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Three Faculty Members of the Department of Economics Receive NBER Appointments

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The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has appointed three faculty members of the Department of Economics to research affiliation positions. The non-profit, non-partisan organization has appointed Associate Professor Joseph Steinberg to the position of Research Associate, an appointment reserved for tenured faculty.  Assistant Professor Carolina Arteaga and Assistant Professor Ceren Baysan have been appointed Faculty Research Fellows, as faculty who are not yet tenured. NBER conducts and disseminated economics research in each category of the discipline. [Read more…]

Joining the Circle of Care: MFE Graduand Jerry Pan

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Jerry Pan and his mother at his undergraduate convocation.
Jerry Pan and his mother at his undergraduate convocation 

Completing his MFE enabled Jerry Pan to support Ontario’s healthcare workers and the system they work within. On 6 June, Pan will walk up the aisle of Convocation Hall without sign of injury.

“During COVID, I had a major knee surgery that took 12 hours, followed by a hospital stay with a lot of physio,” Pan said. “I’m very thankful for the Canadian healthcare system because I got the surgery without incurring any cost and they took great care of me. I’m able to return to the sports I love.”

Pan is using his skills and education to support the healthcare workers who took such diligent care of him. In September, he’ll be joining the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, or HOOPP. The organization supports the pension plan and retirements of 475,000 of the province’s healthcare workers. [Read more…]

Episode Four: The Econ Job Search Podcast with Caitlin Zhang

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Portrait of Alyssa Nurse
Alyssa Nurse

Caitlin Zhang has been learning as much as she can about finding her first job. The fourth-year student, who will convocate in June, has been sharing her job search journey and all the advice she receives in the Econ Job Search Podcast. In this episode, she speaks with class of 2023 alumna Alyssa Nurse. The economics and political science graduate is currently an IPA specialist at CIBC Mellon.

Internships, networking, and extracurricular activities are all part of this discussion. It’s not a matter of checking all the boxes, Alyssa cautioned, finding a workplace and a position that’s right for you will consider the experiences you have had and the choices you’ve made. The challenge is to match experiences with the skills and assets outlined in the job description! [Read more…]

Professor Emeritus Martin Osborne Wins Sonnenschein Service Award

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Professor Emeritus Martin Osborne Photo: Helen Pitchik

Professor Emeritus Martin Osborne is the winner of the Sonnenschein Service Prize for his outstanding service to the economics profession. The award was established in 2024 and is bestowed by the Econometric Society, an international society dedicated to the advancement of economic theory in relation to statistics and mathematics.

“Martin Osborne has been a tireless advocate for economic theory and the economics profession more generally, has been generous in developing and disseminating research tools, and has always been eager to advise and assist anyone who asks,” the jury said in its announcement. “He was instrumental in creating the journal Theoretical Economics, subsequently adopted as one of the Econometric Society’s three journals.”

Winners of the award, which is named for the American economist and university administrator Hugo Sonnenschein, are selected by a committee chaired by the society’s president that consists of the chairs of its six regional standing committees.”

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EVENT (UPDATED) Shockwaves in Global Trade: UofT Faculty on US Tariffs and Canada’s Future

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A title image announcing Shockwaves in Global Trade: UofT Faculty on US Tariffs and Canada's Future. It features pictures of Margarida Duarte, Peter Morrow, Shari Eli, Joe Steinbert and Mark Manger
Left to right: Joseph Steinberg, Margarida Duarte, Peter Morrow, Shari Eli and Mark Manger

 

Faculty, students, alumni, staff and members of the community are invited to join the Department of Economics for Shockwaves in Global Trade: UofT Faculty on US Tariffs and Canada’s Future.

This open conversation between economists and a political scientist from the University of Toronto will address the realities of US tariffs on world markets and global trade.

Portrait of Professor Jordi Mondria
Professor Jordi Mondria Photo: A. Macedo

“This is such a global shock that, as UofT faculty, we need to take a role in discussing these events from our research specialties to increase public knowledge,” said event organizer Professor Jordi Mondria. “Topics of international trade and trade agreements are always our focus, these faculty members are always pushing the knowledge frontier, but we need to share these findings now.”

When: Panel and Q&A from 6PM to 8PM on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, opening reception 5PM to 6PM

Where: Seeley Hall, Trinity College, University of Toronto (6 Hoskin Ave)

Registration (in-person): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/shockwaves-in-global-trade-uoft-faculty-on-us-tariffs-and-canadas-future-tickets-1320387046199

*NEW* Registration (livestream): https://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/form-blank/index.aspx?sid=731&gid=1&pgid=24980&content_id=24472

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