Department of Economics Archives | Faculty of Public Affairs

January 26, 2023

Groundbreaking Economics Professor Marks Her Legacy at Carleton

By Karen Kelly The newly dedicated boardroom in Carleton University’s Department of Economics is graced with decor that an economist can truly appreciate. Desk-sized sheets of yellowed graph paper,... More

December 17, 2021

Highlights 2021: The Faculty of Public Affairs

From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in FPA this year. While we faced many challenges,... More

November 11, 2021

FPA Researchers Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants

We are proud to announce FPA's winners of the 2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants. These grants support research in its early stages, enabling "the... More

August 31, 2021

Tackling Climate Change in the Classroom

By Dan Rubinstein Addressing sustainability more broadly, new programming at Carleton this fall includes the launch of a collaborative specialization in climate change, which students from more than a dozen programs can... More

July 16, 2021

2021 Vanier Scholarship: Andréanne Veillette, Ethics and Public Affairs

Andréanne Veillette, an incoming PhD student in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF), says she could hardly believe it when she found out that she had won a Vanier Graduate Student Scholarship. This prestigious... More

June 29, 2021

Economics Graduate Helps Keep the Bahamian Economy Strong and Stable

By Dan Rubinstein Tourism is the biggest industry in the Bahamas, employing about two-thirds of the Caribbean nation’s workforce directly and indirectly and providing more than half of its gross... More

June 28, 2021

Chancellor’s Medal: Charles Hutchinson, Economics

The Chancellor's Medal is awarded annually to graduating undergraduate students with outstanding academic achievement. 2021 FPA recipient Charles Hutchinson earned a Bachelor of Economics (Honours). Hutchinson originally came to Carleton... More

June 21, 2021

Frohan Foroutan: Economics

The following piece was written by Frohan Foroutan, who is graduating with her Master’s in Economics from Carleton in June 2021. I have always been interested in people and in... More

June 18, 2021

Insight Grant 2021: Bootstrap Methods for Cluster-Robust Inference

Data-driven analysis is at the heart of economics and many other social sciences. The digitization of government records and social interactions has greatly expanded the set of questions which can... More

June 16, 2021

SSHRC Partnership Development 2021: Residential Energy Efficiency

Natural Resources Canada recently launched the Canada Greener Homes Grant, a program in which homeowners can apply for up to $5000 in rebates for energy efficient upgrades in their homes.... More

May 7, 2021

Ottawa’s Forty Under 40 Awards for Young Leaders

Two Faculty of Public Affairs alumni have been named to Ottawa’s Forty Under 40 list, the region’s biggest business award for young leaders. James Nguyen, the co-founder and CEO of... More

March 2, 2021

Consequences of Traffic on Work Productivity and Decisions

“I’m very passionate about research,” says Louis-Philippe Beland, a professor in the Department of Economics. Beland was awarded the FPA Research Excellence Chair in 2020 at the assistant professor level.... More