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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Meet Dr. Nathan Nunn, who officially joins @UBC as Professor today. After making a name for himself at Harvard, Dr. Nunn returns to where he first taught - right here at UBC. Our faculty, staff & students are thrilled to have such a renowned economist join the VSE! 🎉

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

Meet the incoming 2021-2022 PhD Cohort at the Vancouver School of Economics! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have them join the @UBC community & look forward to celebrating their many successes. Learn more about the cohort & their fields of study here: #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Meet the incoming 2022-2023 PhD cohort at the Vancouver School of Economics! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have them join the @UBC community & look forward to celebrating their many successes. Learn more about the cohort & their fields of study here: #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

🚨 NOW HIRING: The Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research at the VSE is recruiting 5 full-time pre-docs/research assistants to start this summer. A great opportunity for those considering a PhD in Economics. More info here: #EconJobs @econ_ra

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

How it started: How it’s going:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 months

We're happy to announce three new hires, marking the end of a very successful recruiting year. Join us in welcoming Ying Gao, Charlie Rafkin ( @CharlieRafkin ), and Miguel Ortiz ( @mortiz217 ) to Vancouver, and to UBC! Article:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Please read a statement from VSE Director on the loss of PhD student Agustín Beltrán

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Tiago Bonomo's ( @tiagobonomo ) job market research focuses on the health consequences of fires in the Brazilian Amazon, and whether access to public healthcare services can play a role in mitigating potential adverse effects. Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

We're very excited to welcome our incoming faculty member & so is @ubcprez 🎉

Claudio Ferraz

@claudferraz

2 years

I guess if @ubcprez has advertised it, it is now public information. I have been holding my breath for some weeks now to say how happy I am that @DrNathanNunn is joining us at @ubcVSE . I can’t think of anyone better to foster work here on development, pol economy and history

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

📚 Interested in studying economics at the graduate level in Canada 🇨🇦? Join a virtual information session for the MA & PhD programs at the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC! #CdnPSE Monday, October 25 | 11 AM PDT | Register here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 months

Congratulations to VSE’s Dr. Réka Juhász ( @juhreka13 ) and Oxford’s Dr. Nathan Lane ( @straightedge ) for receiving a transformative grant from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation ( @SloanFoundation ) to expand The Industrial Policy Group. Read about the award here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Meet the Vancouver School of Economics’ 2023/24 PhD job market candidates! View their profiles here: #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket 🧵

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Prof. @CesiCruz often studies how politicians cheat elections, but one her latest working papers focuses on gender, social recognition and women’s political influence. #WomenInPolitics

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Thrilled to announce a $1M gift from Dominic Barton to establish an endowed fellowship for international PhD students. The John & Barbara Barton Fellowship in Economics supports budding economists from the around the world pursue graduate studies at UBC.

Vancouver School of Economics receives $1M gift from business leader Dominic Barton - Vancouver...

Business leader Dominic Barton has donated $1 million to his alma mater, the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC – the largest single gift from an individual in the school’s history.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

1 year

Meet the Vancouver School of Economics’ 2022 PhD job market candidates! Our candidates also include a post-doc JMC & a former student on the market. View here: #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket 🧵

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Sebastian Gomez is a macroeconomist specializing in household finance. His job market paper is titled 'Financial Literacy, Shocks, and Portfolio Adjustments.' Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Alejandro Rojas-Bernal ( @alejandro_econ ), explores how variations in income and consumption affect aggregate misallocation and total factor productivity in his job market paper "Inequality and Misallocation under Production Networks" Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Deivis Angeli's work is primarily in Behavioral & Experimental Economics. His Job Market Paper uses four experiments to understand how expected discrimination affects jobseekers in Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 months

Congrats to @ubcVSE 's Kevin Song and @vadimmarmer , and @TilburgEOR 's Denis Kojevnikov (UBC PhD '19), for winning the Zellner Award for best theory paper in @JEconometrics !

