The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  October 21, 2011 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Wednesday
October 26
Erick Gong (Middlebury College)
"HIV Testing & Risky Sexual Behavior"
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
Friday
October 28
Tanju Yorulmazer (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
"Liquidity Hoarding"
(joint with Douglas Gale)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Money/Macro


News and Announcements

Faculty Mentor Program 2011-12 - Information Session

The next session in the Faculty Mentor Program series, Research Western - Internal Grants and Other Sources, will be held on Friday, November 25, 2011, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. in the Teaching Support Centre, Room 121, Weldon Library. This program is intended for faculty. Please register online.

Second Annual Canadian Agriculture Policy Conference

 The Second Annual Canadian Agriculture Policy Conference entitled Growing Forward in a Volatile Environment will take place at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, January 11-13, 2012. The conference is jointly hosted by the Canadian Agricultural Economic Society and the five ERCA (Enabling Research for Competitive Agriculture) Networks. The registration deadline is January 7, 2012.


Research Notices

*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