The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
December 2, 2011 Editor: Sharon Phillips

Upcoming Workshops

Wednesday
December 7
Amil Petrin (University of Minnesota)
"Identification and Estimation in Discrete Choice Demand Models
when Endogenous Variables Interact with the Error"

(joint with Amit Gandhi and Kyoo il Kim)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
Friday
December 9
Andrés Carvajal (University of Warwick)
"Competition in Financial Innovation"
(joint with Marzena Rostek and Marek Weretka)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Economic Theory


News and Announcements

Sociology Colloquium Series 2011-12

Lance Lochner will present "Post Secondary Attendance by Parental Income in the U.S. and Canada: What Role for Financial Aid Policy?" today, Friday, December 2, 2011 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in Room 5220 SSC. Everyone welcome.

Teaching Support Centre - Information Session

The Faculty Mentor Program will sponsor the session Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works on Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m., Room 258, Weldon Library. Faculty who are new and those in tenure-track positions will be interested in this interactive session. Please register on-line.

The Western Award of Excellence - Deadline Extension

The deadline for nominations for the 2012 Western Award of Excellence  has been extended to December 9, 2011.


Research Notices

Petro Canada Young Innovator Award

Internal - 2012 Competition
Guidelines
Dean's Office Deadline: February 8, 2012
RD&S Deadline: February 15, 2012

*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