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Upcoming Workshops
Monday
October 17 |
Emir Kamenica (University of
Chicago Booth School of Business)
"Competition in
Persuasion"
(joint with Matthew Gentzkow)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Economic Theory |
Wednesday
October 19 |
Daniel Xu (Duke University)
"Demand, Cost, and Profitability
Across Chinese Exporting Firms"
(joint with Xiaoyan Fan)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Applied Economics/
Econometrics |
Thursday
October 20 |
Michael McCausland (University of
Western Ontario)
"A Collection of Portfolio Management
Issues"
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
Departmental Thesis
Defense |
News and Announcements
Western Libraries Open Access Week
The week of October 24-30, 2011 has been designated as this year's
International Open Access Week. Western Libraries will host
speakers, workshops and information booths to raise the Western
community's awareness of open access and related topics.
Digital Scholarship @ Western 2011 - Invitation
Western Libraries will host a public event,
Digital
Scholarship @ Western 2011 on Tuesday, October 25, 2011,
2:00-3:30 p.m., Room 3010 SSC. This event is free and open to all.
No registration is required.
University of Waterloo Seminar - Invitation
The Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo and the
Centre for Behavioural Decision Research will present a seminar by
David Laibson, Professor of Economics, Harvard University,
Self Control and Commitment, on Friday, October 21, 2011,
3:30-4:30 p.m., Hagey Hall 1102.
John G. Diefenbaker Award 2012 - Call for Nominations
The Canada Council for the Arts announces the opening of nominations
for the
John G. Diefenbaker Award. This award allows a Canadian
university to invite a distinguished German scholar to come to
Canada for a period of up to one year to work on a specific research
project and to participate in research related activities. The
nomination deadline is December 1, 2011.
Research Notices
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
(SSHRC)
Partnership Development Grants - November 2011 Competition
RD&S
Deadline: November 9, 2011 (for review);
November 23, 2011 (internal submission
with ROLA)
Agency Deadline: November 30, 2011
Note: A presentation on the SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
will be held today, Friday, October 14, from 2:30 to 3:30 in the
Dean's Boardroom, 9420 SSC.
Ontario Research Fund
Research Excellence - Social Science, Art & Humanities - 2011 Fall
Competition - Letter of Intent
RD&S Deadline:
October 28, 2011
Sponsor's Deadline: November 4, 2011
*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 enhanced Research On-line Administration (ROLA
II) is 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
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