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

Upcoming Workshops

Tuesday
March 9
Jim Davies (University of Western Ontario)
"The 'Prehistory' of Economics at Western: 1878 - 1964"
12:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
EPRI
- a light lunch will
be provided


News and Announcements

TM Brown Thesis Award

Congratulations are extended to Huju Liu who has been awarded the T.M. Brown Thesis Prize for 2009. If you would like to send along your congratulations to him he can be reached at huju.Liu@fin.gc.ca

Summer Paper Prize

This year's summer paper prize has been awarded to Eda Bozkurt. Congratulations Eda!

John Rae Prize - Call for Nominations

The John Rae Prize, awarded every two years by the Canadian Economics Association, recognizes the best research record in Canada during the previous five years and has a value of $10,000. Nominations are "open" but are normally made by Chairs of Canadian Economics departments. Nominations may be submitted by email. The deadline is April 15, 2010.

The 21st Jerusalem School in Economic Theory

The Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announces the 21st Jerusalem School in Economic Theory, on Political Economy, June 25 - July 6, 2010. The school is intended for advanced graduate and post-doctoral students. Applications should be made online. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2010.


Research Notices

UWO Research Development & Services (RD&S)

Western Innovation Fund (WIF)
Letter of Intent - RD&S Deadline April 30, 2010

Scholarly Journals at Western
Dean's Deadline April 16, 2010
RD&S Deadline May 3, 2010

*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