Prof. John Dalton & our alum Andrew Logan tackle what these ideas mean for innovation (incl. AI) in their book, Creative Destruction: An Introduction www.amazon.com/Creative-Des...

Great Jr Faculty Workshop yesterday! 🌟 Prof. Brian Marein shared fascinating research on European immigrants and wealth accumulation in the US. Always inspiring to see our faculty's work in action!

What a fantastic #URECADay2025! Celebrating Prof. Erik Nesson @eriknesson.bsky.social & Prof. Brian Marein alongside their outstanding students who showcased their mentored research on Friday 🌟 So proud of our department's contribution to this celebration of undergraduate scholarship!

Yesterday, we hosted Dr. Gaurav Khanna (UCSD GPS) for his lecture “The Migration of Skills: Brain Drain, Brain Gain, and Innovation.” The event drew a standing-room-only audience! A big thank you to Dr. Khanna for sparking such thoughtful discussion within our community.

🧠✈️ Join us for our Fall '25 Public Lecture: "The Migration of Skills: Brain Drain, Brain Gain, and Innovation" 📅 Wed 9/24, 4pm @ Kirby B02 with Prof. Gaurav Khanna (UCSD) - leading migration economist exploring how talent flows shape global innovation.

🧠✈️ Join us for our Fall '25 Public Lecture: "The Migration of Skills: Brain Drain, Brain Gain, and Innovation" 📅 Wed 9/24, 4pm @ Kirby B02 with Prof. Gaurav Khanna (UCSD) - leading migration economist exploring how talent flows shape global innovation.

Wake Forest's new tuition policy is economics theory in practice 📊 Eliminating financial barriers expands access, increases human capital formation, and generates positive spillovers for NC's economy. We're excited to welcome the talent this policy will attract! #GoDeacs

Exciting presentations at today's Jr Faculty Workshop! 📊 Alex Yu presented "Smoggy Instruments: A Breath of Bias in Air Pollution Impact Studies" (w/ Z. Wang) 🌍 Andreea Rotarescu examined "All Gain No Pain? Global Rebalancing Without Relative Wage Adjustments" (w/ O. Jeanne)

Great seminar today with Robert Garlick from Duke, presenting "Flexibility versus Performance: The Determinants of Labor Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya" Thank you for visiting us, Rob!

Last Wednesday our very own faculty member Prof. Andre Mouton kicked off our internal junior seminar series with his fascinating presentation "Measuring Task-Level Technological Exposure: A Language Model Approach" 🧠💡

🏥📊 What's happening at the CDC this week and how does economics factor in? Prof. Tina Marsh Dalton breaks down the key acronyms making headlines - RFK, HHS, CDC - and explains what's at stake with vaccine policy. Check out her latest analysis: tinamarshdalton.substack.com/p/acronyms-i...

Happy first day of classes to all our incredible econ majors! 📊✨ Here's to a semester of discovering how economics shapes our world! Go Deacs! #Fall2025 #WakeForest #Deaconomics @wakeforest.bsky.social

We are thrilled to welcome back our alumna Dr. Caroline Tompson as she teaches her very first class at Wake! Pictured here alongside Dr. Megan Manassah, a true celebration of faculty connections and mentorship in the Department of Economics 💛🖤

Are professional economists truly objective when forecasting economic projections? New research from Wake Forest University suggests otherwise, revealing a subtle yet powerful influence of political affiliation on predictions of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. #WFUResearch

🧠📊 Go Deacs! Gary Guo('25), ECN major and URECA Research fellow, guided by his advisor, Prof. Leah Lakdawala, explores the link between economic status and dementia diagnoses among older adults. Amazing work tackling critical health disparities! #WFUResearch @wakeforest.bsky.social

📢 Incoming Deacs! Join us for the ECN Open House 🎓 📅 Friday, Aug 22 | ⏰ 9:00–11:15 AM Come meet our Economics faculty, connect with classmates, and learn more about our ECN degrees & opportunities. 💡📊

Welcome to our new Econ Deacs! Joaquín Urrego (AP) whose research is in urban economics, development, and economics of crime & real estate. Caroline Tompson (VPA) WFU alumna specializing in non-market valuation, survey methods, and economics of education. We’re so excited to have them join us! 💛🖤

Snapshots from our Economics study abroad program in Hong Kong - led by our amazing faculty, Tommy Leung! 📍Guest lecture by Byron Tsang (VT) on the linked exchange rate 🥟Group dim sum feast in Sha Tin 🌏Site visit to Sheung Shui

New research by Wake Forest economist @aeimit.bsky.social suggests even professional forecasters aren’t fully objective. Under Republican presidents, GOP-leaning economists predict up to 0.4% higher GDP growth than their peers. Fascinating insights here: news.wfu.edu/2025/08/05/a...

This week, our faculty members @eriknesson.bsky.social, @falbav.bsky.social and our newest hire Prof. Joaquin Urrego participated in the @nber.org Summer Institute in Cambridge, MA. Thanks to our friend Matthew Johnson from Duke for capturing the moment!

