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VSE Prof. receives inaugural global prize for lifetime contributions in economics
VSE’s Erwin Diewert is the inaugural recipient of the Eugenio Gudin Award, a global prize awarded by Fundação Getúlio Vargas, a Brazilian school and think tank.
VSE graduating student wins CEA-BoC award for best undergraduate paper
2019 VSE Honours grad Ian Sapollnik is the winner of this year’s Canadian Economics Association-Bank of Canada undergraduate research paper award.
VSE graduating student wins Governor General’s Silver Medal in Arts
2019 VSE graduate Emmet Hall-Hoffarth has been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal in Arts, one of the highest honours bestowed on students in Canada.
Prof. Emerita Margaret Slade named 2019 Distinguished Fellow by AEA
VSE Prof. Emerita Margaret Slade has been named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association.
Master’s student wins Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
VSE Master’s student, Idaliya Grigoryeva, is one of 16 students at UBC to win the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.
VSE students win 2018/2019 premier undergraduate awards
Three students from the VSE have been granted the university’s 2018/2019 Premier Undergraduate Awards.