Interest Rates: What Will the ‘New Normal’ Look Like?
Professor Paul Beaudry explores the “new normal” for interest rates in Canada, and the long-term implications for savings and investments.
Joshua Gottlieb Earns #1 Ranking by IDEAS
Kudos to Assistant Professor Joshua Gottlieb for earning the #1 ranking in his cohort (2012) by IDEAS.
Manitoba Is Resisting Raising Tax Rates for High Earners: Kevin Milligan Discusses Why
Should provinces keep raising taxes on those in higher income brackets? Is the perception that this will help their economies true?
Joseph Henrich Wins Killam Fellowship
Professor Joseph Henrich (Economics and Psychology) Wins 2012 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship.
Parents Spend More Learning Time with Daughters than Sons
Canadian parents spend more time reading, telling stories, singing songs, drawing, and teaching new words and letters to their pre-kindergarten-age daughters than their sons, according to Associate Professor Kevin Milligan.
Craig Riddell Wins Prestigious 2012 Mike McCracken Award
Economics Professor Craig Riddell Wins Prestigious Mike McCracken Award.