The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  February 19, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
February 22
Christoph Mόller (University of Minnesota)
"Robust Virtual Implementation under Common Strong Belief in Rationality"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Recruiting
Tueday
February 23
Anton Cheremukhin (University of California, Los Angeles)
"Labor Matching Model: Putting the Pieces Together"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Recruiting
Wednesday
February 24
Jacob Short (University of Minnesota)
"Bankruptcy, Incorporation, and the Nature of Entrepreneurial Risk"
(joint with Andy Glover)
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Recruiting


News and Announcements

Data Support for Economists – Immediate Action Required

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Focus Group Times – please go to their website to register: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/madgic

If possible, please sign up for next week:

Tuesday February 23rd: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday February 24th: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Monday March 1st: 11:00 am – 12:30 am
Thursday March 4th: 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Wednesday March 10th: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Thursday March 11th: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Canadian Health Economics Study Group - Call for Papers

The next annual meeting of the Canadian Health Economics Study Group (CHESG) will take place May 26-27, 2010 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Papers are invited from any area of health economics, theoretical and empirical and preference will be given to papers directly relevant to Canada. The deadline for submissions is February 26, 2010.

GLUNLAB3 - Call for Papers

The Regional Studies Association Research Network on Geographical Localisation, Intersectoral Reallocation of Labour and Unemployment Differentials (GLUNLAB-3) invites papers and sessions to be considered for its third workshop, Unemployment, Local Labour Market Integration and the Macroeconomic Effects of Job Reallocations in the EU vis-a-vis North America, that will take place June 10, 2010 at the University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy. The submission deadline is April 2, 2010.

Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance - Call for Papers

The Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance (formerly called Small Open Economies in a Globalized World, SOEGW), The Canadian Economy's 15 Golden years in the Global Context, will take place June 10-13, 2010 At the Rimini campus of the University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy. The conference is a biennial international meeting assembling a group of leading economists to present and discuss their work at teh cutting edge of economic research. The submission deadline is April 2, 2010.


Research Notices

Canada Foundation Innovation

Leaders Opportunity Fund - 2010 Summer Competition

*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.

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