Events

Past Events

• Thinking While Black: Claudia Rankine

  15th Jan 2020

  NY Times Bestselling Poet, MacArthur “Genius” award recipient and Professor at Yale University.

• CTLT Winter Institute

  10th Dec 2019

  An array of events centred around sustainable, inclusive and thriving communities.

• Alumni & Students Fall Mixer 2019

  14th Nov 2019

  alumni, Fall Mixer, Networking

  Join us for a night of new connections & conversation, feat. Pecha Kucha style presentations from alumni.

• Is It Time to Wave the Flag?

  13th Nov 2019

  Thought leaders share their vision for shaping a diverse & more inclusive society in Canada & beyond.

• Is globalization doomed?

  30th Oct 2019

  Pascal Lamy, President of the Paris Peace Forum and former Director-General of the WTO, speaks to the future of globalization.

• Happy Ever After? How Marriage Impacts Our Health & Happiness

  25th Oct 2019 UBC Robson Square

  An economist, creative writer, sociologist, and philosopher from UBC Faculty of Arts discuss marriage.

• Fall 2019 Woodward Lecture

  22nd Oct 2019

  The VSE presents a Woodward Lecture from Stanford economist Monika Piazzesi.

• 2019 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture

  3rd Oct 2019

  VSE Prof. David Green discusses basic income.

• 6th Seattle-Vancouver Econometrics Conference

  27th Sep 2019

  Econometrics Conference

  Econometrics conference for researchers from UW, SFU, and UBC.

• A Blue Economy: Achieving a Socially Equitable Marine Industrial Revolution

  24th Sep 2019

  Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, on the economics of the ocean.

• UBC Pride

  6th Sep 2019

  On Sept. 6, sashay your way to the Fairview Commons area to celebrate diversity, inclusion and Positive Space at UBC!

• Agents of Change

  22nd Jul 2019 Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

  What role should universities play on global issues like the climate crisis?

• Essentials of Productive Teams

  9th Jul 2019

  More than ever, organizational success depends on people working together - effectively.

• Congress 2019

  1st Jun 2019

  UBC hosts Canada’s largest gathering of scholars, the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, in its 88th year.

• Woodward Lecture 2019

  30th Apr 2019

  Fabrizio Zilibotti, Tuntex Prof. of International & Development Economics at Yale, on The economics of parenting.

• The Age of Leverage: Bank of Canada Speech

  14th Mar 2019 UBC Robson Square

  Bank of Canada, Carolyn A. Wilkins

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins speaks at UBC Robson Square.

• Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Robert Bullard

  15th Jan 2019

  The first of the Liu Institute's 2019 series on America and the Climate Crisis.

• Multimedia and Global Health Advocacy

  10th Dec 2018

  Speakers from across UBC and beyond share their expertise on global health equity & related topics.

• alumni UBC Achievement Awards

  15th Nov 2018

  Eight UBC members who have taken the lead on important issues to create positive social change will be honoured.

• Should B.C. Change its Voting System?

  30th Oct 2018

  Join us to weigh the evidence and inform your referendum choice this fall.

• 2018 Gideon Rosenbluth Lecture

  25th Oct 2018

  The technical & economic roadmaps to convert global energy infrastructure to 100% clean, renewable energy.

• CfPE Conference 2018

  5th Oct 2018 Iona Building

  CfPE Conference

  A two day conference on Political Economics, hosted by the VSE & UC Berkeley.

• Joint Economics/Sauder Seminar with Natalia Ramondo (UCSD)

  28th Sep 2018

  Organizer: Anna Tam

• Development/Political Economy seminar with Luis Martinez (Chicago Harris)

  26th Sep 2018

  Organizer: Munir Squires

• Labor/Public Seminar with Katherine Meckel (UCLA)

  25th Sep 2018

  Organizer: Marit Rehavi

• Environment/Resource Economics Seminar with Koichiro Ito (Harris Public Policy)

  21st Sep 2018

  Organizer: Maureen Chin

• Political Economy Seminar with Horacio Larreguy (Harvard)

  19th Sep 2018

  Organiser: Thorsten Rogall

• Scotiabank Economic Forum 2018

  19th Sep 2018

  Explore the implications & opportunities the global economy presents with the bank's Senior VP & Chief Economist.

