The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  November 5, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
November 8
Ran Hirschl (University of Toronto)
"Constitutional Theocracy"
11:45 a.m., Room 4161 SSC
PERG
- A light lunch will
be provided
Monday
November 8
Gabor Virag (University of Rochester)
"Auctions in Markets: Common Outside Options and the
Continuation Value Effect"

(joint with Stephan Lauermann)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Economic Theory
Friday
November 12
Gary Solon (Michigan State University)
"Measuring What Employers Really Do about Entry Wages
over the Business Cycle"

(joint with Pedro Martins and Jonathan Thomas)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics


News and Announcements

Dr. Munir Sheikh Visit

Dr. Munir Sheikh will visit the department and meet with Economics graduate students and current faculty on Friday, November 12th, Room 4161 SSC from 1:30-2:45 pm.

2010 Holiday Schedule

The dates of holidays in 2010 as posted on the Human Resources website.

2011 Molson Prizes - Call for Nominations

The Canada Council for the Arts and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada announce the opening of nominations for the 2011 Molson Prizes. Two prizes in the amount of $50,000 each are awarded annually to two distinguished individuals, one in the arts and the other is social sciences and humanities. The nomination deadline is December 1, 2010.

RCEA Workshop on Advances in Business Cycles and Economic Growth Analysis - Call for Papers

The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) will hold a workshop on Advances in Business Cycles and Economic Growth Analysis in Rimini, Italy, May 21-22, 2011. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 31, 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