Articles by author: jlamarche

• Professor Emeritus Roberta Robb receives CWEC Service Award

  Thursday, June 13, 2019 | By jlamarche

  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.

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• Visiting speaker: Joschka Wanner (Bayreuth University)

  Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Visiting speaker: Joschka Wanner (Bayreuth University) will be giving a talk on Monday April 15th at 12:30pm in STH 216. He will talk about the consequences of unilateral withdrawals from the Paris Agreement. Please join us.

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• Visiting speaker: Matías Vernengo (Bucknell University)

  Thursday, March 28, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Visiting speaker: Matías Vernengo (Bucknell University) will be giving a talk on Monday April 1st at 3:30pm in STH 201. He will talk about the limits of functional finance in developing countries. Please join us.

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• Departmental presentation: Andrew Dickens (Brock University)

  Thursday, March 21, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Departmental presentation: Andrew Dickens (Brock University) will be giving a talk on Monday March 25 at 3:30pm in STH 201. Prof. Dickens will talk about the role of geography and trade in the historical roots of ethnic differences. Please join us.

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• Departmental presentation: Xue Bai (Brock University)

  Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Departmental presentation: Xue Bai (Brock University) will be giving a talk on Thursday March 21 at 9:30am in STH 217. Prof. Bai will talk about learning from processing trade with firm evidence from China. Please join us.

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• Visiting speaker: Francesco Amodio (McGill University)

  Friday, March 08, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Visiting speaker: Francesco Amodio (McGill University) will be giving a talk on Thursday March 14th at 9:30am in WH 327. He will talk about ethnic favoritism in democracy, the sub-Saharan case. Please join us.

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• Visiting speaker: Arthur Blouin (University of Toronto)

  Friday, March 01, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Visiting speaker: Arthur Blouin (University of Toronto) will be giving a talk on Monday March 4th at 3:30pm in ST 107. He will talk about the historical legacy of forced labour. Please join us.

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• Visiting speaker: Bettina Brüggemann (McMaster University)

  Friday, February 22, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Visiting speaker: Bettina Brüggemann (McMaster University) will be giving a talk on Tuesday February 26th at 2:00pm in WH 209. She will be talking about long-term changes in married couples’ labor supply and taxes. Please join us.

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• Visiting speaker: Li Li (Jinan University – University of Birmingham Joint Institute)

  Thursday, February 07, 2019 | By jlamarche

  Li Li (Jinan University – University of Birmingham Joint Institute) will be giving a talk on Monday February 11th at 12:30pm in GSB 206. She will be talking about knowledge spillover and arrangement of students. Please join us.

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• Visiting speaker: Kevin Lim (University of Toronto)

  Friday, November 30, 2018 | By jlamarche

  Kevin Lim (University of Toronto) will be giving a talk on Monday December 3rd at 12pm in TH240. He will be talking about endogenous production networks and the business cycle. Join us

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