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Policy work to help children proves practical & purposeful for VSE prof
VSE’s Kevin Milligan talks about his involvement in the Canada Child Benefit in this extended Q&A.
Fewer Canadian-invented patents stay in Canadian hands: IRPP study
Based on US patent data, Canadian-invented intellectual property (IP) is increasingly transferred or assigned to foreign entities, says new research from VSE’s Nancy Gallini.
Meet VSE’s new Director
Longtime faculty member and UBC alumnus, Prof. Patrick Francois, to lead university’s economics school.
Outgoing VSE Director reflects on term
Prof. David Green’s time as VSE Director ends this summer. In this Q&A, he reflects on his time as leader.
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.