Along with a global health pandemic, many countries are also facing an economic recession unlike any seen in decades. While the economies of developed countries are struggling, most experts are confident they will recover over time. Those of developing …
According to new research from the CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity at Western, productivity and wage losses during recessions are directly linked to the ease in which displaced workers can find new employment where their skills are best utilized.
No stranger to accolades during his storied career, Western Economics professor John Whalley has added a top Canadian research honour to his portfolio – the 2012 Killam Prize.
When Jeannie Gillmore looks out at her first-year macroeconomics class, she doesn’t see a sea of 435 faces. Instead, she sees individuals with different backgrounds and stories to share.
University of Western Ontario economics professor Ronald Wintrobe is one of four Canadian recipients of a research grant from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).
Approximately 40 per cent of students who drop out of university do so because of what they learn about their own academic ability, based primarily on the grades they receive after arriving on campus, according to new research from The University of Western Ontario.
Tim Conley admits he does not have ‘The Number.’ He has ‘A Number’, even ‘A Really Good Number’ if you account for the limited information he worked with at the time. He realizes, however, after a few more months of research, he will have ‘A Different Number’ to present to the world. But he wonders if anyone will care by that time.
According to new research from the CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity at Western, productivity and wage losses during recessions are directly linked to the ease in which displaced workers can find new employment where their skills are best utilized.
No stranger to accolades during his storied career, Western Economics professor John Whalley has added a top Canadian research honour to his portfolio – the 2012 Killam Prize.
When Jeannie Gillmore looks out at her first-year macroeconomics class, she doesn’t see a sea of 435 faces. Instead, she sees individuals with different backgrounds and stories to share.
University of Western Ontario economics professor Ronald Wintrobe is one of four Canadian recipients of a research grant from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).
Approximately 40 per cent of students who drop out of university do so because of what they learn about their own academic ability, based primarily on the grades they receive after arriving on campus, according to new research from The University of Western Ontario.
Tim Conley admits he does not have ‘The Number.’ He has ‘A Number’, even ‘A Really Good Number’ if you account for the limited information he worked with at the time. He realizes, however, after a few more months of research, he will have ‘A Different Number’ to present to the world. But he wonders if anyone will care by that time.