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Economics
Teams driven to success by competition
Three Western teams hope to drive away with a national campus competition’s top prize.
MFE team challenges the world in competition
They were a confident lot for six guys getting ready to take on the world.
International study puts middle class in spotlight
Having lived in India and Singapore as a child, Western Economics professor Terry Sicular was always fascinated by Asia. Five decades later, that passion prevails.
Four Western subjects named among best in nation
Four Western subjects found themselves among the Top 5 institutions in Canada, according to the latest round of QS World University Rankings by Subject.
New grad program advances economics education
Western Economics professor Jim MacGee and his colleagues may have launched their newest venture Monday, but the real work has just begun.
Western Award of Excellence winners celebrated
Western defines excellence in many ways, but recognizes it with one award – the Western Award of Excellence.
SSHRC announces funding for 20 projects, 27 researchers
With projects ranging from the work of secondary school principals to disaster risk reduction, Western researchers will share more than $2.3 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Alumnus continues to sell city, university
Kapil Lakhotia has advocated for the Forest City for more than a decade. And not just because of his job description.
Leadership you can bank on
Two Western alumni – one in Canada, one in Australia – have been tapped to head the national banks of their respective nations, setting economic direction in the two countries for the next several years.
New project targets financial crisis fallout
With similar comments coming from Mark Carney, Canada’s central bank governor, Economics professor Jim MacGee is not alone in thinking the 2008 global financial crisis was, in many ways, an inevitable reflection of long-term trends in the financial sector.
CIBC Centre examines growing concern over student loans
A growing concern for graduating students around the world is how they will repay student loans, which have accumulated over the course of their studies.
Poloz named Governor of the bank of Canada
Western alumnus Stephen S. Poloz has been named Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, starting June 3, Directors of the Bank of Canada announced today. Poloz, MA’79 (Economics) and PhD’82 (Economics), will succeed Mark Carney, who is leaving the Bank of Canada on June 1.
Teams driven to success by competition
Three Western teams hope to drive away with a national campus competition’s top prize.
MFE team challenges the world in competition
They were a confident lot for six guys getting ready to take on the world.
International study puts middle class in spotlight
Having lived in India and Singapore as a child, Western Economics professor Terry Sicular was always fascinated by Asia. Five decades later, that passion prevails.
Four Western subjects named among best in nation
Four Western subjects found themselves among the Top 5 institutions in Canada, according to the latest round of QS World University Rankings by Subject.
New grad program advances economics education
Western Economics professor Jim MacGee and his colleagues may have launched their newest venture Monday, but the real work has just begun.
Western Award of Excellence winners celebrated
Western defines excellence in many ways, but recognizes it with one award – the Western Award of Excellence.
SSHRC announces funding for 20 projects, 27 researchers
With projects ranging from the work of secondary school principals to disaster risk reduction, Western researchers will share more than $2.3 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Alumnus continues to sell city, university
Kapil Lakhotia has advocated for the Forest City for more than a decade. And not just because of his job description.
Leadership you can bank on
Two Western alumni – one in Canada, one in Australia – have been tapped to head the national banks of their respective nations, setting economic direction in the two countries for the next several years.
New project targets financial crisis fallout
With similar comments coming from Mark Carney, Canada’s central bank governor, Economics professor Jim MacGee is not alone in thinking the 2008 global financial crisis was, in many ways, an inevitable reflection of long-term trends in the financial sector.
CIBC Centre examines growing concern over student loans
A growing concern for graduating students around the world is how they will repay student loans, which have accumulated over the course of their studies.
Poloz named Governor of the bank of Canada
Western alumnus Stephen S. Poloz has been named Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, starting June 3, Directors of the Bank of Canada announced today. Poloz, MA’79 (Economics) and PhD’82 (Economics), will succeed Mark Carney, who is leaving the Bank of Canada on June 1.