Nikolai Cook, a Department of Economics alumni, was awarded the Economic Sciences prize in the John Charles Polanyi Prizes 2024. Named after the recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the John Charles Polanyi Prizes are prestigious honours awarded by the Ontario government to exceptional early-career researchers across five fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or […]
Make sure to get engaged in your student academic associations. — Samir Janmohamed Samir Janmohamed Public policy leader and community volunteerBA ’18, Department of Economics, Department of Social Science LA&PS alumnus, Samir Janmohamed was named one of York University’s 2025 Top 30 Alumni Under 30, recognized among a distinguished group of young leaders making a meaningful impact […]
Hian Siang Chan, who graduated from the Department of Economics in 1980, met his partner, Paulina Lau, during their first year as international students at York. The couple have generously pledged a gift of $1 million to the Paulina Lau Scholars Program, which builds on the family’s initial donation given in Fall 2022 at the […]
George Georgopoulos, associate professor of in the Department of Economics, was quoted in a recent article in CTV News about the possibility that Canada may be entering a recession. Many experts believe that Canada was already entering an economic slowdown, which increased after tariffs were imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Elevated prices due to […]
York University has announced its Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2025, and this year eight alumni come from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. This outstanding group of alumni under the age of 30 were selected based on their work creating real-world impact and positive change. They continue to use their skills […]
Neil Buckley, Berta Esteve-Volart and Tsvetanka Karagyozova from the Department of Economics, are using a new environmental initiative as the basis for their research in behavioural economics by looking at how student engagement can drive more effective recycling habits. The Re-Cup initiative ran for two weeks in November 2024, with disposable cup-sorting stations in locations across York’s Keele Campus. […]
The Department of Economics at York University will be hosting the first annual conference of the Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) in Toronto from April 25-26. CLEF is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour shortages, unemployment, and wage differentials […]
Over 20 York University community members, and five LA&PS community members, have been honoured with a King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal recognizes outstanding contributions to public service and society in the areas of education, research, public policy and social advocacy. Sam Lanfranco, professor emeritus in the Department of Economics, was awarded for his […]
Congratulations to the researchers from the Department of Economics on receiving funding support from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Joann Jasiak’s project, “Inequality measures and econometric modelling” received the $24,380 SSHRC Connection Grant. The project includes a conference highlighting […]
Assistant Professor Karen Bernhardt-Walther, from the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, won the 2024 European Economics Association's Award for Innovative Teaching for a joint virtual project developed in partnership with Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. The LMU-York Virtual Journal Club for Undergraduates is a collaborative initiative credited to Karen Bernhardt-Walther and […]