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The Economics Department at UBC consistently ranks as one of the top 25 research departments in the world, and the top department in Canada. We are proud of our established tradition of research excellence, high quality graduate and undergraduate education, and community engagement, especially in the area of economic policy.

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Francesco Trebbi receives the Governor's Award from the Bank of Canada

To quote Governor Carney:

"Through his outstanding research, he will continue to contribute important insights to the field of economics during a critical period for the global economy"

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Hiro Kasahara awarded the 2010 Zellner Award

Congratulations to Hiro Kasahara and his co-author who have been awarded the 2010 Zellner Award for the most significant theoretical paper published in the Journal of Econometrics in 2008 and 2009.
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Erwin Diewert honoured in Review of Income and Wealth

Congratulations to Erwin Diewert. A new special issue of the journal Review of income and Wealth honours his huge contributions in areas of index numbers in general and inflation and exchange rate measurement in particular.
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Thomas Lemieux appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Thomas Lemieux who has been appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. This is a very prestigious honour and is very well deserved.

Mick Devereux awarded John Rae Prize

Mick Devereux is the recipient of the 2010 John Rae Prize. The prize is awarded biennially by the Canadian Economics Association to the Canadian economist with the best recent research record. Of the 11 John Rae Prize winners, 5 are on faculty at UBC.
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UBC Economics welcomes two new members

We are pleased to welcome Florian Hoffmann and Yaniv Yedid-Levi as Assistant Professors to our department beginning July 2010.
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Paul Beaudry wins Bank of Canada Research Fellowship

Paul Beaudry is the recipient of the 2010 Bank of Canada Research Fellowship in recognition of his innovative work in macroeconomics and labour economics.
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