Dr. McCaig from Wilfrid Laurier University will present his research “Export Markets and Long-Run Industry Adjustment: State, Private, and Foreign Firms in Vietnam” on Thursday, March 12th at 12:00pm.
Dr. Leilei Shen from Kansas State University will present her research “Export Expansion and Local Labor Market Outcomes in China” on Monday, November 25 at 1:30pm.
Dr. Gustavo Bobonis from the University of Toronto will present his research “Externalities in Politicians’ Malfeasance: Norms of Corruption and Yardstick Competition” on Monday, November 18 from 1:30 to 3:00pm in TH253. Please join us.
Dr. Ming Xu from Queen’s University will present her research “Heterogeneous Passthrough from TFP to wages” on Monday, November 4 from 1:30 to 3:00pm in TH253. Please join us.
Ryo Makiota will present his paper “Do Trade Fairs Promote Export?” on October 28 at 1:30 in TH253. Join us.
Zhentong Lu of Bank of Canada will present his paper “Examining the Impact of Cooling Measures on China’s Housing Market: A Structural Model Approach” on October 23 at 12:30 in ST 216. Join us.
Attention Co-op Students – Are you looking to take a break from studying?
Sign up for one of interactive and CareerZone’s engaging Lego Serious Play Workshops where you can discover your strengths and build your career path through Lego Play! More info on the Department’s Advising page.
Max Tabord-Meehan of the University of Chicago will discuss “Stratification Trees for Adaptive Randomization in Randomized Controlled Trials” on October 7 at 13:30 in TH 253. Please join us.
We would like to welcome Qian Liu to the Department and to Brock University. Qian Liu is finishing her Ph.D. at the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests include labor Economics, applied econometrics and the economics of education.
At the CEA meetings in Banff, the Canadian Women Economists Committee (CWEC) gave its inaugural CWEC Service Award to Roberta Robb, Professor Emeritus and former Department of Economics chair. This award is given in recognition of having “furthered the status of women in the profession, through example, achievements, increasing our understanding of how women can advance in the profession, or mentoring others”. For more details on this amazing accomplishment please read the official announcement here.
