The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  March 12, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
March 15
Richard Suen (University of California, Riverside)
"Time Preference and the Distributions of Wealth and Income"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Money/Macro
Tuesday
March 16
Yao Li (University of Western Ontario)
"TBA"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161
Money/Macro
Departmental
Thesis Defense
Wednesday
March 17
John Whalley (University of Western Ontario)
"G20, Keynes and Fisher"
12:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
ORF/EPRI
- A light lunch will
be provided
Wednesday
March 17
Phillip Oreopoulos (University of Toronto)
"The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions: Results
from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment"

(joint with Eric P. Bettinger, Bridget Terry Long and Lisa Sanbonmatsu)
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics


News and Announcements

CIBC Chair in Human Capital and Productivity - Advertisement

Applications and nominations are invited for appointment to the CIBC Chair in Human Capital and Productivity for a five-year term (non-renewable). The deadline for submissions is March 30, 2010.

Teaching Students with Disabilities

Please review the document on Teaching Students with Disabilities.

New Hardware Purchases

Before purchasing new hardware, please be sure to consult with SSNDS staff first. What looks like a good deal may end up costing more in service and time!

Dean of Education - Announcement

Please see this announcement from the Provost regarding the Dean of Education.

Faculty of Law 50th Anniversary Celebration

As part of the Faculty of Law's 50th anniversary celebration, George Akerlof (Nobel Laureate in Economics) will deliver a lecture (2nd annual Beattie Lecture) on the topic of Identity Economics on March 22, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm, in Room 38 of the Faculty of Law. All are welcome to attend.

University of Waterloo Conferences - Invitation to Attend

The School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo, will hold a conference on Financial Reporting Quality in Emerging Markets on Friday, March 19, 2010, Hagey Hall (HH), University of Waterloo.

The Waterloo Research Institute in Insurance, Securities and Quantitative Finance (WatRISQ), will hold the 12th Annual Financial Econometrics Conference on Volatility and Systemic Risk in Global Capital Markets, Davis Centre Room 3102, University of Waterloo, on Friday, March 26, 2010. Registration.

Ninth Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics & 2010 World Meeting of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis - Call for Papers

Co-sponsored by the University of Valencia and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), the Ninth Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics and the 2010 World Meeting of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis will jointly be held in Benidorm, Spain, June 3-8, 2010.


Research Notices

SSHRC

Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada
Internal Deadline - April 24, 2010
Agency Deadline - May 1, 2010

RD&S Internal Funding

University Research Grants
Sabbaticants

Dean's Deadline - April 15, 2010
RD&S Deadline - May 1, 2010

Non Sabbaticants
Dean's Deadline - 8 weeks prior
RD&S Deadline - 8 weeks prior

Removal Expense Request
Leave starts July 1

Dean's Deadline - April 15, 2010
RD& S Deadline - May 1, 2010

Leave starts after July 1
Dean's Deadline - 8 weeks prior
RD&S Deadline - 6 weeks prior

*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