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Appointments, Promotions and New Faces

Faculty and other personnel changes in the department in 2017 and 2018.

2018

Gordon Anderson Gordon Anderson: Retires from UTM after 30 years. → Read the full news article.
Robert Gazzale Robert Gazzale: Promotion to Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Johannes Hoelzemann Johannes Hoelzemann comes to us from UNSW Sydney as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in experimental-behavioural economics, and will manage and develop the Toronto Experimental Economics Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Yoram Halevy.
Ajaz Hussain Ajaz Sayed Hussain: Appointed as Co-Director of the MFE Program for a period of three years from July 1, 2018.
Serena Ng Serena Ng joins us from Columbia University as a Visiting Professor until the end of 2018.
David Price David Price joins UTM faculty as Assistant Professor
Heather Sarsons Heather Sarsons becomes a joint Economics-Rotman Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Gender and the Economy following completion of her PhD at Harvard University. She will be working, with Dr. Laura Derksen, on a project that examines ways to reduce barriers to reporting sexual assault and harassment.
Xianwen Shi Xianwen Shi: Promotion to Full Professor
Colin Stewart Colin Stewart: Promotion to Full Professor; also appointed as Associate Chair, Graduate Studies
Yuanyyuan Wan Yuanyuan Wan: Promotion to Associate Professor
Sally Wong Sally Wong joined us in March 2018 as our new Undergraduate Administrator, subsequent to Robbie Innes’s retirement.

2017

Patrick Blanchenay From the London School of Economics, Patrick Blanchenay (Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream).
Gustavo Bobonis Gustavo Bobonis: Promotion to Full Professor
Rahul Deb Rahul Deb: Promotion to Associate Professor (with tenure)
Peter Foltin Peter Foltin (Western) is now appointed in the capacity of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream.
Yoram Halevy From UBC we welcome behavioural economist Professor Yoram Halevy.
Kory Kroft Kory Kroft: Promotion to Associate Professor (with tenure)
Kevin Lim Assistant Professor Kevin Lim (Princeton, international economics) comes to us after a year’s post-doc at Dartmouth College.
Ronald Wolthoff Ronald Wolthoff: Promotion to Associate Professor (with tenure)
Nick Zammit Nick Zammit joins us from Warwick as Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream.

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2018 Newsletter Contents

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

DWAYNE BENJAMIN APPOINTED VICE-DEAN, GRADUATE EDUCATION

ISMAEL MOURIFIÉ AWARDED POLANYI PRIZE

JENNIFER MURDOCK WINS PRESIDENT’S TEACHING AWARD

APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND NEW FACES

MARKING TWO RETIREMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT

UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMISTS RISE TO THE CHALLENGE

OTHER HONOURS AND AWARDS IN THE DEPARTMENT

CAREER AND NETWORKING EVENTS FOR STUDENTS

DEPARTMENTAL SPECIAL LECTURE EVENTS

TORONTO EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS LABORATORY

GALLERY: EVENT PHOTO ALBUMS

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