Conferences
2012
Western CIBC Conference - Tasks, Skills and Human Capital
Western University
Sponsored by CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity
October 12, 2012
Rimini
Conference in Economics & Finance (RCEF)
Cities, Open Economies and Public Policy
University of Toronto
Co-Sponsored by CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity
August 16-18, 2012
Conference on Financing Human Capital Investment
Chicago, IL
Sponsored by CIBC Centre for Human Capital and
Productivity, Institute for New Economic Thinking, and the Becker
Friedman Institute
Program
Participants
January 5, 2012
2011
Workshop on Labour Markets in China and North America
University of Western Ontario
Social Sciences Centre (4161 SSC)
Sponsored by CIBC Centre for Human Capital and
Productivity and China
Research and Policy Group at Western
August 18, 2011
- UM-MSU-UWO Labor Day Conference
- University of Western Ontario
- Sponsored by CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity
- May 18, 2011
2010
Workshop on Post-Secondary
Education Choices and Policy
Social Sciences Centre (4161 SSC)
December 9, 2010
Canadian Macro Study Group (CMSG) Annual Meeting
Sponsored by the Bank of Canada, the Canadian Economics Association, the
CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity, UWO Faculty of Social
Science and Research Western
November 5-6, 2010
2008
UM-MSU-UWO Labor Day Conference
University of Western Ontario
Sponsored by CIBC Human Capital and Productivity Project
May 16, 2008
2004
Second Conference on Human Capital, Productivity and the Labour
Market
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
October 15-17, 2004
2003
CIBC Conference 2003
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
October 17-19, 2003
Also from this web page:
News and Noteworthy
- Chris Robinson discusses the transferability of skills for laid-off workers on CBC Radio Canada International.
- Todd Stinebrickner discusses post-secondary dropouts in a recent Globe and Mail article.
- Todd Stinebrickner discusses post-secondary dropout on "The Live Drive with John Tory", NEWSTALK 1010.
- Check out Terry Sicular's new book Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society
- Terry Sicular discusses savings and housing in China in the Globe and Mail.
- A recent article in The Economist discusses Terry Sicular's estimates of inequality in China.
- Lance Lochner discusses the effects of education on crime, health, and democracy with Doug Henwood on "Behind the News".
- Terry Sicular receives the prestigious Chinese Zhang Peigang Award for Outstanding Achivement in Development Economics for her recent book, Research on the Distribution of Income in China III.
Upcoming Events
- MSU/UM/UWO Labor Day Conference, University of Michigan, May 9, 2012
Recent Events
- Seminar: Numeracy and Brain Development in Children, Daniel Ansari, (Western, March 23, 2012)
- Conference on Financing Human Capital Investment (Chicago, IL, January 5, 2012)
- CIBC Centre Researchers met with Annette Ryan (Chief Economist and Dir. Gen., Economic Research and Policy Analysis Branch, Industry Canada) regarding a new Research Network on Canadian Productivity (October 11, 2011)
- CIBC Centre Researchers met with Bob Hamilton (Senior Assoc. Secretary, Treasury Board of Canada) regarding the Canada - US Regulatory Cooperation Council (August 15, 2011)
- Workshop on Labour Markets in China and North America (August 18, 2011)
- UM-MSU-UWO Labor Day Conference (May 18, 2011)
