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Thursday, June 12, 2025

4th Year B.ECON Honours Student Tayssir Benchoubane Wins Bank of Canada Poster Award

Congratulations to Tayssir Benchoubane, a 4th year B.ECON Honours student double majoring in Political Science, who has won the 2025 Bank of Canada Poster Award! Tayssir had an outstanding undergraduate research paper and was invited to present his research in Montreal at the 2025 Canadian Economic Association. His research paper is titled... More

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Department Chair Chris Worswick Publishes Opinion Piece in the Globe and Mail

Department Chair Chris Worswick publishes opinion piece in the Globe and Mail titled Why a province like B.C. blocks a pipeline for a province like Alberta. Here is a quote: "B.C. benefits from a pipeline, too, not least in terms of new jobs and benefit-sharing agreements with Indigenous groups whose lands are involved. But... More

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Department Chair Chris Worswick Publishes Business Commentary Piece in the Globe and Mail

Department Chair Chris Worswick publishes business commentary piece in the Globe and Mail titled "The spectre of Alberta separatism might actually be good for Canada’s economy". Here is a quote: "No doubt carbon emissions would rise but given the economic challenges Canada faces dealing with an American government that has become hostile to free... More

Friday, May 16, 2025

Dr. Collins Ayoo’s Credited as Academic Editor on ‘Unemployment – Nature, Challenges and Policy Responses’

Dr. Collins Ayoo, Contract Instructor in the Department of Economics and Research Economist at Natural Resources Canada, has been credited as an academic editor for the book Unemployment – Nature, Challenges and Policy Responses. The book is published by IntechOpen, the world's leading publisher of open access books, built by scientists. Here is... More

Friday, May 2, 2025

Fourth-Year B.Econ and PSCI Student Tayssir Benchoubane’s Honours Capstone Project Ranked Among Top 10 Submissions to the Canadian Economics Association Conference

Congratulations to Tayssir Benchoubane, a fourth year B-ECON and Political Science student, whose Honours Capstone essay "Shopping for Answers: The Impact of Geographic Grocery-Retailer Concentration on Canada's Municipal Food Prices" has ranked among top 10 submissions to the Canadian Economics Association Conference and the Bank of Canada. His... More

Friday, May 2, 2025

Fourth-Year B.Econ Student Abigail Meloche’s Senior Thesis Ranked Among Top 10 Submissions to the Canadian Economics Association Conference

Congratulations to our 4th year B.ECON student Abigail Meloche, whose senior thesis titled "Housing, Inequality and Monetary Policy" has made the top 10 in undergraduate submissions to the Canadian Economics Association Conference. She will present at the conference. Abigail has also received a 2024-2025 Bank of Canada scholarship. She had... More

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Department Chair Chris Worswick Publishes Commentary Piece in the Toronto Star

Department Chair Chris Worswick publishes commentary piece in the Toronto Star titled "Conservative economic plan most likely to lead to progress". Here is a quote from the piece: "Both the Liberal and Conservative plans see Canada becoming an energy superpower, but the Liberal path to achieving this is less clear. Given the Liberal plan... More

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Ph.D. Graduate Haizhen Mou and Michael M. Atkinson Shortlisted for Donner Book Prize

We are pleased to announce that Haizhen Mou (Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan) who graduated from our Ph.D. program in 2009 has been shortlisted for the prestigious Donner Book Prize. Haizhen and Michael M. Atkinson (co-author, Professor Emeritus in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of... More

Friday, April 11, 2025

Professor Vivek Dehejia Speaks to BBC News about the Impacts of the Trump Tariffs on India

Professor Vivek Dehejia was interviewed by BBC News regarding the impacts of President Trump's tariffs on India, in an article titled “Will trade-shy India gain edge in tariff-driven slowdown?” Here is a quote: “Many post-colonial states like India harbour a deep-rooted suspicion that international commerce and trade are simply new forms of... More

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Professor Maya Papineau Interviewed by CBC News

Professor Maya Papineau was interviewed on CBC News on green retrofits. The article is titled, "What did homeowners do with green rebates, and did they make a difference?" Here is a quote: Getting a heat pump wasn't an option during the ecoENERGY program, but it's something that has a significant impact on a home's... More

Friday, April 4, 2025

Fourth Year B.ECON and PSCI Student Tayssir Benchoubane Announced as Successful Candidate of CUROP 2025

The Department of Economics is proud to announce that Tayssir Benchoubane, a fourth year Bachelor of Economics and Political Science student, has been announced as a successful candidate of CUROP 2025. The Carleton University Research Opportunity Program (CUROP) holds a competition each year for undergraduate research internships. Candidates... More

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Professor Vivek Dehejia Quoted in the Economist

Professor Vivek Dehejia is quoted in The Economist, speaking on India's likely response to Trump's tariffs. The title of the article is called "India sees opportunity, as well as risk, in Trump’s trade war". Here is the quote: "Mr. Modi would not be the first leader to use trade deals as cover for market-opening... More

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