Fall 2021 Issue

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR, PROFESSOR ETTORE DAMIANO Reflections on the department’s progress over a year of pandemic challenges → More	WELCOMING NEW FACES AND ANNOUNCING PROMOTIONS A roundup of changes in the department in the last year → More	TUTORING, ACADEMIC OUTCOMES & MENTAL HEALTH New research by Philip Oreopoulos offers insights into how to assist students struggling during the pandemic → More	EXPERT TESTIMONY AT US-CHINA ECONOMIC HEARING Loren Brandt appeared at the hearing “An Assessment of the CCP’s Economic Ambitions, Plans, and Metrics of Success” → More
MACHINE LEARNING AND THE HOUSING MARKET A pioneering generation of young economists like Nazanin Khazra is using machine learning in research and teaching → More	CEO RECRUITMENT: THINKING INSIDE THE BOX? Research by Peter Cziraki and his co-author finds that most CEOs are internal hires → More	HONOURS, AWARDS AND POSITIONS Fellowships, prizes, scholarships – and a future president of the CEA → More	STUDENTS AND ALUMNI IN THE NEWS Including a new conference for undergraduates, and a Supreme Court of Canada appointment → More
IN MEMORIAM: RICHARD M. BIRD (1938-2021) Professor Emeritus Richard M. Bird passed away on June 9, 2021 → More	IN MEMORIAM: DONALD E. MOGGRIDGE (1943-2021) Professor Emeritus Donald E. Moggridge passed away on April 10, 2021 → More	IN MEMORIAM: JAMES E. PESANDO (1946-2021) Professor Emeritus James E. Pesando passed away on March 8, 2021 → More	FACULTY MEDIA: READ, WATCH, LISTEN Podcast makers, podcast guests, inequality, evidence-based policy, immigration – it’s all here → More

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