VSE Student Jane Platt Awarded UBC’s Premiere Wesbrook Scholarship
Congratulations to Jane Platt on receiving the Wesbrook Scholarship, one of UBC’s most prestigious awards! A passionate leader and researcher, Jane has made significant contributions to public policy and women’s rights. Her award-winning honours thesis examined the impact of parental involvement laws on minors’ abortion access in the U.S., she presented her work at national […]
Event: Nathaniel Hendren (MIT) to deliver the 2025 Woodward Lecture on January 29th
Join us January 29th for the 2025 Woodward Lecture, featuring a presentation by Dr. Nathaniel Hendren (MIT) titled, “The Welfare effects of Government Policies,” presented by the Vancouver School of Economics. No registration required. Presentation Abstract: what policy changes would do the most to improve societal well-being? Should we spend more on education? Subsidize […]
$5.4M gift from Stone Foundation establishes Canada’s first Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics
Read the announcement on the official Stone Centre website UBC is proud to be partnering with the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation to enable deeper engagement in research that sheds light on the causes and adverse consequences of wealth and income inequality. UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics will be home to Canada’s first […]
Five VSE alumni, students and faculty receive numerous awards for their service and research
As the academic year comes to a close and our community collects, once more, on the UBC campus to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2024, we at the Vancouver School of Economics wish to acknowledge and congratulate the numerous award recipients on their incredible service and performance. Matthew Kielar W. Erwin Diewert Prize […]
Three hires mark end of successful faculty recruiting year for VSE
The Vancouver School of Economics welcomes Ying Gao (PhD MIT ‘24), Miguel Ortiz (PhD Berkeley ‘24) and Charlie Rafkin (PhD MIT ‘24) to join the faculty, marking the end of a successful recruiting year for the VSE. Ying Gao’s research focuses on economic theory and organizational economics. Her job market paper titled, “Inference from Selectively […]
Vancouver School of Economics receives $1M gift from business leader Dominic Barton
Business leader Dominic Barton has donated $1 million to his alma mater, the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC – the largest single gift from an individual in the school’s history.
CIDER announces small grant recipients for 2022
The Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research is pleased to announce the recipients of the eighth round of their small grants competition.
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.
BIE alumnus launches plant-based meal delivery service in Vancouver
Bachelor of International Economics alumnus Vasu Agarwal has combined her passions for food and entrepreneurship to launch a new start-up company in Vancouver.
Dr. Mauricio Drelichman receives 2021 Earl J. Hamilton Prize
The prize honours the best research article on Spanish economic history published in an international journal in the previous year.