Research
Affordable housing is critically scarce, even with improved supply
Charlotte’s rapid growth has created persistent, strong demand for housing. While supply has started to catch up with demand, and income growth has helped, affordable housing has hovered out of reach for many in the region, according to the State of Housing in Charlotte 2025 report. “Rapid growth inevitably leads to persistent and strong demand […]
UNC Charlotte MBA candidate delivers insights for entrepreneurial technology companies
Throughout the academic year, Kudzai Mtasa applies what he’s learned in Charlotte MBA courses and his global business acumen to guide other students as a graduate assistant with Niner Finances. Meanwhile, this summer he tapped into his expertise to advise two early-stage technology companies, as one of 17 MBA students chosen statewide for an internship […]
UNC Charlotte forecast reveals state economy faces mixed outlook with continued growth, lingering challenges
North Carolina’s economy is projected to see sustained growth through the rest of 2025 and into 2026, but businesses should prepare for uncertainties from federal policy decisions and the state’s recovery from Hurricane Helene. This outlook comes from the latest North Carolina Economic Forecast published by the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business. North Carolina’s […]
While North Carolina economy is expected to grow, factors add uncertainty, Belk College analysis finds
UNC Charlotte’s North Carolina Economic Forecast offers practical, trusted analysis North Carolina’s economy is projected to see continued growth in 2025, with 2.7% increase in real — inflation adjusted — Gross Domestic Product expected, for the fifth full year of growth since COVID-19. The biggest increases in new jobs are anticipated in information, educational and […]
Research offers new findings in effort to improve availability of kidneys for transplantation
UNC Charlotte microeconomist Glenn Dutcher and colleagues investigate why clinicians at transplant centers decide whether to accept or decline kidneys offered for organ tramsplants.
Historic flooding highlights need for risk management, new ideas on insurance
As Marshall Presbyterian Church recovers from Hurricane Helene, UNC Charlotte risk management experts weigh in on new ideas for risk management and insurance.
Lessons in risk
Belk College of Business undergraduate students in Dr. Faith Neale’s catastrophic risk class presented their research in Munich, Germany.
Uncertainty adds complexity to economic outlook, Belk College analysis finds
UNC Charlotte’s North Carolina Economic Forecast offers practical, trusted analysis
Belk College researcher offers expert commentary on supply chain issues
Belk College of Business expert Reginald A. Silver provided research-informed analysis on supply issues resulting from Hurricane Helene. Silver, a clinical professor in the Department of Business Information Systems & Operations Management, assessed possible disruption in supplies. “Different from the pandemic where we saw massive supply chain disruptions, it’s not going to be a single […]
Small business research nabs top honor from international journal
A UNC Charlotte small business study was chosen one of the 10 most impactful research papers published in the international Journal of Small Business Management last year.