For our December 6 economic briefing, Kenan Institute Research Director Camelia Kuhnen discussed the morning's employment report, which showed a bounce back from October's numbers, and the rise in the level of consumer confidence in recent months.

Look back at the journey that made up the Kenan Institute's 2024 Grand Challenge: Business Resilience.

For our November 1 economic briefing, Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown discussed the morning's employment report and the effects that two hurricanes and a major strike had on some of the numbers it contained.

Business executives, policymakers and academics gathered October 10 at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, NC, to discuss how to make businesses more resilient in unpredictable times.

For our October 9 briefing, Chief Economist Gerald Cohen noted that the previous Friday's strong employment report caused the markets to reassess the path of Federal Reserve easing and discussed whether the Fed might do the same.

Institute Research Fellow Christian Lundblad discussed the morning's employment report, factors the Federal Reserve is considering before possibly cutting interest rates at its next meeting, and the vital role that government economic data plays.

Our country's cities, towns and rural communities hold the key to understanding current and forecasted national trends – but for far too long, our nation’s microeconomic data has been lacking. The American Growth Project is here to help.

At the institute's briefing Aug. 2, Research Fellow Greg Brown discussed the morning's employment report, which showed the number of new jobs in July falling below predictions. He also examined how a slowing economy can affect businesses and consumers.

Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School says achieving resilience is difficult, in part because businesses are hard to change.

UNC Kenan-Flagler's Camelia Kuhnen discusses the possibilities of open banking with Duke Fuqua's Manju Puri.

During the institute’s monthly briefing June 7, Research Director Camelia Kuhnen discussed the stronger-than-expected new employment report and predicted that the Federal Reserve would still begin lowering interest rates later in the year.

Camelia Kuhnen, Kenan Institute director of research and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School finance professor, speaks to consumer sentiment during the institute's May 3 economic briefing.