Welcome our new students to SFU by becoming a HIVE Leader! No previous experience required. Applications close July 5th (Friday) on MyInvolvement: myinvolvement.sfu.ca

@SFUecon associate professor Lucas Herrenbrueck spoke with CBC News about inflation. "Forecasting is a fool's game," he says, but "inflation is definitely easing." However, he clarifies the end of inflation does not mean prices will go back down. SFU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

It's one of the most exciting days of the year! Today, enrolment for Fall 2024 classes begin 😃 Having trouble deciding on courses or want to ask someone for feedback on your plan? Contact our friendly advisors! They're here to help you sfu.ca/fass/students/…

As part of our commitment to excellence in research & academic scholarship, we're pleased to announce the new FASS Research Excellence Award, which recognizes early career & established researchers in the social sciences & the humanities. Learn more at: sfu.ca/fass/news/2024…

Attention SFU graduate students! The 312 Main Research Shop is back, and we are looking for Research Assistants to join us on four different projects this fall in collaboration with community partners. Deadline: July 31, 2024 Apply today: bit.ly/4bO43HI

Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty member, lecturer Kevin Laughren to the department! Kevin is a proud SFU Alumni and looks forward to continuing his teaching career here. tinyurl.com/2sm3ra59 SFU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Worried about #climatechange? Want to better understand environmental policies like the #CarbonTax and cap-and-trade? ECON 260: Environmental Economics with our new assistant professor Michael Gilraine will explore these questions and more. tinyurl.com/4vfvphxh

🚨Paper accepted in Journal of Public Economics🚨"Later-life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition" with David Jacks (NUS), Krishna Pendakur (SFU Economics), and Hitoshi Shigeoka 重岡 仁! 🧵coming soon.

Check out this new working paper by SFU Economics professor Luba Petersen and Sandra Eickmeier.

Transform your research into a business!⭐ Lab2Market Discover is a free program for researchers pursuing Masters, Ph.D.s, or Postdocs looking to explore entrepreneurship. Join our info session on Aug 7th to learn more. ➡️buff.ly/3AcvwWh

Calling all SFU Economics alumni! Tickets are going fast for our annual alumni social happening on Aug 22nd in downtown Vancouver. The event is free and includes one drink per guest. All SFU Economics alumni are welcome! Register by August 15th: eventbrite.ca/e/945777073687 SFU Alumni

Just published in Journal of Public Economics: "Job displacement costs of phasing out coal" by Juan Pablo Rud (Royal Holloway Economics Department), Michael Simmons (Umeå University), Gerhard Toews, & Fernando Aragon (SFU Economics).

Welcome to our newest faculty member Chenyu (Sev) Hou! Hou completed his PhD at UBC Economics and was an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. His research interests lie in #macroeconomics, monetary economics and using #DeepLearning tools.

Hope to see you next week #SFU economics alumni! Get your free ticket today. ✨🍻

"I love it when students get excited about what they’re learning." - SFU econ prof Simon Woodcock on the best part of teaching He has been awarded a 2024 Cormack Teaching Award in recognition of his engaged teaching methods. 🏆👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/399a3ke6 SFU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Congratulations to Arthur Robson and the other winning FASS researchers for this meaningful recognition! #cdnecon #neuroeconomics #SFU

And just like that we are SOLD OUT! To anyone who missed their chance, there's always next year. 🍻

Welcome to our newest faculty members Victor Aguiar, Sev Hou and Kevin Laughren! And the rest of the new SFU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences faculty. #cdnecon

Four SFU Economics researchers have been awarded 2024 SSHRC Insight and Insight Development grants to further their projects. Congratulations Alex Karaivanov, Dongwoo Kim and Krishna Pendakur. Congratulations! tinyurl.com/96fmfjzr SFU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences #cdnecon

Tomorrow Augustin Tapsoba from the TSE joins us for our Economics Research Seminar Series to talk about his paper "Polygyny and the Economic Determinants of Family Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa". Hosted by Fernando Aragon. Please join us. tinyurl.com/f5cjfm5n