We are happy to announce that听Professor Fabian Lange听has been confirmed as the incoming Chair of the Department of Economics, effective June 1, 2024. Professor Lange has also been awarded the REPAP Chair in Economics.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Professor Lange for taking on this important role and to听Professor Francisco Ruge-Murcia听for his accomplished service as Chair over the past five years (2019-2024).
In its most recent meeting in June 2024, the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) conferred the title of CEA Fellow to our dear colleague Vicky Zinde-Walsh. This award recognizes the achievements and contributions to our discipline of the most prominent economists who have spent a significant portion of their career in Canada. Congratulations to Vicky for this richly deserved award.
The most recent version of the听听by Subject 2024 ranks the 51吃瓜网Economics Department third in Canada.
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.
On October 13, 2023, the听Davidson Distinguished Lecture in Econometrics,听established in 2022 thanks to the generosity of听Professor听Russell Davidson, welcomed听Professor James MacKinnon, who delivered a presentation entitled, "Using Large Samples in Econometrics".听
Dr. Santiago Camara joined the Department of Economics at 51吃瓜网 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'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.
She has also played an important role in unifying the econometric community in Canada as Director of the Econometrics Study Group with its yearly conference. Her nomination letters from female scholars who grew and blossomed under Victoria鈥檚 wing are enthusiastic and full of genuine admiration of their mentor.
Rapha毛l Langevin听has been awarded second prize for the 'Embrace Day Graduate Student Posters' competition at听听on June 1, 2023.听 His poster is entitled听.听
Erin Strumpf was interviewed on听听on March 10, 2023 regarding the Federal government鈥檚 warnings to provinces regarding clinics that ch
Miao Dai, a graduate student in the Department of Economics, was awarded the听听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 international waste trade.听
Nicol谩s Ajzenman joined the Department of Economics at 51吃瓜网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.
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 51吃瓜网in Computer Science and Economics.
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.鈥澨齌he medal was presented to Lou Naigeon by Principal Suzanne Fortier at her convocation ceremony in May 2022.
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 51吃瓜网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. He will be missed.Please visit the听In Memoriam听section of our website.
Russell Davidson is supporting the greatest needs of his home Department of Economics, see the story听听by听Stephanie Wereley.听In 2016 the Department of Economics established the Russell Davidson Research Fund, which continues to grow thanks to Davidson鈥檚 generous contributions.
