Western U - Undergraduate Economics

02/26/2024

Join us March 9th and 10th for this years Inspiring Diversity in STEM Conference. Don't forget to register by this Thursday, February 29th with the QR code or link below!

09/19/2022

Our peers in the Sociology Department are hosting the Balakrishnan Distinguished Lecture in Population Dynamics and Inequality.

Join us Thursday, September 29th at 3:00pm in University College Room 3110 (Conron Hall) for a lecture by Robert J. Sampson “Cohort Fates: How the Social Transformation of Crime and Punishment in America Defined Coming of Age in the Last Quarter-Century.”

https://sociology.uwo.ca/about-us/events/balakrishnan-distinguished-lecture.html

RSVP to [email protected] for more information about attending virtually

09/01/2022

Information Session: PwC - Consulting, Technology, and Deals Information Session (non-CPA related)
When: September 7th, 2022 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: UCC 147 A & B
You must register to attend this event. Registration closes on September 6 at 12:00 pm.

05/18/2022

Congratulations are extended to Economics undergraduate student and recent graduate Elliot Grenier. His Economics 4400E undergraduate thesis “The Impact of International Environmental Agreements on U.S. Environmental Legislation” has been chosen as a CEA – Bank of Canada Undergraduate Student Paper Award. Grenier will virtually showcase his research at a poster session during the 56th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association. For more information, see CEA – Boc Undergraduate Awards

Photo: Award winner for Best Research Paper at the Banff Meetings, Ian Sapollnik (The University of British Columbia) for his paper "The Minimum Wage, Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Market for Alternative Credit"

12/06/2021

The 21st Carroll Round Steering Committee would like to invite all interested students at University of Western Ontario to apply to this year’s Carroll Round Undergraduate Economics Research Conference. The Carroll Round is an undergraduate international economics conference at Georgetown University, providing a unique forum for the world’s best undergraduate students studying international economics and political economy to present and discuss their original research. At the conference, undergraduates will have an unparalleled opportunity to engage in an academic environment and converse with world-renowned economists in an intimate setting. In addition, all the accepted papers will have the chance to be published in the Carroll Round Proceedings.

This year’s conference, which will be held at Georgetown University from April 21st through April 24th, 2022, will bring together participants, prominent academics, and policy-makers in presentations, discussions, and speeches. This year, they will host Nobel Laureate Dr. Joshua Angrist and Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy Kenneth Rogoff. Previous keynote speakers also include Susan Athey, Ben Bernanke, John Nash, Rajiv Shah, and Joseph Stiglitz. A full list of our past speakers can be found at https://sfs.georgetown.edu/carroll-round/about/

Currently enrolled students may submit their applications to participate in the 21st Carroll Round Conference. Since the Carroll Round’s inception, we have underscored the importance of international economics research. We highly encourage international papers, but are also willing to consider exemplary papers on other economic topics. The Steering Committee also recognizes that applications made at this time may represent works in progress. International applicants who are invited to present at the conference are responsible for obtaining visas and travel documents. Those who cannot physically travel to the U.S. may join our online sessions. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until 11:59 PM February 13th, 2022, for international applicants and March 13th, 2022, for domestic applicants. Decisions will be returned within two weeks of each deadline.

https://georgetown-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1dqCIhDEIkqn8f-aq4RAn_TzYUcMKcs8v9EQX3Xs8gkk-1605875318&key=YAMMID-1638562910044&link=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc354KTzxn1wGLTcg_tjhHkgtt18ZYZjwO2kOG1nRDozEWPAg/viewform

Questions can be directed towards [email protected].

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12/06/2021

The Masters of Financial Economics (MFE) program at Western University is now accepting applications!

The MFE is a 16-month graduate program that combines courses from the Ivey Business School, Economics Department, Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, and the Faculty of Law. The program is designed to develop finance and quantitative skills and internship experience that is needed for roles in, for example: capital markets, strategy, risk management, treasury, infrastructure, private debt, sales and trading.

If you would like to learn more, please visit our website: https://economics.uwo.ca/mfe/

11/21/2021

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing has some open positions. Please click on the link below if you are interested.

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing occasionally hires Research Associates to support our initiatives. Most Research Associates have a background in economics, business, engineering, geography, or political science. Contact us to learn more.

11/10/2021

Western Economics Society is hosting our Annual Fall Panel: The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation next Thursday (Nov 18th) @ 7 pm. You will hear from panelists from different backgrounds to share their unique perspectives on this topic. Please find a brief intro of our panelists below.

o Dr. Gordon McBean, Professor Emeritus in Department of Geography & Environment at Western University
o Mr. Paul Kovacs, Executive Director at The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction at Western University
o Dr. Rohinton Medhora, President of the Centre for International Governance
o Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, Professor of Environmental Economics at the Yale School of the Environment

Please register for the event here: https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclc-ihpz8uHNbrKKEmpnyn9d4oYRZWmSP4

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10/05/2021

The Bank of Canada has some exciting job opportunities. Deadline to apply for both positions is October 11, 2021 at 23:59 PM EST.

• Research Assistant (Bachelor's Degree, Recent Graduates)
https://careers.bankofcanada.ca/job/Various-locations-Research-Assistant-%28Bachelor's-Degree%2C-Recent-Graduates%29-ON/550246617/
• Analyst or Economist (Master's Degree, Recent Graduates)
https://careers.bankofcanada.ca/job/Ottawa-%28Downtown%29-Analyst-or-Economist-%28Master's-Degree%2C-Recent-Graduates%29-ON/550248817/

Analyst or Economist (Master's Degree, Recent Graduates)

09/30/2021

Western’s Faculty of Engineering will be hosting the How to Change the World Program” event during the coming Fall Reading Week (Train the trainer on Monday, student program Tues-Fri). Further info is found here: western.htctw.org.

09/30/2021

The PEI Department of Fisheries & Communities has recently posted the attached Job Ad open to the public, seeking a candidate for an Aquaculture & Fisheries Policy Coordinator position.
This position is a full time temporary position commencing immediately until March 31st, 2022.
The competition will close Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 @ 5:00 p.m.
The job link is posted below:
https://www.gov.pe.ca/jobs/api/position/50273?format=html