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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: What are the issues in today’s tax rate debate?
Tax policy is always a controversial issue, and we’re about to have another round of debate over taxes. ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What is inflation, and is it higher?
When I joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1978, the big issue in the economy was ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What economic lessons has the pandemic taught us?
Although I no longer teach students in the classroom – having retired after 43 years at NCSU – ... Read more
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DR. MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should North Carolina follow California or Texas?
Both California and Texas have developed dominating economies in recent decades. The states are one and two in ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will the Roaring 20s come back?
One hundred years ago a worldwide pandemic ended. Known as the “Spanish flu” — although the virus did ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should we revive the idea of a negative income tax?
Income inequality, poverty, hunger, unemployment — these are all issues that have been with us for a while ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are there costs to the new COVID stimulus bill?
The new COVID-19 relief bill is big — really big — as Barney Fife would say. It will ... Read more