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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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CIDER announces small grants recipients for 2022

CIDER announces small grants recipients for 2022
23 projects have received small grants funding from the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research.
Distinguished economist rejoins UBC from Harvard as VSE Professor

Distinguished economist rejoins UBC from Harvard as VSE Professor
Dr. Nathan Nunn taught at UBC before embarking on an illustrious career at Harvard. He is now returning to UBC.
Statement from VSE Director on loss of Agustín Beltrán

Statement from VSE Director on loss of Agustín Beltrán
On Wednesday morning, first-year PhD student Agustín Beltrán was tragically killed in a cycling accident in downtown Vancouver.
UBC econ grads invent Plufl, a dog bed for humans

UBC econ grads invent Plufl, a dog bed for humans
When Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinoshita met during their first week at UBC four years ago, the pair never expected to be launching a business together right before graduation.

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    2022 Woodward Lecture: New Findings from the World Inequality Report 2022 with Dr. Emmanuel Saez (UC Berkeley)

    New Findings from the World Inequality Report 2022 – a lecture by Dr. Emmanuel Saez (UC Berkeley)   The Vancouver School of Economics is hosting economist Dr. Emmanuel Saez for a free lecture entitled “New Findings from the World Inequality Report 2022,” as part of the 2022 Woodward Lecture Series in BUCHANAN (BUCH) – A101,...

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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
  • CIDER announces small grants recipients for 2022
  • Distinguished economist rejoins UBC from Harvard as VSE Professor
  • Statement from VSE Director on loss of Agustín Beltrán
  • UBC econ grads invent Plufl, a dog bed for humans
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