Two VSE Students take home both prizes at the CEA Bank of Canada Undergraduate Student Paper Awards
On June 1, 2024, during the annual meeting of the Canadian Economics Association, VSE students Anna Chernesky and Jane Platt won both the Best Poster Award and the Best Paper Award, respectively. These awards are given each year to the students who presented the best research paper and poster, after already being selected for participation […]
David Ricardo Essay Prize 2022W
Jesse DeCoste has won the David Ricardo Essay Prize for the best essay in the course on the History and Philosophy of Economics (PHIL 363/ECON 319). His essay “On the Origins of Friedman’s Quantity Theory of Money” argues that Milton Friedman had misrepresented his scholarly debts and that he also drew upon the work of […]
BIE grad pursues career in consulting
BIE grad Charles Acheampong chose the program because of its well-respected faculty and its ambitious student cohort.
BIE program prepared grad to tackle law school
For BIE grad Ryan Wong, who is now studying law, the BIE program “is so unique and it wasn’t offered anywhere else.”
Ballerina turned BIE grad speaks about her UBC experience
A career-ending injury as a ballerina led Chihiro Tanigawa to find a new passion in international economics at UBC.
New PhD students at the VSE
Meet the 15 students who make up our incoming 2021-2022 PhD cohort!
Saakshi Mehta’s co-op journey
Recent graduate Saakshi Mehta’s co-op journey was rooted in a curiosity for how decision-making works in different levels and sectors of the economy.
BIE student’s winning team to represent UBC at World Challenge Challenge
A third-year BIE student is part of the winning team at the World Challenge Challenge, a presentation competition held earlier this year by UBC Global Lounge.
VSE grad develops app to help ethically-minded consumers shop online
A UBC student has created a Chrome extension to help consumers be more ethical with their online purchases.
VSE student creates app to help students navigate PhD decisions
Amedeus D’Souza, a fourth-year Honours student at the Vancouver School of Economics, has developed a Chrome extension to help students decide where to apply for graduate studies.