The Vancouver School of Economics is consistently ranked as one of the top schools in Canada and among the top 25 worldwide, based on research productivity, teaching excellence, and in several other performance areas.

Research Highlights

  • Award-winning faculty comprised of leading experts in multiple fields, including income inequality, international trade, political economy, taxation, fiscal policy, among many others
  • First in Canada to have a Canada Excellence Research Chair dedicated to social sciences research
  • Home to the Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality, and the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research (CIDER) and state-of-the-art facilities for data-intensive research
  • Several faculty members are affiliated with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), an elite research group that brings together leading researchers from across Canada and around the world

Research Spotlight

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How UBC’s Stone Centre is leading the conversation on wealth inequality in Canada

 

The Econometric Society Elects Paul Beaudry as 2024 Fellow

 
October 11th, 2024-Professor Paul Beaudry of the Vancouver School of Economics was elected as a fellow of the Econometric Society, alongside 41 other economists from research institutions around the world. From the Econometric

Video: New Book by VSE’s Dr. Felipe Valencia Caicedo

 
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Research Centres
The VSE has access to multiple research centres promoting a specific avenue of research.
Research Streams
The VSE has faculty members that specialize in the various fields of economics research.
Policy Discussion
Faculty of the Vancouver School of Economics engage in policy-related discussions with the broader economics community on numerous levels.
Faculty
Learn about our individual faculty members and their achievements, publications, and current research initiatives.
Thesis Collection
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FDZ-IAB Data Access Point
We are the first and only facility in Canada to provide the opportunity for on-site use to confidential German administrative social security data.
COVID-19 Research Program
A group of UBC researchers with the Vancouver School of Economics are studying various economic issues related to COVID-19 and its impact in British Columbia and Canada.