Elon hosts regional College Fed Challenge

Eight collegiate teams competed in the Fifth District Regional College Fed Challenge hosted at Elon University on Oct. 28.

The annual academic competition encourages students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking and the role of the Federal Reserve System.

Teams conducted research, analyzed data, and presented on monetary policy to a panel of judges. Scores were based on content and analysis, responses to questions, teamwork, presentation and style.

Appalachian State University won the regional competition and advanced to the semi-final round at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The other participating teams included: Elon University, Guilford College, Lenoir-Rhyne University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University.

The Elon presenting team members were Ken Crew, Christopher Blake, Christopher Folsom, Zachary Lahey and Braden Butkovich. The non-presenting team members were Hannah Quinlan, Tanisha Gupta, John-Thomas Carroll and Bradley Clement. The team was coached by Jen Platania, associate professor of economics and chair of the Department of Economics, and Vitaliy Strohush, assistant professor of economics.