• Macroeconomics Seminar

  18th Sep 2018

  Organizer: Henry Siu

• Joint Economics/Sauder Seminar with Jeronimo Carballo (Colorado)

  14th Sep 2018

  Organizer: Anna Tam

• Micro theory seminar with Shin En Lu (SFU)

  13th Sep 2018 IONA 533

  Organizer: Sergei Severinov

• Macroeconomics Seminar with Todd Schoellman, FRB Minneapolis

  11th Sep 2018 IONA 533

  Structural Transformation by Cohort (Bart Hobijn and Alberto Vindas Q.) Organiser: Henry Siu

• Labor/Public Seminar by Joseph Mullins, UWO

  10th Sep 2018 IONA 533

  Firms’ Choices of Wage-Setting Protocols in the Presence of Minimum Wages (Christopher Flinn and James Mabli) Organiser: Maureen Chin

• Graduate Programme Function

  7th Sep 2018

  Organiser: Maureen Chin

• LinkedIn 101

  29th Aug 2018

  Learn how to set up an effective LinkedIn profile and strategies to leverage this social networking platform..

• Postmodern Urban Spaces: A City Tour

  28th Jul 2018

  UBC geography professor David Ley will take us through Vancouver's downtown and inner city districts.

• Happy How-To: From Happiness Research to Happier Cities

  7th Jun 2018 Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

  Charles Montgomery, Happiness, John Helliwell, Meik Wiking, Richard Easterlin

  A panel of experts discuss the latest research on happiness.

• Distinguished Visitor: Prof. Kathleen Thelen

  18th Apr 2018

  The origins & evolution of political-economic institutions..

• 2018 Woodward Lecture: The accumulation of human capital

  17th Apr 2018

  Presented by Professor Orazio Attanasio of the University College London.

• The 3rd Industrial Revolution: Can we prevent the next mass extinction of life on Earth?

  8th Mar 2018 Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

  Economist Jeremy Rifkin presents.

• Lind Initiative Audience The Phil Lind Initiative: Susan Rice on The Unravelling of the Liberal Order

  15th Feb 2018 Old Auditorium, UBC

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• Lind Initiative Talk with Edward Luce

  11th Jan 2018 Old Auditorium, UBC

  Edward Luce, columnist & commentator for the Financial Times, provides insight into American politics & the US economy.

• Arts Spotlight on the Canadian Census

  1st Dec 2017 Royal Bank Cinema, Chan Centre

  Five Arts profs, including VSE's Marina Adshade, will discuss Canada's changing face of diversity, income & marital status.

• Building a Better Canada

  29th Nov 2017 Chan Shun Concert Hall

  What’s next for Canada? Join the UBC President for a dynamic & forward-looking evening feat. Order of Canada recipients.

• Scotiabank Economic Forum 2017

  8th Nov 2017

  With Scotiabank's Senior VP & Chief Economist.

• Inclusive Growth and the Future of Work: 2017 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture

  2nd Nov 2017 UBC Robson Square

  Armine Yalnizyan, Gideon Rosenbluth Lecture

  Annual Lecture Series

• Walls vs. Bridges: Moving Goods, People and Ideas

  23rd May 2017 Iona Building

  A program in celebration of the inaugural Bachelor of International Economics graduating class and the new home of the Vancouver School of Economics.

• Government versus the Free Market

  2nd Mar 2017

  Dr. Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, UC Berkeley professor, author, and public intellectual Robert Reich leads the current Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies series, The Trump Impact: Change, challenges, responses, to explore what the Trump presidency means for the U.S., Canada and the world. The Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies is a dialogue series hosted by the Liu Institute for Global Issues at...

• Tackling Poverty and Socioeconomic Inequities

  27th Jan 2017 Michael Smith Laboratories room 102

  Craig Riddell, Talk, VSE

  VSE is pleased to announce that Prof. Riddell will be one of the presenters at the School of Population and Public Health’s January Grand Rounds talk.

• Quebec’s experiment: universal child care. What results, what alternatives?

  23rd Nov 2016 UBC Robson Square

  CCPA, Gideon Rosenbluth, Lecture, Pierre Fortin, Public Event, Sponsorship, VSE

  Prof. Pierre Fortin will discuss this child care policy model, and alternatives, at the 2016 Rosenbluth Lecture. Details...

• Export Development Canada Information Session

  5th Oct 2016 Iona Building

  Career Centre, EDC, VSE

  The VSE Career Centre is pleased to host an employers information session with representatives from Export Development Canada (EDC).

• Careers in Government Information Session

  22nd Sep 2016 Iona Building

  Career Centre, Government of Canada, VSE

  The VSE Career Centre is pleased to host a free employer's info session with Government of Canada representatives, open to VSE students. Details...

