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Upcoming Workshops
Tuesday
November 8 |
Laura Veldkamp (NYU Stern
School of Business)
"Germs, Social Networks and Growth"
(joint with Alessandra
Fogli)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Money/Macro |
Thursday
November 10 |
Jim Davies & John Whalley
(University of Western Ontario)
"The Possibilities for Global Poverty Reduction Using
Revenues From
Global Carbon Pricing"
(joint with Shi
Xiaojun)
11:30 a.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Ontario Research
Fund (ORF)
Luncheon Seminar |
Friday
November 11 |
Peter Schmidt (Michigan
State University)
"Consistent Estimation of
the Fixed Effects Stochastic Frontier Model"
(joint with
Yi-Yi Chen and Hung-Jen Wang)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Applied Economics/
Econometrics |
News and Announcements
Travel Information
The Travel:
Financial Services website provides information on exchange
rates, hotels, mileage rates, travel agencies, train travel (Via
Rail 10% discount), vehicle rental and USA travel. A link to this
page is now available on the Western Economics homepage.
2011 Holiday Schedule
The
dates of holidays in 2011 as posted on the Human Resources
website.
Teaching Support Centre - Community Service Learning
Symposium
Hosted by the Teaching Support Centre and the Student Success Centre will
host a
Community Service Learning (CSL) Symposium on Friday, November
18, 2011,
10:00 am - 3:00 pm, in The Student Success Centre, UCC 210. Please
register online.
ATINER 5th International City Break Conference - Final Call for
Papers and Participation
Academics and researchers are invited for a cross-disciplinary
International City Break
Conference: Business and Society in a Global Economy, to be held
December 19-22, 2011 in Athens, Greece. This conference
is hosted by the Athens Institute for
Education and Research (ATINER). The deadline for submission of
abstracts is November 7,
2011.
Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) 37th
Annual Conference - Call for Proposals
The Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) encourages
multidisciplinary research on education finance and policy issues and
broad-based dialogue concerning policy, practice, and research. The
program planning committee invites researchers, policymakers, and
practitioners interested in education finance and policy to assume a
variety of roles including presenters, chairs, and discussants at the
AEFP 37th
Annual Conference to be held in Boston, March 15-17, 2012. The
deadline for proposal submissions is November 8,
2011. Please note that some travel grants are available for
graduate students.
Canadian Transportation Research Forum - Scholarships for
Graduate Study in Transportation 2012-2013
The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) is offering
Scholarships for Graduate Study in Transportation 2012-2013,
worth between $4,000 and $6,000,
to graduate students
to encourage specialization in the transportation field. To be
considered for a CTRF Scholarship, the applicant's research or study
must be focused on one of the following three areas: Economics,
Efficiency and Competitiveness in Transportation; Transportation
Safety and Security; and Sustainable Transportation. The deadline
for submission is December 31, 2011.
Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes 2012 - Call for Nominations
The Canada Council for the Arts and the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada announce the opening of nominations
for the
2012 Molson Prizes. Two prizes in the amount of $50,000 each are
awarded annually to two distinguished individuals, one in the arts
and the other in social sciences and humanities. The
nomination deadline is December 1, 2011.
Research Notices
SSHRC
Public Outreach Grant: Dissemination Grant - 2011 Fall Competition
Public Outreach Grant: Workshops and Conferences - 2011 Fall
Competition
RD&S Deadline: November 21,
2011
Sponsor's Deadline: November 28, 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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