Tilburg Econometrics & OR

@TilburgEOR

5 months

Congratulations to Denis Kojevnikov who received the 2023 @JEconometrics Zellner Award, together with @vadimmarmer & Kyungchul Song, for the best theory paper in the journal: Limit theorems for network dependent random variables 👏🏽👏🏽 @PaulaAureo

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🎓🚨 Meet our 2021 PhD job market candidates! Learn more about the candidates & their research here: #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket 🧵

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

📚 Interested in studying economics at the graduate level in Canada? 📷Chat with us on Tuesday, November 28 | 10 AM PST | Register here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Congratulations to @UBC Prof. @ClaudFerraz , recently elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society @EconometricSoc ! He is the fourth VSE faculty member to receive the honour.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Morning view from VSE HQ, the Iona Building

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

VSE Director Dr. Patrick Francois has written an obituary for the late VSE Professor Emeritus Dr. Ashok Kotwal, who passed away last week.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

To help create the Canada Child Benefit, VSE Prof. @kevinmilligan pulled from his research & lent his economic expertise to the federal government. Read more about the consulting role he played w/ the CCB in an extended Q&A here: #CdnEcon

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

For alumna Carla Colina Cortez (BIE’21), the Bachelor of International Economics program was an opportunity to use the scientific method to satisfy her deep curiousity of the world. She applies the same techniques now as a research pro at @ChicagoBooth 👩‍🎓🌍💡🇵🇪 #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

. @UBC economist receives $75,000 in @SSHRC_CRSH funding to study the lasting costs of war

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

👋 Oh, hi there!

University of British Columbia

@UBC

3 years

The Iona Building, home to @ubcVSE . 🏰

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🎓🚨 Meet our 2020 PhD job market candidates! Learn more about our group of seven here: #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Each year, our Honours students present their capstone research in a poster session to faculty, staff, alumni, & students at the end of the term. #COVID19 means we’re taking this year’s poster session online. We’d like to highlight some of the students’ work here.. (1/10)

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Yige Duan ( @ygduan ) studies labor, urban, and public economics. His job market paper examines the scarring effect of job displacement on workers' commuting costs to subsequent jobs. Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in remembrance of Agustín Beltrán.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Allen Peters is an environmental and industrial organization economist. His job market research is on the role of capital turnover in determining CO2 emissions from bulk shipping. Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

VIRTUAL EVENT: Join us for the 2020 Canadian Economic Theory Conference, hosted by the VSE! #CETC2020 will stream talks May 8 – 9 with speakers across 4 continents, including from #UBC . More info: & register here: #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

Gen X women are essential for a thriving economy & there's a cost to them leaving the workforce, argues @UBC economist @MarinaAdshade #IWD2019 #InternationalWomensDay

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🇵🇪📚 For Peruvian & Latin American students pursuing postgraduate studies, join us next February for an online camp with the Lima School of Economics @UDEP . Study econometrics, mathematics & microeconomics at a master’s level with expert faculty. Info:

Marcos Agurto A.

@MarcosAgurtoA

3 years

En colaboración con @ubcVSE , del 1 al 25 de febrero de 2021, Lima School of Economics llevará a cabo el "Micro, Math and Metrics Online Camp". Este programa es ideal para aquellos que pronto iniciarán estudios de posgrado en Economía.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

EVENT: Join us on Sept. 16 for the 2022 Woodward Lecture — New Findings From the World Inequality Report. Hear from UC Berkeley economist Dr. Emmanuel Saez as he shares his insights on global inequalities. No registration required. More details here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

Exciting news! Congratulations to VSE Prof. Paul Beaudry!

Bank of Canada

@bankofcanada

5 years

We are pleased to announce that Paul Beaudry of @ubcVSE @UBC has been appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. He begins his new role with us on February 18, 2019:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Sam ( @samgyetvay ) studies labor economics. His job market paper studies how worker-firm sorting affects the wage effects of immigration using matched employer-employee data from Germany. Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

27 days

Listen to our own @felipev84 on VoxTalks Economics latest podcast!

Tim Phillips

@timsvengali

27 days

⭐ VoxTalks Economics NEW EPISODE ⭐ Do the events of the Spanish Civil War still influence Spain’s social attitudes? @felipev84 @ubcVSE & Ana Tur-Prats @ucmerced tell @timsvengali @cepr_org about war’s long shadow. Listen & subscribe:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Today kicks off the CfPE Conference at the VSE & the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research, a 2-day event uniting a global group of researchers to discuss topics like electoral turnovers, nation-building, polarization & more. Learn more: 🌎📚📈

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

UBC economist @claudferraz 's research on corrupt politicians in Brazil is cited & explored in a new policy insight from @JPAL . Read it here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🚨 New #EconRA Job Opportunity for #EconTwitter 🚨 The Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research (CIDER) at UBC in Vancouver, Canada is looking to hire 3 full-time pre-doc fellow/research assistants. For more details, click here: @econ_ra

