The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
March 1, 2013 Editor: Sharon Phillips

Upcoming Workshops

Friday
March 8
Bo Zhou (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing)
"The Effects of Tuition Reforms on School Enrollment in Rural China"
1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m., Room 4107 SSC
Ontario Research
Fund (ORF)


News and Announcements

Western Email - Service Disruption

Notice from ITS: Two email store servers will undergo maintenance to migrate between storage systems on Sunday, March 3, 2013 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Approximately half of the University's email users will be unable to access their mailboxes during this maintenance.

2nd Annual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality (SSSI 2013)

The Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group will host its second annual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality at the University of Chicago on July 15-22, 2013. The application deadline is March 31, 2013.

The 24th Jerusalem School in Economic Theory

The Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will hold the 24th Jerusalem School in Economic Theory - Decision Making, June 10-19, 2013. The school is intended for advanced graduate and post-doctoral students. Applications should be made online. The deadline for applications is April 9, 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

Canada Council for the Arts - Killam Research Fellowship
Department Deadline: April 24, 2013
Dean's Office Deadline: May 1, 2013
RD&S Deadline: May 8, 2013
Sponsor's Deadline: May 15, 2013