Economics

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,....