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Interest Rates: What Will the ‘New Normal’ Look Like?

Interest Rates: What Will the ‘New Normal’ Look Like?

May 29, 2013 | Tagged: Bank of Canada, Faculty, News, Paul Beaudry, Research, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

Professor Paul Beaudry explores the “new normal” for interest rates in Canada, and the long-term implications for savings and investments.

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Manitoba Is Resisting Raising Tax Rates for High Earners: Kevin Milligan Discusses Why

Manitoba Is Resisting Raising Tax Rates for High Earners: Kevin Milligan Discusses Why

April 29, 2013 | Tagged: Faculty, Kevin Milligan, News, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

Should provinces keep raising taxes on those in higher income brackets? Is the perception that this will help their economies true?

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Parents Spend More Learning Time with Daughters than Sons

Parents Spend More Learning Time with Daughters than Sons

March 25, 2013 | Tagged: Faculty, Kevin Milligan, Research, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

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.

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New Bachelor of International Economics Degree

New Bachelor of International Economics Degree

January 10, 2013 | Tagged: BIE, International Economics, Programs, Students, Vancouver School of Economics

New Bachelor of International Economics Degree Granted Ministry Approval.

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Vancouver School of Economics Launches

Vancouver School of Economics Launches

December 5, 2012 | Tagged: BIE, Events, Michael Devereux, News, Press Releases, Programs, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

An expansion of Canada’s top-ranked economics department creates the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC, a new global centre for research and learning.

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Francesco Trebbi Receives Governor’s Award

Francesco Trebbi Receives Governor’s Award

April 13, 2012 | Tagged: Awards, Bank of Canada, Faculty, Francesco Trebbi, Research, Vancouver School of Economics, VSE

Professor Francesco Trebbi Receives Prestigious Bank of Canada Governor’s Award.

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