• 2016 Woodward Lecture: Innovation, Inequality, and Social Mobility with Prof. Philippe Aghion

  22nd Sep 2016 Chemistry building B250

  Lecture, Public Event, VSE, Woodward Lecture

  Innovation has become the most important engine of economic growth. But who innovates & what is the effect on society? Details...

• Bank of Canada Information Session

  20th Sep 2016 Iona Building

  Bank of Canada, Career Centre, VSE

  The VSE Career Centre is pleased to host an employers information session with representatives from the Bank of Canada. Details...

• CfPE Conference

  16th Sep 2016

  CfPE

  The Vancouver School of Economics is pleased to host in collaboration with UC Berkeley a two day conference on Political Economics. The program includes theoretical and empirical research at the frontier of this field and brings together an international group of economists and political scientists active in this area. Program...

• Seattle-Vancouver Econometrics Conference

  9th Sep 2016 Iona Building

  Conference, Public Event, VSE

  The program for this academic conference offers a mix of econometric theory and applied papers presentations. Details...

• Social & Economic Near-Term Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

  7th Jul 2016 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

  Henry Siu, Lecture, Public Event, US White House, VSE

  Dr. Henry Siu will be participating, by invitation of the US White House, in a major public symposium to address the near-term impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across social and economic systems. The event will be live-streamed free. Details...

• Who Benefits? Canada and the TPP

  12th Jan 2016 Liu Institute Multipurpose Room

  International Trade, Liu Insitute, TPP

  Professors Ashok Kotwal and Matilde Bombardini are joining the Canadian Minister for International Trade for a panel discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

• Woodward Lecture Series: Repugnant Transactions

  19th Nov 2015 MATH Building, Room 100

  Lecture, Sponsorship, VSE, Woodward Lecture

  The Vancouver School of Economics is very pleased to host Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth for a free lecture entitled “Repugnant Transactions”. Please join us...

• Income Inequality in Canada & Abroad

  7th Nov 2015 CS Office Point Grey Campus

  Lecture, Public Event, Thomas Lemieux, UBC100, VSE

  Learn about key trends in inequality in Canada and abroad from reknowned labour economist Dr. Thomas Lemieux, SSHRC Insight Award Winner and VSE Director.

• “Do firms benefit from the R&D efforts of their rivals?”

  20th Oct 2015

  Margaret Slade, UBC Emerita of Economics, will be speaking at the UBC Emeriti Research morning. Details...

• Fight for Fifteen: An Appraisal of the Higher Wages Movement

  15th Oct 2015 UBC Robson Square

  CCPA, Gideon Rosenbluth, Lecture, Public Event, Sponsorship, Stephanie Luce, VSE

  Details...

• Predicament of Youth

  29th Sep 2015 George Ignatieff Theatre

  Lecture, Public Event, SSHRC, VSE

  Details...

• The Canadian Inequality Story

  24th Sep 2015 Forum at Allard Hall

  Lecture

  Free panel discussion with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and VSE Professors Thomas Lemieux and David Green, two of Canada's top labour economists. Learn more...

• Can Politics Make Us Happier?

  7th May 2015 Museum of Vancouver

  John Helliwell, Lecture

  Can Politics Make Us Happier? A Discussion with Mayor Lisa Helps and Economist John Helliwell Join Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria, and VSE Professor Emeritus John Helliwell for a discussion of politics and happiness. They will explore the joys and miseries of political engagement, and discuss how policy-making might address the happiness of citizens. The event...

• BC Economics Articulation Meeting 2015

  4th May 2015 Leon & Thea Koerner University Centre

  VSE

  The 2015 BC Economics Articulation Meeting is being held at UBC this year on May 4th and 5th.  The event is co-hosted by VSE faculty member Gerald McIntyre. Questions may be emailed to: Gerald.McIntyre@ubc.ca To register, click here.

• Three Perspectives on Modern Love

  21st Mar 2015 The Imperial

  Lecture, Marina Adshade, Public Event, VSE

  Curious about the academic views on modern romance? VSE’s Marina Adshade will be speaking at the BIL Conference this weekend on the subject. Marina will be joined by two other UBC faculty members: Mandy Len (English) and Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins (Philosophy). Their session is titled “Love Faculty: Three Perspectives on Modern Love” at 4:00 at The Imperial....

• Woodward Lecture: Inequality in Health at Birth: Why is it Falling in the U.S.?

  19th Mar 2015 HENN 201

  Lecture, Public Event, Sponsorship, Woodward Lecture

  Woodward Lecture: Inequality in Health at Birth: Why is it Falling in the U.S.?

