This is the official site for the Economics Program in the School of Business at Meredith College.
On this site, we will highlight important economic news and feature information our faculty and students.
05/05/2023
Dr. York's analysis of the latest job data for April were quoted in this article:
‘Big economic surprise:’ Triangle economists praise US jobs report | WRAL TechWire Friday's jobs report showing that the U.S. added more than 250,ooo new jobs rather than a expected decrease triggered positive reactions from three Triangle economists, although one - Dr. Anne York of Meredith College - still has concerns.
04/24/2023
Congratulations to our newest inductees, Ali Schuh, Paula Viloria, and Bry Schug, who join current members Mwende Mumo, Alexandria Rosenzweig, Olivia Mason, and Jennifer Herrera. You all have done an outstanding performance in your economics courses!
04/14/2023
Congratulations to Mwende Mumo who presented her honors thesis for her economics major at the Meredith College Celebrating Student Achievement Day! Mwende's thesis examined the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated economic and social justice issues on the career plans of college students. Mwende was also recognized today for her outstanding performance in her economics courses by receiving the School of Business Excellence in Economics award!
04/14/2023
Congratulations to Sara Chung who presented her honors thesis for her economics major at the Meredith College CSA Day today! Sara surveyed Meredith College students who were multilingual and asked about their career plans to determine if and how they plan to use their multilingual skills on their jobs. Sara had an interest in this topic because she plans to be an ESL teacher.
02/03/2023
Dr. Anne York was featured in a live interview on the WRAL 7:00 news this past week! Dr. York discussed the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike and the state of the economy.
Federal Reserve raises interest rates for eighth time since March 2022 Meredith College economics professor Dr. Anne York discussed what the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates means about the economy.
01/07/2023
A few seconds of Dr. York's interview with WRAL made it into their story that was broadcast on the 6:00 news about the Apple campus finally getting started in RTP.
Apple applying for permits to start $1 billion campus construction on RTP Campus Public records obtained by WRAL News indicate that work to prepare the site, approximately 281 acres located adjacent Louis Stephens Drive and Little Drive in Wake County, is occurring.
12/22/2022
How should we fight inflation? Dr. York says we need to increase the supply of labor.
If more people don’t return to work Fed is fighting losing battle against inflation: Meredith economist | WRAL TechWire This upward revision to the 3rd quarter GDP announced Thursday shows that our economy is not slowing down in the way the Federal Reserve wants it to in order to slow down inflation. More people in the workforce would help, says Dr. Anne York of Meredith College.
05/02/2022
Dr. York was interviewed and quoted on a topic that students from Gender and the Economy know all about! Companies and the government can and should do more to support workers with caregiving needs.
Economist: Not ‘fair’ NC workers have different caregiving benefits depending on employer | WRAL TechWire A recent report ranks North Carolina 36th for working mothers. WRAL TechWire asked economist Dr. Anne York of Meredith College what we can do.
04/14/2022
Congratulations to Lorena Ortega for her award for Excellence in Economics!
04/13/2022
Congratulations to our newest inductees, Edith Lopez, Olivia Mason, and Mwende Mumo who join our current members Jennifer Herrera, Lorena Ortega, Sarah Powell, Ivy Rosario, Alexandria Rosenzweig, and Caroline Welsh.
12/06/2021
Great news for our state for Toyota to build a battery plant here! Dr. York was quoted in this article to explain how manufacturing has been integral to our state's economy.
What a Toyota manufacturing plant in North Carolina could mean for the Triad and for the state | WRAL TechWire Toyota will make an investment of nearly $1.3 billion to construct a battery manufacturing plant at a 'megasite' in Randolph County.
11/09/2021
Dr. York was interviewed for the Aging Matters podcast to share her expertise about the cost of living adjustments on social security benefits and how our pandemic economy has impacted senior citizens.
Aging Matters - Aging Matters: Social Security and Inflation We take a look at what the rise in inflation means for Social Security with Dr. Anne York, Professor of Economics at Meredith College. She also discusses the labor force and the pandemic's effect on retirement. We also continue our series on coping with grief over the holidays with Cassandra Smith,....