Upcoming Workshops
There are no workshops scheduled for next week.
News and Announcements
Department Office Hours
The Department of Economics will return to regular hours as of
Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Office hours will be Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sabbatical Leave Application Forms - Reminder
The deadline for filing
applications in the Office of the Chair is
Monday, September 6, 2010.
Fan Shutdown
Thursday, September 2nd, Fan 101 & 104 will be down noon to 2:00pm
and Fan 102 will be down 8:00am – 2:00pm. See
this website
for fan coverage.
D.B. Weldon Library - Policy for Assignment of
Research/Study
Space
The D.B. Weldon Library has a limited number of individual
research/study spaces. These rooms provide locked, assigned
space to those engaged in research and writing who require
continuous access to a substantial number of The D.B. Weldon
Library materials. The
submission deadline for application forms is Friday,
September 17, 2010 for allocation of
space beginning Friday, October 1, 2010.
Munich Lectures in Economics - Distinguished CES Fellow 2010
This year the Center for Economic Studies (CES) will again honour
an internationally respected economist as the Distinguished CES
Fellow. The
Munich Lectures in Economics
will begin with this year's prize-winner,
Richard Blundell,
Ricardo Professor of Political Economy, University
College London and Research Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies,
London, giving his lecture entitled "Empirical Evidence and Tax
Reform: Lessons from the Mirrlees Riview"
at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München, Grosse Aula on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
Research Notices
Academic Development Fund (ADF) - New Research and
Scholarly Initiatives Award
Effective July 1, 2010, the Academic Development Fund program
has been transferred from the Secretariat's office to Research
Western's Research Development & Services office.
Small Grants Program -
2010 Fall Competition
Dean's Office Deadline: October
1, 2010
RD&S Deadline:
4:00 p.m. October 15, 2010
Major Grants Program -
2010 Competition
Dean's Office Deadline: November
1, 2010
RD&S Deadline:
4:00 p.m. November 15, 2010
NOTE: Late applications will not be accepted
*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
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