The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
February 22, 2013 Editor: Sharon Phillips

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
February 25
Pasquale Della Corte (Imperial College London)
"Currency Premia and Gobal Imbalances"
(joint with Steven J. Riddiough and Lucio Sarno)
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
Wednesday
February 27
Lars Stentoft (HEC Montréal)
"Semi-, Non-, and Parametric Heteroskedastic Option Pricing Models"
Related Paper
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
Thursday
February 28
Lene Kromann (Copenhagen Business School)
"Automation and Firm Performance"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics


News and Announcements

Bridge Closure

University Drive Bridge will be closed Sunday, February 24th from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm.

VoIP Telephone System Upgrade - Update

ITS has completed the VoIP Telephone System Upgrade. 85% of the VoIP telephones upgraded successfully. Of the remaining 15%, the VoIP telephones will require a manual reset to complete the upgrade. If your telephone is not working, you can:

Founder's Day Staff and Faculty Coffee Break

Western will celebrate Founder's Day on March 7th by remembering the contributions of Western's founders as well as celebrating our students, staff, faculty and alumni and their accomplishments. Join colleagues for a staff and faculty coffee break at The Great Hall, Somerville House, on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 2:00-2:30 p.m. Please RSVP online by March 3, 2013.


Research Notices

Please submit a hard copy (pdf copy by email) of all research grant applications (including contracts), internal and external, to Karin for review and subsequent Chair approval/signature prior to electronically submitting your applications.

In addition, completion and electronic submission of a Proposal via ROLA must be filled out be all applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their research grant/contract applications. Please see Karin if  you need assistance.

Funding Announcements

SSHRC Digging Into Data Challenge - 2013 Competition
Department Deadline: April 1, 2013
Dean's Office Deadline: April 8, 2013
RD&S Deadline: April 15, 2013
Sponsor's Deadline: May 15, 2013