We're hosting a visiting speaker on Thursday this week: Dr Adam Lavecchia Adam Lavecchia will present on "Taxation &regular folks' migration: evidence from 35 years of Canadian data". March 28th, 3:30pm, room ED-2018B, GA Hickman (education) building. Open to all! #nlpoli

Tomorrow (Tuesday April 2) we have a virtual visiting speaker in our department: Dr Ethem Akyol will be presenting on Bayesian School Choice at 11:15am. This talk is open to the public. Please email [email protected] for the link. Memorial University Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Memorial

Glad to have been part of The Signal CBC in anticipation of today’s federal budget. Great discussion about priority areas & implications for NL as well as government budget concepts more generally. Video: youtu.be/RBHHvsjjsWg?si… via YouTube #budgetday2024 #nlpoli Department of Economics

Happy to see the launch of a new course on Climate Change & Sustainable Employment Relations which a number of our MER students are taking this semester. A great addition to graduate curriculum! Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Memorial GradStudies@MUN MUN Business CBC Newfoundland and Labrador youtube.com/live/61k2dowUf… via YouTube

🎉Congratulations! 2024 Doug Purvis Memorial Prize awarded to: Michael Baker, Derek Messacar, & Mark Stabile for “Effects of Child Tax Benefits on Poverty & Labor Supply: Evidence from the Canada Child Benefit & Universal Child Care Benefit” Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Memorial Canadian Economics Association (1/3)

Of course, all of this is good news. But don't forget that inflation is about *changes*. Price *levels* have ratcheted up to a new higher level. Groceries are 26% above the Feb 2020 level. Homeownership costs are 29% higher. Rent is up 23%.

Strong representation of our faculty and students at the Atlantic Canada Economics Association this weekend at Saint Mary's University, Halifax NS.

Wonderful to spend some time with colleagues and students. Such a well-organized event by Sobey School of Business @ Saint Mary’s University. Great papers and keynotes today. Looking forward to day 2 ACEA DEI Committee

Holy Heart Senior Boys Gian's Kitchen Tournament Schedule. Should be a great weekend of games. Holy Heart Mary High School

We are recruiting for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. See the full job ad here: mun.ca/economics/medi…. Memorial University Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Memorial

Our department Department of Economics is hiring!

In this University Affairs article, Dr. Derek Messacar, Associate Professor, looks at gender gaps in hiring and pay among Canadian university faculty. universityaffairs.ca/features/women… Memorial University Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Memorial Statistics Canada

Call for papers now out for the 2025 Atlantic Economics Association conference being hosted October 17-19 in St. John’s economics.acadiau.ca/conferences.ht… #economics #econconference ACEA DEI Committee

Atlantic Canada Economics Association 2025 conference Memorial University in Oct. Call for papers OPEN - send paper/extended abstract to [email protected] by Aug 15 #NLecon #NBecon #NSecon #PEIecon #NLpoli #NBpoli #NSpoli #PEIpoli See: mun.ca/economics/rese… economics.acadiau.ca/conferences.ht…