How does unreliable urban transport disproportionately limit women’s access to higher education—and can infrastructure fixes close the gap? @falbav.bsky.social , @wakeforest.bsky.social , discusses: faculti.net/transport-ba... #economics

🚍 Our very own Dr. Alba-Vivar is shedding light on how limited access to public transportation affects commuter students in Peru. Important insights on mobility and educational equity! @wakeforest.bsky.social

It's a beautiful day to be a Deac! Welcome to the Forest, #WFU29. 🎩 💛

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨 Congrats to our faculty member Erik Nesson @eriknesson.bsky.social ! His latest paper, "The Effect of E-Cigarette Flavor Bans on Tobacco Use," is now available in the Journal of Health Economics 🎉 📖 Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Yesterday we hosted Hannah Postel @hpostel.bsky.social (Duke) for our junior workshop—thank you for visiting us! She presented “Subgroup Disparities in Automated Census Record Linkage” (with Abramitzky, Boustan & Eriksson), sparking a rich discussion on historical data and migration!

Last week we hosted Zhenxuan Wang (NC State) for our junior workshop—thank you for visiting us! 🙌 He presented “Steering Adaptation: Heat, Driver Performance, and Cost-Sharing in the Heavy-Duty Transportation Industry”, sparking a great conversation🌡️🚛📈.

Congrats to our honors students on presenting their thesis work last Wednesday! 🎓📚 We're so proud of the thoughtfulness, rigor, and creativity you brought to your research. It was a great afternoon of ideas, questions, and celebration. Here's to all your hard work! 👏✨

Huge thanks to Paulo Lins (Clemson) for joining us at Wake Forest today for the junior workshop! 👏 He presented “Consumption's Response to Permanent Income: The Role of Consumption Commitments”. We really enjoyed the visit and conversation!

Thank you to Francesco Bianchi (Johns Hopkins) for visiting Wake Forest and presenting “Smooth Diagnostic Expectations” (with Cosmin Ilut & Hikaru Saijo) this past Tuesday! We appreciate all your advice and the engaging discussions with our faculty!

Huge thanks to Mike Dinerstein @mikedinerstein.bsky.social (Duke) for visiting Wake Forest last Friday and presenting his paper "Student Loan Forgiveness" (with Earnest, Koustas & Yannelis). A super insightful talk — it was great to have you with us!

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of hosting Ana María Herrera (University of Kentucky) for our Econ seminar, where she presented "Nonparametric Local Projections" Huge thanks to Ana for visiting our department and sharing her insights! 📊📚

¡Grande Joaquín! And congrats to @wfueconomics.bsky.social on this outstanding hire!

Amazing news!! Can’t wait to have Joaquin with us this Fall 🤩

📢 We keep growing! 🎉 Another great year of hiring at Wake! We’re excited to welcome Joaquin Urrego (UC Berkeley) as an Assistant Professor of Economics. He joins our applied micro group, bringing expertise in Urban, Crime, and Real Estate. Let's welcome our new Deaconomist💛🖤 👏

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting Enghin Atalay from the philadelphiafed.bsky.social , who presented "Micro- and Macroeconomic Impacts of a Place-Based Industrial Policy." Great discussion and insights—thank you Enghin for your visit!

Last Friday, we had the wonderful visit of Andrew Dustan (William & Mary), who presented his work "Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Experimental Evidence from Colombia" (with Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Luis Carvajal-Osorio). Thanks, Andrew, for a great day with us!

Check out this article featuring the research of our very own @eriknesson.bsky.social! 🎉

Sharing the latest article on @voxdev.bsky.social by my brilliant colleague and mentor at @wfueconomics.bsky.social & @wakeforest.bsky.social Leah Lakdwala. Check it out! 📚🔥

"Does legalizing child labor reduce or increase it? Our wonderful faculty member Leah Lakdawala examines Bolivia’s experiment and its unintended consequences. Key insights for policymakers on tackling child labor effectively. Read more on @voxdev.bsky.social : voxdev.org/topic/labour...

Prof. Koleman Strumpf spoke at a packed at the Freakonomics Radio Live event during the ASSA meetings! 🎙️ Joined by SF Mayor London Breed, 1,500+ attended at the Sydney Goldstein Theater as he shared insights on cannabis industry research. 🍃 Listen here: freakonomics.com/podcast/cann... 📻"

With fewer companies dominating the #media landscape, consolidation could be driving #bias in news coverage. An economist shares insights from analyzing 100,000 articles from NYT and WSJ, and how long they got featured on the homepage https://buff.ly/4giPKxJ (Tin Cheuk Leung @wakeforest.bsky.social)

Has media consolidation and rising perceptions of bias changed the incentives for news outlets? 📉📰 Prof. Tommy Leung explores whether it's journalists or readers driving slanted reporting. Dive into the research: theconversation.com/is-news-bias...