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The 7th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences is taking place August 23rd to 27th 2022.

Robert Embree (Ph.D. '22) is attending from the University of Toronto, and will be presenting his work on economic growth and political polarization.

This prestigious meeting brings together scholars and researchers from over 60 countries and provides a forum for discussion between Nobel laureates and top-ranked emerging scholars in the field of economics.

Find out more: https://www.lindau-nobel.org/7th-lindau-meeting-on-economic-sciences-2022/

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Join faculty, students and alumni of Woodsworth College at this lecture which is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources.

The 2021 lecturer is Prof. Thomas Lemieux, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia.

Thu, 25 NOV 2021 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST
Lecture to be delivered online. Please register here for details

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News

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2023 Bank of Canada Governor’s award recipient
Professor Murat Alp Çelik is the most recent winner of the Bank of Canada Governor’s award, recognizing his scholarly work at the intersection of macroeconomics, finance, and industrial organization. Read more

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2022 Polanyi Prize Winner
Professor Michael Stepner wins the prestigious Polanyi Prize for his contributions to economic science. Read more

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CIBC Run For The Cure

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New study shows higher death toll among Puerto Ricans following Hurricane Maria

Read more about the new study at UofT news

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J-PAL North America highlights the UofT – PR Dept. of Education ATEMA Project
J-PAL North America highlights the ATEMA project, part of the research-practice partnership between the University of Toronto and the Puerto Rico Department of Education Read more

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OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARD

Professor Robert (Bob) Gazzale wins the Faculty of Arts & Science's top teaching award. Read more

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Prof. Gustavo Bobonis' partnership project with the PRDE
Prof. Gustavo Bobonis' research-practice partnership project with the Puerto Rico Department of Education hosted a ceremony for more than 250 school principals.. Read more

Welcome

The Department of Economics at the University of Toronto ranks among the top economics departments internationally. The teaching and research of its 82 faculty members span a wide range of fields and cover theory, applied data analysis, and econometric methodology. Around 15 PhD students, 70 MA students, and 25 MFE students enter our programs each year, and the department has over 1,800 undergraduates, with an additional 800 undergraduates at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus. Collaborative programs with the Rotman School of Management and the Faculty of Law allow students to undertake interdisciplinary studies at the graduate and undergraduate level. Read more

Upcoming Seminars

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Today

Chad Kendall (University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business), "Causal Narratives" (joint with Constantin Charles). 11:10–12:30, Max Gluskin House, room 106. Organized by Yoram Halevy

Thursday

Cecile Gaubert (University of California Berkeley), "The Political Economy of Transport Investment: Evidence from the California High-Speed Rail" (joint with Pablo Fajgelbaum, Nicole Gorton, Eduardo Morales and Edouard Schaal). 10:10–11:30, Online. Organized by Aradhya Sood and Yue Yu

Daniel Xu (Duke University), "Two-Sided Search in International Markets" (joint with J. Eaton, D. Jinkins, and J. Tybout). 11:10–12:30, Max Gluskin House, room 106. Organized by Gueorgui Kambourov and Burhanettin Kuruscu

Johanna Joy Isman (Toulouse School of Economics), "Firms' willingness to pay for certification leniency: Evidence from the global wood industry". 13:10–14:00, Max Gluskin House, room 106. Organized by Yanyou Chen

Recent Working Papers

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Zhiyuan Chen, Minjie Deng, Min Fang, Financing Innovation with Innovation, Working Paper 749, 2023-03-02 Stephen Ayerst, Loren Brandt, Diego Restuccia, Distortions, Producer Dynamics, and Aggregate Productivity: A General Equilibrium Analysis, Working Paper 748, 2023-02-16 Rajshri Jayaraman and Bisma Khan, Does co-residence with parents-in-law reduce women's employment in India?, Working Paper 747, 2023-01-19

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