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  • Resource booms help to ‘Trump-proof’ Canadian economy: UBC VSE research

    Resource booms in oil and gas have helped Canada avoid a populist uprising like the one that contributed to the U.S. election of Trump last November.

  • Less is best when it comes to transparency on corruption

    New study co-authored by VSE's Patrick Francois asks: Does transparency reduce corruption, or does it merely reveal the price of the bribe?

  • VSE prof to advise investigative journalists on big data

    One of the top investigative reporting units in the United States has named UBC professor Marit Rehavi as its first official data science advisor.

  • Q&A: Prof. Joshua Gottlieb on Medicaid

    UBC economist Joshua Gottlieb talks about the role and value of Medicaid as the healthcare debate heats up in the United States.

  • Boom, bubble and bust: VSE research on credit cycles

    Fear the bubble, not just its burst, so says new research from the VSE.

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Remembering Dr. Ashok Kotwal

Remembering Dr. Ashok Kotwal
VSE Director Dr. Patrick Francois has written an obituary for the late VSE Professor Emeritus Dr. Ashok Kotwal, who passed away last week.
VSE’s Dr. Claudio Ferraz joins National Bureau of Economics Research

VSE’s Dr. Claudio Ferraz joins National Bureau of Economics Research
Ferraz has been appointed a research associate of NBER's Political Economy program.
Nordic nation named the happiest in the world for 2022

Nordic nation named the happiest in the world for 2022
The World Happiness Report, co-authored by VSE Professor Emeritus John Helliwell, has named Finland the happiest country.
CIDER announces small grants recipients for 2021

CIDER announces small grants recipients for 2021
19 projects have received small grants funding from the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research.

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Monday, May 9
Macroeconomics Seminar (Simon Mongey, Minneapolis Fed - Chicago Econ)
Tuesday, May 10
Labour/Public Seminar (Till Von Watcher, UCLA)
Monday, May 16
Macroeconomics Seminar (Bradley Setzler, Penn State)
Thursday, May 19
Labour/Public Seminar (Coen Tuelings, Utrecht)

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  • Jun 2
    Confronting Climate Distress: Climate Affect, Anxiety and Action

    A session presented by UBC Climate Hub & UBC Sustainability Hub.

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VSE Spotlight

A career in legal & economic consulting: Diana Manzi (BA’15)

A career in legal & economic consulting: Diana Manzi (BA’15)
Diana Manzi (BA'15) works as an economic consultant at Columbia Pacific Consulting, a Vancouver consulting firm that deals with specific economic and legal matters. 

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  • Joshua Gottlieb Earns #1 Ranking by IDEAS
  • Remembering Dr. Ashok Kotwal
  • VSE’s Dr. Claudio Ferraz joins National Bureau of Economics Research
  • From the lecture hall to the IMF: Economist Yan Carrière-Swallow (BA’ 06)
  • Nordic nation named the happiest in the world for 2022
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