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Happy holidays from the Vancouver School of Economics! We're back on January 4. Classes begin on January 4 or 10, 2022, depending on the program. See you in the new year! ❄️

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Congratulations to VSE PhD student Jasmine Hao, this year's winner of the @bankofcanada 's Graduate Student Paper Award! Jasmine's paper focused on collusive price fixing in the Chilean pharmaceutical industry. Learn more about her win & paper here:

VSE PhD student’s paper wins top prize from Bank of Canada - Vancouver School of Economics

Jasmine Hao's award-winning research focused on collusion over price fixing in the Chilean pharmaceutical industry.

economics.ubc.ca

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🇧🇷 For our Portuguese-speaking followers & Brazil enthusiasts, watch for UBC economist Dr. Claudio Ferraz's new monthly column in O Globo!

Claudio Ferraz

@claudferraz

3 years

Feliz de fazer parte deste fantástico grupo de colunistas no @JornalOGlobo e contribuir para o debate nestes tempos difíceis. Escreverei uma coluna mensal aos sábados, começo de mês. Continuarei com minha coluna no @NexoJornal , mais extensa @ubcVSE @PUCRioEconomia @JPAL_LAC

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

Our 2021 cohort from the Bachelor of International Economics program graduated from @UBC today! From Brazil to Singapore to Ukraine to Canada & beyond, congratulations to our new BIE grads! #UBCgrad 🎓 🎉

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 years

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🏫 A new working paper by our faculty focuses on COVID-19 & the economic importance of K-12 schooling. The researchers argue the education system's size & centrality are critical to the overall economy. Read it here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

A big congratulations to Dr. Mauricio Drelichman on his prize-winning article! 🎉 Learn more about the work recognized by the Spanish Economic History Association in the thread below! 👇 For Spanish readers, more prize info here:

Mauricio Drelichman

@MDrelichman

3 years

Honoured to be named the recipient of the @_AEHE 2021 Earl J. Hamilton Prize (ex-aequo with @ejorgesotelo ) for our work with @DavidGonzlezAg2 on gender wage gaps in early modern Toledo.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Sejin Ahn's research is in Labour, Education, and Urban Economics. In her job market paper, she studies the impact of school attendance boundary changes on students' educational and labour market outcomes. Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

Congratulations to UBC economist Dr. David Green! 🎉

Canadian Economics Association

@CanEconomics

3 years

The Mike McCracken Award for Economic Statistics recognizes theoretical and applied contributions to the development or use of economic statistics in Canada. Congratulations to this year's award winner: David Green ( @ubcVSE ).

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

🚨Job posting in Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦🚨 Now hiring 3 research assistants for exciting work taking place at the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research, 2020-21. More info here: #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Congratulations to VSE’s Dr. Hiro Kasahara and Dr. Thomas Lemieux, recipients of Insight Grants for 2022! 🎉

UBC Faculty of Arts

@UBC_Arts

2 years

Congratulations to the 22 Faculty of Arts researchers who were awarded funding from @SSHRC_CRSH ! Learn more about the recipients and their research:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

A career-ending injury as a ballerina led Chihiro Tanigawa to find a new passion in international economics at UBC. She graduated with a Bachelor of International Economics degree earlier this year. Now a Harvard grad student, Chihiro talks about why she chose the BIE program.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

👀 We spot a lot of our amazing faculty members on this list! Congratulations to Dr. @pbaylis , Dr. @cesicruz , Dr. @claudferraz , Dr. Victor Couture, Dr. Vadim Marmer & Dr. Giovanni Gallipoli on their exciting funded projects! 🎉

University of British Columbia

@UBC

3 years

@SSHRC_CRSH @CRC_CRC @NSERC_CRSNG @CIHR_IRSC @InnovationCA 58 new projects led by #UBC researchers have been awarded $13M through @SSHRC_CRSH Partnership Grants, Partnership Development Grants and Insight Grants. Congratulations to all recipients! Check out the projects ➡️

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 months

Ali Karimirad ( @AliKarimi_rad ) is a macroeconomist. His job market research is "Limited Liability in an Input-Output Economy." Profile:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

#EconJobMarket candidate Juan Felipe Riaño’s job market paper studies the extend, functioning, and consequences of bureaucratic nepotism. Profile: 📝:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