• Building Happier Lives – John Helliwell In Conversation

  17th Mar 2015 Coach House Green College

  John Helliwell, Public Event, VSE

  VSE's John Helliwell will discuss his career, and why he studies happiness, as part of "The Passions that Drive Academic Life" lecture series. Details...

• 2014 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture with Emmanuel Saez

  28th Oct 2014 Rio Theatre

  Emmanuel Saez, Gideon Rosenbluth, Lecture, Public Event, Sponsorship

  Income and Wealth Inequality: Evidence and Policy Implications

• Improving Student Engagement in Technology-Enhanced Classrooms: What Works, What Matters and Why

  5th Jun 2014 Irving K Barber Learning Centre - Rm 2.22A/B

  Lecture

  University teaching straddles the dilemma of what to teach and how to teach while addressing two key questions: What matters the most in the discipline? How to keep the students engaged optimally for their development? If you have worked on this spectrum of issues or are currently grappling with them in your teaching, this session is for you!

• Demystifying the Chinese Economic Miracle

  26th May 2014 Liu Institute Multipurpose Room

  Lecture, Public Event, Sponsorship

  A special panel discussion with Dr. Justin Yifu Lin, former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

• Robots, Resource Booms, and Baristas: Trying to Predict the Future Job Market for University Graduates

  24th May 2014 SUB Auditorium (Norm Theatre)

  alumni, David Green, job market, Public Event

  Robots, Resource Booms, and Baristas: Trying to Predict the Future Job Market for University Graduates. A presentation by Professor David Green.

• Behavioral Experiments in Networked Trade

  12th Mar 2014 Brock Hall, Rm. 2365

  Public Event, Sponsorship

  VSE is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Michael Kearns, University of Pennsylvania (Computer Science).

• Irrational Exuberance and Neural Warning Signals During Endogenous Experimental Market Bubbles

  12th Mar 2014 Woodward Bldg., Room 3

  Public Event, Sponsorship

  VSE is pleased to host a lecture by professor Colin Camerer, California Institute of Technology (Behavioral Economics).

• Beyond Economic Rationality: Lecture and Reception

  11th Mar 2014 Coach House, Green College, UBC

  Co-hosted by UBC's Vancouver School of Economics and Green College.

• Seminar: City Growth and Aggregate Growth

  10th Mar 2014 Lasserre Building, Rm. 105

  Public Event

  The Vancouver School of Economics is pleased to host Economics Professor Enrico Moretti, of the University of California at Berkeley for a seminar on "City Growth and Aggregate Growth".

• Do Patents Promote or Impede Innovative Activity?

  29th Oct 2013 Coach House, Green College, UBC

  Public Event

  Intellectual property protection has changed dramatically in recent decades. Innovators must either pay stacking royalties on a multitude of patents related to their discoveries or face the threat of aggressive legal battles. Have they enhanced or discouraged incentives to innovate? Is there a need for further patent reform? Professor Nancy Gallini will explore these questions in her lecture.

• 2013 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture: Bob Evans

  23rd Oct 2013

  What, me worry? UBC Professor Emeritus Bob Evans asks this and other fundamental questions about economic growth and resource scarcity at the 2013 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture.

• 2013 Inaugural Fall Conference

  20th Sep 2013

  The inaugural fall academic conference with an agenda of renowned international speakers, joined by faculty members of the Vancouver School of Economics. EVENT NOW WAIT-LISTED

• Forum: 2014 Economic Forecast with Warren Jestin

  10th Sep 2013

  Scotiabank’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Warren Jestin's overview of key economic & financial market trends that are likely to influence the Canadian economy through 2014. Presented in partnership with the Vancouver School of Economics. EVENT NOW WAIT-LISTED

• IPTEL 2013 – International Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Learning

  11th Jul 2013

  International Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Learning: Lessons, Challenges, Possibilities. For those interested in a global dialogue on increasing access, equity and engagement through innovations in technology-enabled learning.

• History of Economics Society Conference

  20th Jun 2013

  Conference, Historical Economics, Sponsorship

  Vancouver School of Economics is co-sponsoring the History of Economics Society Conference on June 20-22, 2013.

• Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture: Global Economic History

  14th Sep 2012

  Bob Allen, Gideon Rosenbluth, Public Event, Sponsorship

  Professor Bob Allen (Oxford University), one of the world's leading economic historians, presents "Global Economic History: A Short Introduction" at the first Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture.