The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  December 3, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
December 6
Siyang Xiong (Rice University)
"Weak Selection versus Strong Selection of Rationalizability via
Perturbations of Higher-order Beliefs"

(joint with Yi-Chun Chen)
3:30 p.m., Room 4107 SSC
Economic Theory
Monday
December 6
Peter Martensson and Ted Mao (Trojan Technologies)
"Review of Experience in Developing a Technology Development Centre
in China with Close Interaction with the Research and Engineering
Team in London, Canada"
2:30 p.m., Room 4107 SSC
POSTPONED
Ontario Research
Fund (ORF)
Tuesday
December 7
S. Borağan Aruoba (University of Maryland)
"Informal Sector, Government Policy and Institutions"
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
POSTPONED
Money/Macro
Wednesday
December 8
Jim Davies (University of Western Ontario)
"Global Household Wealth, 2000-2010"
11:30 a.m., Room 4161 SSC
CANCELLED
Ontario Research
Fund (ORF)
- A light lunch will
be provided
Wednesday
December 8
Grace Skogstad (University of Toronto)
"Constructing A Transnational Policy Paradigm in the European Union:
The Case of GMO Risk Regulation"

3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
PERG


News and Announcements

CIBC Education Day

The CIBC Centre in Human Capital and Productivity in the Department of Economics will host a Workshop on Post-Secondary Education Decisions and Policy on December 9, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., in Room 4161 SSC.

Public Lecture Invitation

A public lecture by Ambassador Afonso Cardoso, Consul-General of Brazil in Toronto, Brazil's Achievements and Challenges, will take place on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 1:30-3:00 p.m., WSS 2130, Chu International Student Centre.

Teaching Support Centre - Information Session

The Faculty Mentor Program will sponsor the fourth information session Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works on Thursday, December 9, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m., Room 258, Weldon Library. Faculty who are new and those in tenure-track positions will be interested in this interactive session. Please register on-line.

6th Doctorate Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT6) - Call for Applications

The 6th Doctorate Winter School of Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT6), Inequality and the family: inequality within households and across generations, will take place January 10-13, 2011 in the teaching facilities of the University of Verona in Canazei, Italy. The deadline for applications is Thursday, December 9, 2010.


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