The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  October 15, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
October 18
Andreas Blume (University of Pittsburgh)
"Language Barriers"
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Economic Theory
Monday
October 18
Armando Razo (Indiana University)
"Social Structures, Informal Institutions, and Governance in Dictatorships"
3:30 p.m., Room 4107 SSC
PERG
Tuesday
October 19
Toshihiko Mukoyama (University of Virginia)
"Understanding the Welfare Effects of Unemployment Insurance Policy
in General Equilibrium"

3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Money/Macro
Thursday
October 21
Andy Glover (University of Minnesota)
"A Quantitative Theory of Darwinian Labor Market Demands"
11:45 a.m., Room 4161 SSC
Money/Macro


News and Announcements

C.D. Howe Institute - Policy Conference

The C.D. Howe Institute will host a half-day conference, The Canadian Secured Credit Facility and the Future of the Term-ABS Market in Canada, on November 3, 2010. The deadline for registration is October 29, 2010.

2011 IMRC South Asia Conference - Call for Papers

The International Migration Research Centre (IMRC) at Wilfrid Laurier University will host a conference on Assessing the Complexities of South Asian Migration on May 19-21, 2011. The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 10, 2011.

6th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications - Call for Papers

The Economics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will hold its 6th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications in Athens, Greece, July 25-28, 2011. Papers from all areas of Economics are welcome. The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 10, 2011.


Research Notices

*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