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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are there good answers to your inflation questions?
According to polls, inflation is the number one issue in the country. This is understandable. The most recent ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will 2022 be a boom, bust or in-between?
Although all the final numbers aren’t in, it appears North Carolina experienced a very good economy in 2021. ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: How has the economic pie and its slices changed?
With the holiday season upon us, it is appropriate that pie is on my mind. Incidentally, my favorite ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will there be a permanent labor shortage?
One of the surprises of the current economy is the labor shortage. Even though the unemployment rate is ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is a wealth tax in the future?
Trillions of dollars were added to the national debt during the COVID-19 pandemic as the federal government poured ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should economic growth be a goal?
Although today we live in a fractious political environment, there is one area of widespread agreement among individuals ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is round two of the COVID recession on the way?
Just when we thought things were getting better, could they go the other way and get worse? ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What made today’s North Carolina economy?
During one of my recent early morning workouts at the local YMCA in Raleigh, I met an impressive ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Could the post-pandemic economy be better?
It has become common to hear economists and others say the post-pandemic economy will be different from the ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Which economic scenario – good or bad – will emerge?
Mark Twain once said, “It’s difficult to make predictions, particularly about the future.” Economists like me often use ... Read more