The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  February 25, 2011 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
February 28
Juan Sebastian Lleras (University of California, Berkeley)
"Expecting Information Informing Expected Utility: Identification of
Informational Partitions, Preferences and Beliefs"
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Recruiting
Friday
March 4
Chunbing Xing (Beijing Normal University)
"Ownership Restructuring and Wage Inequality in Urban China"
11:30 a.m., Room 4161 SSC
Ontario Research
Fund (ORF)
- A light lunch will
be provided


News and Announcements

Annual Departmental Planning - Submission Reminder

The deadline for submission of the Annual Departmental Planning document is Friday, March 4, 2011. Please return Administrative Arrangements and Planning Indicators to Sharon and Teaching Preferences to Jeremy.

Alumni Awards of Merit 2011 - Call for Nominations

Nominate an outstanding Western alumna or alumnus for a prestigious Alumni Award of Merit. Western's Alumni Association offers this annual awards program to recognize alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions or communities. The awards will be presented during Homecoming weekend. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, March 31, 2011.

Douglas D. Purvis Memorial Prize - Call for Nominations

Nominations are requested for the 18th annual award to honour the memory of the late Douglas D. Purvis. An award of $10,000 will be presented for a work of excellence relating to Canadian economic policy and published in 2010. The award is open to all forms of written media in which material relevant to Canadian economic policy appears. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2011.


Research Notices

UWO Foundation Western - Social Science Funding

Agnes Cole Dark Fund

Social Science Alumni Awards

Elaine Bjorklund Faculty Research Award

Department Deadline: March 4, 2011
Dean's Office Deadline: March 11, 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 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 Announcements