VIDEO: “A well-functioning place takes good people & makes them more than the sum of their parts & that’s what the VSE is”: Prof. Patrick Francois, our new Director @UBC @UBC_Arts

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

#EconJobMarket candidate Arkadev Ghosh’s paper implements a field experiment to understand whether the effects of religious diversity on productivity & worker attitudes depend on a firm’s production technology. Profile: 📝:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Jobs: we got ‘em! The Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research here at the VSE is hiring full-time research assistants/interns. A great opportunity for those considering a PhD in economics. Target deadline is April 15. More info here: #EconJobs

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Approx. 65 students from around the world graduate from the Bachelor of International Economics program at @UBC next month. While COVID-19 disrupted their final semester, these new grads are determined to not let it wholly define their BIE experience, or their futures. A thread..

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 years

"if an ounce of HIV prevention is worth a pound of cure, an ounce of long-term birth control for women is worth a ton": #UBC 's @MarinaAdshade w/ @NikoMBell

Globe BC

@GlobeBC

6 years

Governments should fund birth control, as they do HIV prevention

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

On March 3, the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research (CIDER) hosts a virtual discussion with the BC Basic Income Panel - expert economists from @UBC , @SFU & @UCalgary - tasked with studying the viability of a basic income in B.C. Register now:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

A big congratulations to our very own Prof. Emerita Margaret Slade, named one of 46 new Fellows to the highly prestigious Econometric Society. Slade is the sole new Fellow from a Canadian institution. @UBC is lucky to count her among its faculty.

The Econometric Society

@econometricsoc

4 years

The Econometric Society is Pleased to Announce its 2020 Fellows

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

To better understand Canada's path to economic recovery, UBC researchers have documented the initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market & discuss policy design going forward. Read their paper in a special Canadian Public Policy issue:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

The VSE boasts an unrivalled collaborative spirit, says @UBC Prof. David Green, who ends his term as the School's director this summer. Read more in a Q&A with him here:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

Congratulations to Dr. Gutierrez! 🎉

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@ubcVSE

2 years

Competition is stiff for the VSE’s pumpkin carving contest 🎃👻🧙 — Happy Halloween!

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

B.C. carbon tax has drivers buy & drive more fuel-efficient cars, reduces gas consumption: research by VSE faculty affiliates; @UBCSauderSchool 's Prof. Antewiler & @ubcLFS ' Prof. Gulati

Canada’s Cars Are World’s Worst Gas Guzzlers, but BC May Be Tipping Point | The Tyee

Surge in electric vehicle sales a silver lining to high pump prices.

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

. @UBC has some of the world’s most brilliant economists, but did you know they’re also great bakers? 🍞 Some of our faculty members spent the Easter weekend baking. Here’s a collection of their finest creations (L-R: Spelt bread, dark rye, pandesal, & cinnamon buns) #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 years

#UBC economist Siwan Anderson makes history as John Rae Prize recipient

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Earlier mandatory mask policy in the U.S. could have saved thousands of lives, argues new #COVID -19 working paper

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

📄 #TBT : Remember the global toilet paper shortage last year? UBC economist @shunya_noda has co-authored a paper that analyzes panic buying & it outlines what governments can do to curb stockpiling in the future. Read more here👇

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

Join UBC economist Dr. Siwan Anderson today at noon for her talk "Unbundling Female Autonomy" #IWD2022 ⬇️

Canadian Women Economists Committee

@CdnWomenEcon

2 years

We look forward to seeing you at our International Women's Day Seminar tomorrow (March 8th) at 12:00 PM (Pacific), 4:30 PM (NFLD)! It's not too late to register: Join us to learn more about development economics and female empowerment!

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 years

OP ED: Vancouver will have invested at least $10.5 million in Mobi, money that could have been better used elsewhere: #UBC VSE students via @VancouverSun #vanpoli #cdnecon

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

EVENT: Next Tuesday, Oct. 4, VSE’s Dr. Claudio Ferraz ( @claudferraz ) is part of a @HarvardDRCLAS panel discussion on Brazil's election results, alongside speakers from the University of Sao Paolo & Harvard. Join the event virtually & register here: 🇧🇷🗳️

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

1 year

Pedro Américo's ( @PdrAmerico ) job market paper shows the role of railways in fostering technology adoption and industrialization in Brazil between the mid-19th and 20th centuries. Profile: 📝:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

2 years

VIDEO: VSE’s Dr. Felipe Valencia Caicedo ( @felipev84 ) talks about economic persistence & his research on inequality in Brazil & beyond in a panel discussion @the_IDB #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

New partnership between the Centre for Innovative Data in Economics & @QuantEcon enhances study of computational economics at @UBC

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

Thank you to the @BankofCanada 's Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins for visiting Prof. @MarinaAdshade 's ECON351 - Women in the Economy class this morning. Our students are grateful for the opportunity & the inspiration!

