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Playing computer games helps improve math scores, but only for boys

Playing computer games helps improve math scores, but only for boys

September 7, 2018 | Tagged: Gaming, Gender gap, Nicole Fortin

Daily play of multiplayer online games lifts math test scores for teenagers, but only for boys, widening the gender gap among male and female teens, new research from economist Nicole Fortin has found.

Nicole Fortin Wins Prestigious Killam Research Award

January 29, 2016 | Tagged: Awards, Faculty, News, Nicole Fortin, Research, UBC, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

Award acknowledges ground-breaking research and outstanding contributions to economics research and academia. More…

Why Gender Still Matters in Business and Society

December 21, 2015 | Tagged: Faculty, Kevin Milligan, Mukesh Eswaran, News, Nicole Fortin, Research, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

Groundbreaking VSE research is revealing how gender continues to be a key factor in economic status and business performance. From work and educational opportunities to executive boardroom decisions, gender remains more influential than we may think. Learn more…

Nicole Fortin Receives Mike McCracken Award for Economic Statistics

June 3, 2015 | Tagged: Awards, Faculty, News, Nicole Fortin, Research, UBC, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

Award recognizes theoretical and applied contributions to the development or use of economic statistics in Canada. Details…

2015 World Happiness Report Launches

2015 World Happiness Report Launches

April 23, 2015 | Tagged: CIFAR, Faculty, John Helliwell, News, Nicole Fortin, Research, SDSN, UBC, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

VSE faculty contribute to groundbreaking research; changing the way governments approach policy decisions for societal well-being. How happy is your country? Learn more…

Understanding Canada’s Economy

Understanding Canada’s Economy

May 24, 2013 | Tagged: David A. Green, Kevin Milligan, Nicole Fortin, Thomas Lemieux, W. Craig Riddell

Wage inequality, technical change, taxes, gender gap, unions, globalization… what’s Canada’s perspective? We offer thought-provoking research and policy options, based on facts.

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