The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  October 1, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
October 4
Matthew Mendelsohn (Mowat Centre, University of Toronto)
"The New Ontario and What it Means for the Canadian Federation"
12:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
PERG
- A light lunch will
be provided
Friday
October 8
Eric French (Chicago Federal Reserve Bank)
"The Spending and Debt Response to Minimum Wage Hikes"
(joint with Daniel Aaronson and Sumit Agarwal)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics


News and Announcements

Higher Education in Ukraine

Professor Serhiy Kvit, President of  the National University of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, will present Educating Ukraine's Future Leaders on Tuesday, October 5th, at 3:00 pm, Room 3036 SSC.

Conference on the Economics of Immigration - Announcement

The Research Group on the Economics of Immigration (RGEI) at the University of Ottawa in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada will hold a Conference on the Economics of Immigration on October 29-30, 2010 at the University of Ottawa. The deadline for registration is October 15, 2010.

Royal Economic Society 2011 Annual Conference - Call for Papers

The Royal Economic Society 2011 Annual Conference will take place April 18-20, 2011 at Royal Holloway, University of London. The Royal Economic Society, one of the oldest and most prestigious economic associations in the world, is a professional association promoting the encouragement of the study of economic science in academic life, government service, banking, industry and public affairs. The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2010.

3rd International Research Conference on Social Economy of CIRIEC - Call for Proposals

The 3rd International Research Conference on Social Economy of CIRIEC, will take place in Valladolid, Spain, April 6-8, 2011. The theme of the conference is the Social Economy, prop of a new model of sustainable economic development. The deadline for submission of paper proposals is October 15, 2010.

Annual IFID Centre Conference

The Individual Finance and Insurance Decisions (IFID) Centre at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Science, University of Toronto will hold their annual conference on October 28, 2010. This year's theme is Models for Lifecycle Insurance, Finance, and Economics (LIFE). The deadline for on-line registration is October 24, 2010.


Research Notices

Research Development and Services (RD&S) Internal Funding

SSHRC 4A Re-Application Assistance Program
RD&S Deadline: October 8, 2010

Western Humanitarian Award (new funding opportunity)
RD&S Deadline: November 1, 2010

International Research Awards
Dean's Office Deadline: November 1, 2010
RD&S Deadline: November 15, 2010

*Please submit a hard copy of all research grant applications, internal and external, to Karin for review and subsequent Chair signature prior to electronically submitting your applications.

**The newly enhanced Research On-line Administration (ROLA II) is now available and must be filled out by all grant applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their grant applications. Please see Karin if you need assistance.

Funding Announcements