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Congrats to VSE Prof. Matt Lowe ( @hmmlowe ), who recently won a @CESifoGroup award for his paper on cricket players & caste integration in India! #UBC

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🎉 We're thrilled to see Dr. Jesse Perla recognized for his outstanding work! Congratulations to Dr. Trefler too! 🎉

Bank of Canada

@bankofcanada

3 years

Congratulations to Daniel Trefler @rotmanschool and Jesse Perla @ubcVSE , the recipients of the 2021 Fellowship Program Awards! The awards recognize outstanding researchers in fields related to our core functions. 📚 🏆 #cdnecon

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🏆 The Centre for Innovative Data in Economics Research (CIDER) has awarded 21 research projects small grants funding. From projects on corporate innovation to moral philosophy to COVID-19 information in Tanzania, congratulations to all of our recipients!

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

📚🌊 Calling all prospective MA & PhD students: Pursue graduate studies at the Vancouver School of Economics! Join us on the West Coast & learn from leading experts. MA Program (apply by Dec. 31): | PhD Program (apply by Dec. 15):

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

In addition to being a great place to work, study, and learn, turns out the VSE's Iona Building makes for a great stand-in for doggos-go-to-Hogwarts photoshoots. 🐶🧙

University of British Columbia

@UBC

3 years

Midterms got you down? Although they can't take the tests for you, we hope this furry duo will bring a smile to your face! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Thank you to photographer @ little.wolf.parade and dog-owner @ aegis.and.friends for this adorable shot)

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

1 year

Mahdi’s paper proposes a method for solving high-dimensional dynamic problems. The curse of dimensionality alleviated by: exploiting symmetry in the value function; concentration of measures to calculate expectations. Profile: 📝:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

7 years

🍂🍂🍂 @UBC

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

Timeline cleanse — blue skies at @UBC this Wednesday morning ☀️

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

67 students from around the world graduated from the Bachelor of International Economics program @UBC today. From Denmark to Sri Lanka to Japan to Canada & beyond, congratulations to our 2020 BIE grads! #UBCgrad

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

🔊LISTEN: In an interview with Vox Talks, Prof. Felipe Valencia Caicedo ( @felipev84 ) talks about his ongoing research into the bombings in Laos & the economic aftereffects.

VoxEU

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3 years

The secret war in Laos

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

3 years

Prof. Siu on @PnPCBC : "This idea that it is the economy vs. public health is not particularly helpful. The right way to think about it is a tradeoff between economic & public health.. the social good vs. personal quality of leisure & recreational activities, the individual good."

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

5 years

Congrats to Kit, who graduated with a Bachelor of International Economics degree today. And served as valedictorian! Kit’s headed to India for a year to do research & continue her passion for development economics. #UBCGrad

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Gains from trade are at the heart of economics. But can information manipulation get in the way? Join us next Friday on Zoom for our virtual seminar series feat. @Stanford 's Gabriel Carroll. Open to all. Register here: #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

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3 years

Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! In honour of #iwd2021 , we wanted to highlight some of the excellent work of a few of our faculty members at the Vancouver School of Economics. 🧵A thread..

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

1 year

Anubhav Jha ( @AnubhavPc ) estimates a novel dynamic game to uncover whether political rallies are persuasive, electorally pivotal, and easy to regulate. Profile: 📝:

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

4 years

Calling all "pre-docs", these positions are for you! The VSE is looking to hire 3 research assistants/interns. See here: @econ_ra #EconTwitter

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UBC Economics

@ubcVSE

6 years

Oh Happy Day: Our panel, #HappyHowTo : From Happiness Research to Happier Cities, takes place today from 3 - 5 PST @UBC . For those unable to attend in person, watch the webcast here: & tweet using the hashtag #HappyHowTo