Positions

The Department of Economics at the University of Calgary seeks to fill two tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2010. One of the positions requires expertise in macroeconomics, broadly construed; strong candidates in all fields will be considered for the other position. For more information, and for instructions on how to apply, click on the above link.

Junior Fellow Postdoctoral Research Position

Supporting Institutions and Supervisor: CIFAR Program in Social Interactions, Identity and Well-Being; CIFAR Junior Fellow Academy; Robert Oxoby, Dept. of Economics, University of Calgary; B. Curtis Eaton, Dept. of Economics, University of Calgary (collaborator)

Congratulations

Jesse Tweedle successfully defended his thesis entitled "A Convenience Model of Spatial Competition" on September 1, 2009. His thesis supervisor was Dr. B.C. Eaton. Jesse will be entering a PhD program at the University of British Columbia this fall.

Economics Mentorship Program

In conjunction with Career Services, the Department of Economics has established a mentorship program for economics students. The main objective of the program is to provide student apprentices with an opportunity to build contacts with working economists in the Calgary community, and to allow mentors to learn more about the next generation of leaders emerging from the University of Calgary. For more information, including applications for both mentors and apprentices, visit http://www.ucalgary.ca/sue/mentor.

Economic Commentaries

Volume 6, Issue 1 of Economic Commentaries is now available

Fadi Guirgis Scholarship

Scholarship for continuing undergraduate students

CBEEL Participant Invitation

The University of Calgary's Behavioural and Experimental Economics Laboratory is inviting people to register for experiments to be conducted in the lab