The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  December 5, 2008 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
December 8
John Whalley (University of Western Ontario)
“China and the Financial Crisis”
12:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
EPRI
Luncheon Seminar
Monday
December 8
Axel Anderson (Georgetown University)
"The Durable Information Monopolist"
(joint with Lones Smith)
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Economic Theory


News and Announcements

Resource Centre Hours

Resource Centre extended hours have ended for first term. Until further notice the hours are as follows:

Monday-Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Book Purchase Suggestions for Weldon Library – Now is a Good Time to Ask!

Just a reminder – if there are books you would like to see purchased for Weldon Library, please forward your suggestions by email to Bruce Fyfe.

Summer Course Offerings 2009

Summer teaching will be upon us in just a few short months. Economics has just posted its list of courses for which instructors are needed. Please take a moment to look at the following site:

http://economics.uwo.ca/admin/anticipatedltdduties.asp

If you are interested in teaching, please complete the attached form and follow the instructions in the ad. The deadline to apply for these teaching positions is January 5, 2009.

Trans-Disciplinary Symposium - Call for Papers

Organized jointly by FIMS and the Department of English, Perspectives on "Transmedia": A Trans-Disciplinary Symposium will be held at the University of Western Ontario on March 6, 2009. The deadline for submission of proposals is January 30, 2009.

NBER Universities' Research Conference - Call for Papers

The National Bureau of Economic Research is continuing its series of Universities' Research Conferences. A conference on Competition and Government Intervention in the Airline Industry will be held in Cambridge, MA on May 15, 2009. Priority will be given to empirical research or theoretical work with direct empirical applications. Submissions from researchers early in their careers and also from non-NBER affiliates is encouraged. The deadline for submissions is February 2, 2009.

IAREP/SABE Congress - Call for Papers

The International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP) and the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) will hold a joint conference on Behavioural Economics, Economic Psychology: Theory and Policy, July 7-11, 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2009.


Research Notices

The Office of Research Ethics

Holiday Notice

The W. Glenn Campbell Faculty Fellowship

Call for Nominations and Applications

UWO Research Development & Services

Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

North American Research Linkages Program

NSERC

Special Research Opportunity (SRO) Program

**All funding applications or proposals by UWO researchers must be accompanied by a completed Research Data and Approval Form (RDAF). Forms can be obtained and submitted using Research On-Line Approvals
(ROLA).

Funding Announcements