Donation from the Rathlyn Foundation
Thanks to a generous donation from the Rathlyn Foundation, the Department of Economics is pleased to announce the Rathlyn Doctoral Fellowships in Economics. Awarded to one or more outstanding candidates in the entering PhD class, these fellowships are tenable for up to five years. We look forward to welcoming the first Rathlyn Fellow(s) in the fall of 2024.
Davidson Distinguished Lecture Welcomes Prof. James MacKinnon
On October 13, 2023, the聽Davidson Distinguished Lecture in Econometrics,聽established in 2022 thanks to the generosity of聽Professor聽Russell Davidson, welcomed聽Professor James MacKinnon, who delivered a presentation entitled, "Using Large Samples in Econometrics".聽
Welcome to Santiago Camara
Dr. Santiago Camara joined the Department of Economics at 成人VR视频 as an Assistant Professor in August 2023. He holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University (2023), an MA in Economics from Universidad de San Andres (2015), and a BA in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires (2013).
Victoria Zinde-Walsh awarded the 2023 CWEC/CFEC Sylvia Ostry Award
Victoria Zinde-Walsh's academic achievements include role-modelling and mentoring of young female scholars in a male dominated field. Her distinguished work in econometrics has served as example and inspiration for younger female economists and econometricians.
Rapha毛l Langevin awarded CEA second prize for the Embrace Day Graduate Student Posters
Rapha毛l Langevin聽has been awarded second prize for the 'Embrace Day Graduate Student Posters' competition at聽The 57th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics聽on June 1, 2023.聽 His poster is entitled聽Consistent Estimation of Finite Mixtures: An Application to Latent Group Panel Structures.聽
Erin Strumpf interviewed on CBC
Erin Strumpf was interviewed on聽CBC鈥檚 The National
Graduate Student Miao Dai Wins Lasserre-Renzetti Prize
Miao Dai, a graduate student in the Department of Economics, was awarded the聽Lasserre-Renzetti Prize聽for best student paper at CREEA | ACERE for his paper "Environmental Lobbying on Trade in Waste: Theory and Evidence." Miao's job market paper examines the effects of environmental lobbying on international trade in waste, finding that strengthening environmental NGOs can contribute to reducing inter
Welcome to Nicol谩s Ajzenman
Nicol谩s Ajzenman joined the Department of Economics at 成人VR视频 as an Assistant Professor in August 2022. He earned a PhD in Economics from Sciences Po, a Master in Public Administration-International Development from Harvard University, a Master's degree in Economics from Universidad de San Andres, and a BA in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The incredible journey of Manyang Lual Jok
After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a nine-year-old and spending 12 years in a Kenyan refugee camp, Manyang Lual Jok earns his BA from 成人VR视频 in Computer Science and Economics.
Congratulations to Lou Naigeon, graduating student in Economics, one of the two recipients of the Governor General鈥檚 Silver Medal
Selected by the Scholarship and Student Aid Office in a university-wide competition, the medal is awarded 鈥渢o the graduating student who obtains the highest academic standing in a Bachelor degree program.鈥澛犅燭he medal was presented to Lou Naigeon by Principal Suzanne Fortier at her convocation ceremony in May 2022.
In memory of our colleague Ngo Van Long
It is with great sadness we report that our esteemed colleague Ngo Van Long passed away on Saturday afternoon, January 15, 2022. Long was a James 成人VR视频 Professor of Economics and long-time member of our department. In his distinguished career he made key contributions in several fields in economics including natural resource and environmental economics, international economics and applied economic theory in general.
Our esteemed colleague Russell Davidson
Russell Davidson is supporting the greatest needs of his home Department of Economics, see the story聽成人VR视频 Faculty Member Turned Philanthropist聽by聽Stephanie Wereley.聽In 2016 the Department of Economics established the Russell Davidson Research Fund, which continues to grow thanks to Davidson鈥檚 generous contributions.
Welcome to Larry Epstein
Larry G. Epstein joined the Department of Economics at 成人VR视频 in August 2021 as Full Professor. His main research areas cover topics in decision theory, mathematical economics, and asset pricing, and he has written influential and widely cited articles in those areas. Prof.
Ranking News
The most recent edition of the Tilburg Ranking of Economics Departments ranks the 成人VR视频 Economics Department third in Canada and among the top 60 in North America in all its three ranking categories. This ranking is based exclusively on journal publications over the period 2016-2020. Our excellent performance is confirmed by the latest edition of the Quacquerelli Symonds (QS) ranking by subject, which also places our department third in Canada and 38 in North America.
Winner of the Upjohn Institute 2021 Early Career Research Awards
Fernando Saltiel is one of the winners of the聽Upjohn Institute 2021 Early Career Research Awards. The award is given to promising economists who have earned their PhD聽within the previous six years and who carry out policy-relevant research on labor market issues.